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The list of Kosovo international footballers born outside Kosovo includes all the players who were born outside Kosovo, including the Kosovan diaspora. This has happened officially since 6 February 2013, when the national team was given permission by FIFA to play against FIFA member associations in international friendlies. The first non-Albanian international football player, Adis Nurković was born in Velika Kladuša, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) and he represented Kosovo during the 2017. The majority of these players were born in Switzerland.

The following players:

1. have been called up or have played at least one full international match with national senior team.
2. were born outside Kosovo.
3. This list includes players who have dual citizenship with Kosovo and/or have become naturalized Kosovan citizens.
4. This list includes only players who have played with Kosovo from the first official international match against Haiti, and until their last match against Cyprus, on 9 September 2024.

The players are ordered per modern-day country of birth or if the country at the time of birth differs from the current, this is indicated with a subsection.

Players

Below is the list of the 73 (66 eligible + 7 ineligible) players who have born outside Kosovo.

• Players in bold are called up to the squad in last 12 months and are still active at international level.
• Players with flags in front of their name are players who represented Kosovo, but now represent another national team.
• A yellow background indicates the most recent match.

Capped players

As of 9 September 2024

Name	Place of birth	Origin	Pos.	Caps	Goals	First cap		Last cap		Ref
						Opponent	Date	Opponent	Date
Fidan Aliti	Binningen	Miratovac	DF	57	1	Turkey	11 June 2017	Cyprus	9 September 2024
Valon Berisha	Malmö	Podujevo	MF	45	4	Finland	5 September 2016	Cyprus	9 September 2024
Arijanet Muric	Schlieren	Rožaje	GK	39	0	Azerbaijan	20 November 2018	Romania	6 September 2024
Edon Zhegrova	Herford	Dobrajë e Madhe	MF	38	4	Madagascar	24 March 2018	Romania	6 September 2024
Besar Halimi	Frankfurt	Malishevë, Gjilan	MF	34	3	Equatorial Guinea	10 October 2015	Greece	14 November 2021
Arbër Zeneli	Säter	Mitrovica	MF	33	9	Croatia	6 October 2016	Andorra	28 March 2023
Florent Hadergjonaj	Langnau	Deçan	DF	34	1	Bulgaria	10 June 2019	Cyprus	9 September 2024
Leart Paqarada	Bremen	Podujevo	DF	33	1	Oman	7 September 2014	Romania	6 September 2024
Hekuran Kryeziu	Luzern	Rogaçicë	MF	30	0	Albania	13 November 2015	Belarus	19 June 2023
Elbasan Rashani	Värnamo	Vushtrri	FW	29	5	Albania	13 November 2015	Norway	5 June 2024
Herolind Shala	Porsgrunn	Drenas	MF	27	0	Croatia	6 October 2016	Greece	14 November 2021
Ibrahim Drešević	Fuxerna, Lilla Edet	Tuzi	DF	25	0	Gibraltar	10 October 2019	Romania	12 September 2023
Florent Muslija	Achern		MF	26	1	Czech Republic	7 September 2019	Romania	6 September 2024
Benjamin Kololli	Aigle	Lipjan	MF	24	4	Turkey	12 November 2016	Greece	5 June 2022
Zymer Bytyqi	Sint-Truiden	Lipjan	MF	24	1	Haiti	5 March 2014	Hungary	26 March 2024
Betim Fazliji	Vranje	Miratovac	DF	22	0	Albania	11 November 2020	Andorra	12 October 2023
Idriz Voca	Stans	Mitrovica	MF	15	0	Madagascar	24 March 2018	Malta	4 June 2021
Mirlind Kryeziu	Zürich	Malisheva	DF	10	0	Georgia	2 September 2021	Andorra	28 March 2023
Blendi Idrizi	Bonn	Gjilan	MF	9	0	San Marino	1 June 2021	Norway	5 June 2024
Alban Pnishi	Zürich	Gjakova	DF	8	0	Albania	13 November 2015	Iceland	9 October 2017
Ilir Krasniqi	Bocholt	Kosovo Polje	MF	8	0	Cyprus	27 September 2022	Cyprus	9 September 2024
Donis Avdijaj	Osnabrück	Istog	FW	6	2	Iceland	24 March 2017	Malta	17 November 2018
Astrit Selmani	Malmö	Mitrovica	FW	5	1	Sweden	9 October 2021	Burkina Faso	24 March 2022
Flamur Kastrati	Oslo	Peja	FW	5	0	Haiti	5 March 2014	Sweden	12 January 2020
Avni Pepa	Kristiansand	Peja	DF	5	0	Haiti	5 March 2014	Croatia	6 October 2016
Toni Domgjoni	Koprivnica	Bishtazhin	MF	4	1	Burkina Faso	24 March 2022	Greece	12 June 2022
Emir Sahiti	Zemun	Medveđa	MF	4	0	Northern Ireland	9 June 2022	Cyprus	9 September 2024
Destan Bajselmani	Enschede	Suva Reka	DF	4	0	San Marino	1 June 2021	Gambia	11 June 2021
Eroll Zejnullahu	Berlin	Podujevo	MF	4	0	Senegal	25 May 2014	Gambia	11 June 2021
Valmir Sulejmani	Großburgwedel	Gjilan	FW	4	0	Equatorial Guinea	10 October 2015	San Marino	1 June 2021
Kreshnik Hajrizi	Sierre	Prizren	DF	4	0	Faroe Islands	19 November 2022	Switzerland	18 November 2023
Altin Zeqiri	Espoo	Vushtrri	MF	3	1	Andorra	12 October 2023	Belarus	21 November 2023
Imran Bunjaku	Zürich	Gjilan	MF	3	1	Senegal	25 May 2014	Equatorial Guinea	10 October 2015
Lum Rexhepi	Turku	Ferizaj	DF	3	0	Haiti	5 March 2014	Faroe Islands	3 June 2016
Arianit Ferati	Stuttgart	Mitrovica	MF	2	0	Armenia	16 November 2022	Faroe Islands	19 November 2022
Lavdrim Hajrulahu	Lausanne	Miratovac	DF	2	0	Guinea	8 June 2021	Gambia	11 June 2021
Liridon Balaj	La Chaux-de-Fonds	Peja	MF	2	0	Guinea	8 June 2021	Gambia	11 June 2021
Mersim Asllani	Aigle	Gjakova	MF	2	0	Guinea	8 June 2021	Gambia	11 June 2021
Gjelbrim Taipi	Bujanovac	Veliki Trnovac	MF	2	0	Burkina Faso	27 March 2018	Albania	29 May 2018
Alban Bunjaku	Romford		MF	2	0	Turkey	21 May 2014	Senegal	25 May 2014
Eliot Bujupi	Böblingen	Arllat	FW	1	0	Cyprus, 9 September 2024
Fisnik Asllani	Berlin	Pristina	FW	1	0	Romania, 6 September 2024
Art Smakaj	Zagreb	Drenas	MF	1	0	Norway, 5 June 2024
Alban Ajdini	Geneva	Veliki Trnovac	MF	1	0	Belarus, 21 November 2023
Ismajl Beka	Frauenfeld		DF	1	0	Romania, 12 September 2023
Jozef Pukaj	Riehen	Istog	GK	1	0	Faroe Islands, 19 November 2022
Jetmir Haliti	Malmö	Mitrovica	DF	1	0	Armenia, 16 November 2022
Eris Abedini	Sorengo	Komogllavë	MF	1	0	Armenia, 16 November 2022
Lorik Emini	Zug	Gjilan	MF	1	0	San Marino, 1 June 2021
Leotrim Bekteshi	Berlin	Mitrovica	DF	1	0	Sweden, 12 January 2020
Ismet Lushaku	Eskilstuna	Pristina	MF	1	0	Sweden, 12 January 2020
Ylldren Ibrahimaj	Arendal		MF	1	0	Sweden, 12 January 2020
Arbenit Xhemajli	Brugg	Ferizaj	DF	1	0	Gibraltar, 10 October 2019
Shkelqim Demhasaj	Schaffhausen	Carrabreg i Poshtëm	FW	1	0	Malta, 17 November 2018
Jetmir Krasniqi	Nyon	Klina	DF	1	0	Albania, 29 May 2018
Bledar Hajdini	Fürstenfeldbruck	Podujevo	GK	1	0	Latvia, 13 November 2017
Suad Sahiti	Belgrade	Medveđa	MF	1	0	Latvia, 13 November 2017
Adis Nurković	Velika Kladuša	Pristina (by marriage)	GK	1	0	Turkey, 11 June 2017

Uncapped players

As of 4 October 2024

Name	Place of birth	Origin	Pos.	First call-up		Last call-up
				Opponent	Date	Opponent	Date
Amir Saipi	Schaffhausen	Prizren	GK	Lithuania	12 October 2024	Cyprus	15 October 2024
Andi Hoti	Uster	Ratkoc	DF	Switzerland	9 September 2023	Lithuania	12 October 2024
Kreshnik Krasniqi	Hønefoss	Gjakova	MF	Norway, 5 June 2024
Shkelqim Vladi	Thun	Ferizaj	FW	Northern Ireland	24 September 2022	Cyprus	9 September 2024
Valon Zumberi	Hamburg	Preševo	DF	Cyprus	2 June 2022	Romania	12 September 2023
Bashkim Ajdini	Halmstad	Veliki Trnovac	DF	San Marino	1 June 2021	Malta	4 June 2021
Dren Feka	Bad Oldesloe	Vushtrri	MF	Albania, 29 May 2018
Labinot Kabashi	Vantaa	Poljance	MF	Croatia	6 October 2016	Ukraine	9 October 2016

Ineligible players

  Player is not available at international level due to FIFA eligibility rules.

Name	Place of birth	Origin	Pos.	Caps	Goals	First cap or call-up		Last cap or call-up		Ref
						Opponent	Date	Opponent	Date
Uran Bislimi	Basel	Shtime	MF	2	1	Armenia	16 November 2022	Faroe Islands	19 November 2022
Agon Sadiku	Raahe		FW	2	0	Armenia	16 November 2022	Faroe Islands	19 November 2022
Gledi Mici	Tirana	Pristina (by naturalization)	DF	Has not debuted		Guinea	8 June 2021	Gambia	11 June 2021	—
Enis Bunjaki	Offenbach am Main	Gjilan	FW	2	0	Senegal	25 May 2014	Oman	7 September 2014
Albion Avdijaj	Zürich	Gjakova	FW	2	0	Turkey	21 May 2014	Senegal	25 May 2014
Edvin Kurtulus	Halmstad	Prizren	DF	Has not debuted		Cyprus	2 June 2022	Greece	12 June 2022	—
Kastriot Dermaku	Scandiano	Kamenica	DF			Azerbaijan	7 September 2018	Faroe Islands	10 September 2018

By birthplace and origin

As of 4 October 2024

List of countries where players were born Country Total  Switzerland 24*  Germany 16*  Sweden 8*  Norway 5  Serbia and Montenegro (now  Serbia) 4  Finland 3*  Croatia 2  Belgium 1  England 1  Netherlands 1  Yugoslavia (now  Bosnia and Herzegovina) 1 * = Including uncapped eligible players

List of districts where players originate from Districts City or town Total District of Pristina Podujevo (4) Pristina (3) Drenas (2) Lipjan (2) Arllat (1) Dobrajë e Madhe (1) Kosovo Polje (1) 14 District of Mitrovica Mitrovica (6) Vushtrri (3)* Poljance (1)* 10* Preševo Valley Miratovac (3) Veliki Trnovac (3)* Medveđa (2) Preševo (1)* 9* District of Gjakova Gjakova (3)* Bishtazhin (1) Carrabreg i Poshtëm (1) Deçan (1) Ratkoc (1)* 7* District of Gjilan Gjilan (4) Malishevë, Gjilan (1) Rogaçicë (1) 6 District of Peja Peja (3) Istog (2) Klina (1) 6 District of Ferizaj Ferizaj (3)* Komogllavë (1) 4* District of Prizren Prizren (2) Malisheva (1) Suva Reka (1) 4 Malësia and Sandžak Rožaje (1) Tuzi (1) 2 * = Including uncapped eligible players

References

1. "FIFA Circular no.1342" (PDF). FIFA. 6 February 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2019.
2. "Kosova bëhet me lojtarin e parë të huaj" [Kosovo becomes the first foreign player] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 30 September 2016.
3. "Kosovo vs Haiti, 5 March 2014". eu-football.info. 5 March 2014.
4. "Cyprus vs Kosovo, 9 September 2024". eu-football.info. Retrieved 9 September 2024.

Player profiles

1. "Fidan Aliti". eu-football.info. 9 September 2024.
2. "Valon Berisha". eu-football.info. 9 September 2024.
3. "Arijanet Muriqi". eu-football.info. 6 September 2024.
4. "Edon Zhegrova". eu-football.info. 6 September 2024.
5. "Besar Halimi". eu-football.info. 14 November 2021.
6. "Arbër Zeneli". eu-football.info. 28 March 2023.
7. "Florent Hadergjonaj". eu-football.info. 9 September 2024.
8. "Leart Paqarada". eu-football.info. 6 September 2024.
9. "Hekuran Kryeziu". eu-football.info. 19 June 2023.
10. "Elbasan Rashani". eu-football.info. 5 June 2024.
11. "Herolind Shala". eu-football.info. 14 November 2021.
12. "Ibrahim Dreshaj". eu-football.info. 12 September 2023.
13. "Florent Muslija". eu-football.info. 6 September 2024.
14. "Benjamin Kololli". eu-football.info. 5 June 2022.
15. "Zymer Bytyqi". eu-football.info. 26 March 2024.
16. "Betim Fazliji". eu-football.info. 12 October 2023.
17. "Idriz Voca". eu-football.info. 4 June 2021.
18. "Mirlind Kryeziu". eu-football.info. 28 March 2023.
19. "Blendi Idrizi". eu-football.info. 5 June 2024.
20. "Alban Pnishi". eu-football.info. 9 October 2017.
21. "Ilir Krasniqi". eu-football.info. 9 September 2024.
22. "Donis Avdijaj". eu-football.info. 17 November 2018.
23. "Astrit Selmani". eu-football.info. 24 March 2022.
24. "Flamur Kastrati". eu-football.info. 12 January 2020.
25. "Avni Pepa". eu-football.info. 6 October 2016.
26. "Toni Domgjoni". eu-football.info. 12 June 2022.
27. "Emir Sahiti". eu-football.info. 9 September 2024.
28. "Destan Bajselmani". eu-football.info. 11 June 2021.
29. "Eroll Zejnullahu". eu-football.info. 11 June 2021.
30. "Valmir Sulejmani". eu-football.info. 1 June 2021.
31. "Kreshnik Hajrizi". eu-football.info. 18 November 2023.
32. "Altin Zeqiri". eu-football.info. 21 November 2023.
33. "Imran Bunjaku". eu-football.info. 10 October 2015.
34. "Lum Rexhepi". eu-football.info. 3 June 2016.
35. "Arianit Ferati". eu-football.info. 19 November 2022.
36. "Lavdrim Hajrullahu". eu-football.info. 11 June 2021.
37. "Liridon Balaj". eu-football.info. 11 June 2021.
38. "Mersim Asllani". eu-football.info. 11 June 2021.
39. "Gjelbrim Taipi". eu-football.info. 29 May 2018.
40. "Alban Bunjaku". eu-football.info. 25 May 2014.
41. "Eliot Bujupi". eu-football.info. 9 September 2024.
42. "Fisnik Asllani". eu-football.info. 6 September 2024.
43. "Art Smakaj". eu-football.info. 5 June 2024.
44. "Alban Ajdini". eu-football.info. 21 November 2023.
45. "Ismajl Beka". eu-football.info. 12 September 2023.
46. "Jozef Pukaj". eu-football.info. 19 November 2022.
47. "Jetmir Haliti". eu-football.info. 16 November 2022.
48. "Eris Abedini". eu-football.info. 16 November 2022.
49. "Lorik Emini". eu-football.info. 1 June 2021.
50. "Leotrim Bekteshi". eu-football.info. 12 January 2020.
51. "Ismet Lushaku". eu-football.info. 12 January 2020.
52. "Ylldren Ibrahimaj". eu-football.info. 12 January 2020.
53. "Arbenit Xhemajli". eu-football.info. 10 October 2019.
54. "Shkelqim Demhasaj". eu-football.info. 17 November 2018.
55. "Jetmir Krasniqi". eu-football.info. 29 May 2018.
56. "Bledar Hajdini". eu-football.info. 13 November 2017.
57. "Suad Sahiti". eu-football.info. 13 November 2017.
58. "Adis Nurković". eu-football.info. 11 June 2017.
59. "Uran Bislimi". eu-football.info. 19 November 2022.
60. "Agon Sadiku". eu-football.info. 19 November 2022.
61. "Enis Bunjaki". eu-football.info. 7 September 2014.
62. "Albion Avdijaj". eu-football.info. 25 May 2014.

External links

• Official website (in Albanian and English)
• Kosovo at National-Football-Teams.com
• Kosovo at RSSSF

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