- Blerim Džemaili
Football player infobox
playername = Blerim Džemaili
fullname = Blerim Džemaili
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1986|4|12
cityofbirth =Tetovo
countryofbirth =SFR Yugoslavia
height = height|m=1.79
currentclub = Torino
(on loan from Bolton Wanderers)
clubnumber = 4
position =Midfielder
youthyears = 1995-1996 1996-2000 2000-2001 2001-2003
youthclubs =FC Oerlikon Zürich FC Unterstrass SC YF Juventus FC Zürich
years = 2003-2007
2007-
2008-
clubs =FC Zurich Bolton Wanderers → Torino (loan)
caps(goals) = 111 (9)
000 (0)
nationalyears = 2006-
nationalteam = Switzerland
nationalcaps(goals) = 007 (0)
pcupdate = 20 February 2008
ntupdate = 31 May 2007Blerim Džemaili (
Macedonian Cyrillic : Блерим Џемаили, Albanian: Blerim Xhemajli; bornApril 12 1986 inTetovo , Macedonia,SFR Yugoslavia ) is aSwiss football midfielder of Albanian origin. He currently plays for Torino as a midfielder, on loan from Bolton Wanderers.Club career
Džemaili started his career at Swiss side
FC Zürich . There he was part of the 2005–06 and 2006–2007 Swiss Championship winning team.Džemaili signed a preliminary contract agreement with Bolton Wanderers on
February 9 2007 , meaning he would sign for the Premiership outfit once his contract runs out in the summer of 2007. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/bolton_wanderers/6347607.stm BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Bolton Wanderers | Bolton swoop for Dzemaili and Cid ] ]Former Bolton manager
Sam Allardyce was quoted as saying: "Džemaili is a fantastic player, who has played for the best team in Switzerland for the past three years. For someone so young, he has a wealth of experience. At the tender age of 20, he is the skipper of FC Zurich and is expected to become a regular international for Switzerland in the years ahead. He has hardly missed a game for FC Zurich since he started playing for them at the age of 17. I am excited by the prospect of working with Blerim next season".However things did not go as planned for the pair; Džemaili sustained a long-term injury only months prior to his move. Džemaili made his debut as a substitute in the club's
FA Cup defeat to Sheffield United in what proved to be his only showing of the 2007-08 campaign.Džemaili joined Torino on a season-long loan deal, on
1 September 2008 .He made his debut with Torino on 24 September 2008.
International career
He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.
References
External links
* [http://www.burndenaces.co.uk/players/profile.php?id=16 Bolton Wanderers Profile] at [http://www.burndenaces.co.uk/ Burnden Aces]
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* [http://www.fcz.ch/erste/mannschaft/portrait.aspx?id=83 Player profile]
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