Shkelqim Demhasaj
Shkelqim Demhasaj (born 19 April 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss Super League club Grasshoppers. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Kosovo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Schaffhausen, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Winterthur | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Schaffhausen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Schaffhausen | 58 | (21) |
| 2017–2020 | Luzern | 78 | (10) |
| 2020– | Grasshoppers | 44 | (10) |
| 2022 | → Winterthur (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| 2022– | → Grasshoppers II | 3 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Switzerland U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018– | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 June 2019 | |||
Club career
Luzern
On 22 June 2017, Demhasaj joined Swiss Super League side Luzern, on a three-year contract.[1][2] On 20 July 2017, he made his debut with Luzern in the second qualifying round of 2017–18 UEFA Europa League against the Croatian side Osijek after coming on as a substitute at 77th minute in place of Cedric Itten.
Grasshoppers
On 2 July 2020, Demhasaj joined Swiss Challenge League side Grasshoppers, on a three-year contract.[3] During the 2020/21 Challenge League season, he scored ten goals for Grasshopper and notably helped the club achieve promotion to the Super League.
In the new season, he saw notably less play time, however, and also suffered a dearth of goals scored. As a result, he was loaned out to FC Winterthur on 11 February 2022.[4] He scored in his first game for Winterthur four minutes after coming on in the 61st minute, in a 4-0 win over FC Wil. He also supplied the assist for the final goal of the game. After suffering another injury, he was out of commission between March and May, returning only for the last two games of the season. He scored a second goal for Winterthur in the final game of the season, converting a penalty for the final 5-0 victory over SC Kriens, a victory that was instrumental in securing promotion for Winterthur. It was Demhasaj's second promotion in two years.
He returned to Grasshoppers for the next season.[5]
International career
On 12 November 2018, Demhasaj received an urgent call-up from Kosovo for the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League matches against Malta and Azerbaijan to replace the injured Bersant Celina.[6] On 17 November 2018, he made his debut with Kosovo in a UEFA Nations League match against Malta after coming on as a substitute at 84th minute in place of Vedat Muriqi.
Personal life
Demhasaj was born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland to Kosovo Albanian parents from Donji Crnobreg, a village near Deçan. He holds Kosovan and Swiss passports.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 14 September 2022[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Schaffhausen | 2013–14 | Swiss Challenge League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
| 2015–16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | |||
| 2016–17 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 1 | — | 37 | 18 | |||
| Total | 58 | 21 | 5 | 1 | — | 63 | 22 | |||
| Luzern | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 37 | 8 |
| 2018–19 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2[lower-alpha 1] | 1 | 38 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| Total | 78 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 95 | 17 | ||
| Grasshoppers | 2020–21 | Swiss Challenge League | 31 | 10 | 3 | 1 | — | 34 | 11 | |
| 2021–22 | Swiss Super League | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | ||
| Total | 37 | 10 | 5 | 2 | — | 42 | 12 | |||
| Winterthur (loan) | 2021–22 | Swiss Challenge League | 8 | 2 | — | — | 8 | 2 | ||
| Grasshoppers II | 2022–23 | 1. Liga Group 3 | 5 | 7 | — | — | 5 | 7 | ||
| Career total | 186 | 50 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 213 | 60 | ||
- Appearance(s) in the UEFA Europa League
References
- "Shkelqim Demhasaj wechselt zum FC Luzern" [Shkelqim Demhasaj joins FC Luzern] (in German). FC Luzern. 22 June 2017.
- "Zyrtare: Demhasaj e bën hapin e madh, i bashkohet gjigantit zviceran" [Official: Demhasaj makes the big step, joins with Swiss giant] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 22 June 2017.
- "Demhasaj und Correia verstärken GC-Sturm" [Demhasaj and Correia intensify GC storm] (in German). Grasshopper Club Zürich. 2 July 2020.
- "DEMHASAJ ON LOAN TO FC WINTERTHUR". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 11 February 2022.
- "START OF TRAINING FOR THE HOPPERS". Grasshopper Club Zürich. 2022-06-17.
- "Challandes e fton Shkelqim Demhasajn" [Challandes invites Shkëlqim Demhasaj] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 12 November 2018.
Pas lëndimit të Bersant Celinës në ndeshjen e së shtunës në skuadrën e tij, përzgjedhësi Bernard Challandes e ka ftuar në grumbullim Shkëlqim Demhasajn për dy ndeshjet e ardhshme kundër Maltës dhe Azerbajxhanit
- Shkelqim Demhasaj at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Shkelqim Demhasaj". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
External links
- Shkelqim Demhasaj at Soccerway
- Shkelqim Demhasaj at FC Luzern
- Shkelqim Demhasaj at FootballDatabase.eu