Dardan Rexhepi

Dardan Rexhepi
Dardan Rexhepi
Dardan Rexhepi.jpg
Dardan playing for Malmö FF in July 2011
Personal information
Full name Dardan Rexhepi
Date of birth January 16, 1992 (1992-01-16) (age 19)
Place of birth Prishtina, AP Kosovo
FR Yugoslavia
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current club Malmö FF
Number 19
Youth career
1997–2003 Eslövs BK
2003–2009 Lunds BK
2009–2010 Malmö FF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2010– Malmö FF 33 (3)
National team‡
2011– Sweden U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 October 2011.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2011

Dardan Rexhepi (born 16 January 1992 in Prishtina, AP Kosovo) is a Kosovar-born Swedish footballer currently playing for Malmö FF in Allsvenskan as a striker.

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Club career

Rexhepi moved from Lunds BK to Malmö FF in 2009. After scoring 38 goals in 43 games for the youth team he was promoted to the first team squad the following year. In his debut match for the first team against Syrianska FC in Svenska Cupen on May 18, 2010 he scored the winning goal in extra time. On the 15th of September the same year he started his first match in Allsvenskan in the derby and top-match against Helsingborg in which he also scored his first league goal, which proved to be the winning goal as Malmö FF won 2-0, the second goal in the same game was assisted by Rexhepi. The win against Helsingborg would prove to be crucial for the championship as Malmö FF won the league a few games later only 2 points more than Helsingborg. He has sinced earned the nickname "D-Rex". The Malmö audience has started to compare Rexhepi with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, because of the similar qualities.

International career

Rexhepi made his debut for Sweden U21 on 24 March 2011 in a training match against Italy U21.[1]

Career statistics

As of 17 October 2011[2]
Club performance League Cup Continental Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Sweden League Svenska Cupen Europe Total
2010 Malmö FF Allsvenskan 10 2 1 1 — 11 3
2011 23 1 2 0 7 1 32 2
Total Sweden 33 3 3 1 7 1 43 5
Career total 33 3 3 1 7 1 43 5

Honours

Club

Malmö FF

References

  1. ^ "U21 herr: Förlust 3-1 mot Italien" (in Swedish). 2011-03-24. http://svenskfotboll.se/arkiv/landslag/2011/03/u21-herr-mot-italien-i-reggio-emilia/. Retrieved 2011-03-24. 
  2. ^ "Dardan Rexhepi". Swedish Football Association. http://svenskfotboll.se/allsvenskan/person/?playerid=6839. Retrieved 16 August 2011. 

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