Mergim Brahimi

Mergim Brahimi

Personal information
Full name	Mergim Brahimi
Date of birth	8 August 1992 (1992-08-08) (age 19)
Place of birth	Kosovo
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Grasshopper Zürich
Number	27
Youth career
2003-2011	Grasshopper Zürich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
2010-	Grasshopper Zürich II	32	(3)
2011-	Grasshopper Zürich	1	(0)
National team‡
2011-	Albania U-21	7	(1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 October 2011. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 October 2011

Mergim Brahimi (born 8 August 1992) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays for Swiss Super League side Grasshopper Zürich as a midfielder. He is also currently a member of Albania U-21's.

Career

Brahimi made his first team debut in the second round of the Schweizer Cup against FC Chiasso on 16 October 2011. He started the game and was substituted in the 77th minute for Davor Landeka in the 1-0 win.^[1][2]

International career

Being born in Kosovo to ethnic Albanian parents and raised in Switzerland, Brahimi was eligible to play for Switzerland, Albania and Kosovo if a national team should be formed, but in March 2011 he answered the call by Albania's Under-21 coach Artan Bushati for a non official friendly tournament held in Slovenia.^[3]

On 26 August 2011 Brahimi was called up by Switzerland U-20 for two friendlies against Italy and Germany in September, but he refused the offer and decided to represent Albania instead.^[4]

He officially gained Albanian citizenship on 26 August 2011 along with his Grasshopper team mate Imran Bunjaku, in order to compete in the UEFA Under-21 Championship qualifiers.^[5][6]

References

1. ^ "FC Chiasso 0-1 Grasshopper Zürich". Transfermarkt. 2011-10-16. http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/fc-chiasso-grasshopper-club-zuerich/index/spielbericht_1150850.html. Retrieved 2011-10-20. 
2. ^ "FC Chiasso 0-1 Grasshopper Zürich". Football Database. 2011-10-16. http://www.footballdatabase.eu/football.coupe.chiasso.grasshoppers-zurich.128384.en.html. Retrieved 2011-10-20. 
3. ^ "Bushati merr 10 talentë në Slloveni" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 2011-03-16. http://www.panorama.com.al/sport/bushati-merr-10-talente-ne-slloveni. Retrieved 2011-05-06. 
4. ^ "Brahimi ftohet nga Shqipëria e Zvicra" (in Albanian). Koha. 2011-08-26. http://www.koha.net/index.php?page=1,18,67351. Retrieved 2011-08-27. 
5. ^ "Brahimi e Bunjaku bëhen "shqiptarë"" (in Albanian). Koha. 2011-08-27. http://www.koha.net/index.php?page=1,18,67454. Retrieved 2011-08-27. 
6. ^ "Brahimi e Bunjaku bëhen "shqiptarë"" (in Albanian). RTV 21. 2011-08-27. http://rtv21.tv/home/?p=29282. Retrieved 2011-08-27. 

External links

• Profile at FSHF
• Profile at Transfermarkt
• Profile at Football Database

Persondata
Name	Brahimi, Mergim
Alternative names
Short description	footballer
Date of birth	8 August 1992
Place of birth	Kosovo
Date of death
Place of death