Ismet Lushaku

Ismet Lushaku

Personal information
Full name	Ismet Lushaku
Date of birth	(2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Eskilstuna, Sweden
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	IFK Norrköping
Number	11
Youth career
0000–2016	IFK Eskilstuna
2016–2019	AFC Eskilstuna
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2019–2021	AFC Eskilstuna	65	(2)
2019	→ IFK Eskilstuna (loan)	1	(0)
2022–2023	Varbergs BoIS	47	(0)
2024–	IFK Norrköping	16	(1)
International career^‡
2019–2021	Kosovo U21	10	(0)
2020	Kosovo	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2021

Ismet Lushaku (born 22 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Allsvenskan club IFK Norrköping. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Kosovo national team.

Club career

AFC Eskilstuna

On 2 May 2019, Lushaku signed his first professional contract with Allsvenskan side AFC Eskilstuna after agreeing to a three-year deal.^[1] Sixteen days later, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Helsingborgs IF after coming on as a substitute at 60th minute in place of Wilhelm Loeper.^[2]

Varbergs BoIS

On 17 January 2022, Lushaku signed a four-year contract with Allsvenskan club Varbergs BoIS.^[3] His debut with Varbergs BoIS came on 19 February in the 2021–22 Svenska Cupen group stage against Sollentuna after being named in the starting line-up.^[4]

International career

Under-21

On 27 May 2019, Lushaku received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Andorra U21 and Turkey U21.^[5] Ten days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in a match against Andorra U21 after coming on as a substitute at 66th minute in place of Mirlind Daku.^[6]

Senior

On 24 December 2019, Lushaku received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Sweden,^[7] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 32nd minute in place of injured Florian Loshaj.^[8]

References

1. "Ismet Lushaku skriver A-lagskontrakt" [Ismet Lushaku signs A-team contract] (in Swedish). AFC Eskilstuna. 2 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
2. "AFC Eskilstuna vs. Helsingborg 1–1". Soccerway. 18 May 2019.
3. "Ismet Lushaku klar för BoIS" [Ismet Lushaku ready for BoIS] (in Swedish). Varbergs BoIS. 17 January 2022.
4. Varbergs BoIS [@VarbergsBoISFC] (19 February 2022). "Cup-elvan! | #tillsammansärvibois" [Cup-eleven! | #togetherwearebois] (Tweet) (in Swedish) – via Twitter.
5. "Prekazi publikon listën, beson te lojtarët e rinj" [Prekazi publishes the list, believes in new players] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 27 May 2019.
6. "Kosova U21 shkëlqen kundër Andorrës, fiton 4:0" [Kosovo U21 shines against Andorra, wins 4:0] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 6 June 2019.
7. "Lista e futbollistëve për ndeshjen Kosovë–Suedi" [List of players for the match Kosovo–Sweden] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 December 2019.
8. "Sweden (1–0) Kosovo". eu-football.info. 12 January 2020.

External links

• Ismet Lushaku at Soccerway