Qëndrim Zyba
Kosovan footballer (born 2001)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-02-03) 3 February 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | Suva Reka, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Legia Warsaw (on loan from Ballkani) | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2017 | Ballkani | ||
| 2017–2019 | Prishtina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2022 | Prishtina | 56 | (2) |
| 2022– | Ballkani | 44 | (4) |
| 2024– | → Legia Warsaw (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Kosovo U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2019 | Kosovo U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Kosovo U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2023– | Kosovo | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 January 2024 | |||
Qëndrim Zyba (born 3 February 2001) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw, on loan from Kosovo Superleague club Ballkani, and the Kosovo national team.[1]
Club career
Prishtina
On 1 November 2017, Zyba signed his first professional contract with Kosovo Superleague side Prishtina after agreeing to a three-year deal with the possibility of extension for another two years,[2] even though he signed the professional contract with the senior team most of the time he was part of the U17 and later U19 teams. His debut with Prishtina came on 27 June 2019 in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League preliminary round against St Joseph's after coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute in place of Ergyn Ahmeti.[3]
Ballkani
On 6 June 2022, Zyba returned to Kosovo Superleague side Ballkani after agreeing to a three-year deal.[4] His debut with Ballkani came a month later in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round against Žalgiris after coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute in place of Nazmi Gripshi.
Legia Warsaw
On 2 February 2024, Zyba was loaned to Polish Ekstraklasa club Legia Warsaw for six months, with a preemptive option to buy for another two-and-a-half years.[1]
International career
From 2017 until 2022, Zyba represented Kosovo at youth international level, with the U17, U19 and U21 teams, appearing in fifteen matches and scoring once across all age groups. On 6 October 2023, Zyba received a call-up to the senior team for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Andorra and Israel.[5] His debut came six days later against Andorra after being named in the starting line-up.[6]
Honours
Prishtina
Ballkani
- Kosovo Superleague: 2022–23
- Kosovar Supercup: 2022
References
- ^ a b "Qendrim Zyba piłkarzem Legii". Legia Warszawa (in Polish). Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "Prishtina nënshkruan me talentin 16-vjeçar" [Prishtina signed the 16-year-old talent] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 1 November 2017.
- ^ "Qendrim Zyba debutoi me Prishtinën në moshën 18 vjeçare në Ligën e Evropës" [Qendrim Zyba debuted with Pristina at the age of 18 in the European League] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 28 June 2019.
- ^ "ZYRTARE: KF Ballkani nënshkruan me Qendrim Zybën" [FC Ballkani signed with Qendrim Zyba]. Sinjali.com (in Albanian). 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Përzgjedhësi Gliha publikon listën e futbollistëve për ndeshjet kundër Andorrës dhe Izraelit" [Selector Gliha publishes the list of footballers for the matches against Andorra and Israel] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 6 October 2023.
- ^ "Andorra–Kosova, formacionet zyrtare" [Andorra–Kosova, official line-ups] (in Albanian). Klan Kosova. 12 October 2023.
External links
- Qëndrim Zyba at Soccerway
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