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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Besart Abdurahimi | ||
| Date of birth | 31 July 1990 | ||
| Place of birth |
Zagreb, SR Croatia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Apollon Limassol | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| NK Zelengaj Zagreb | |||
| Lokomotiva Zagreb | |||
| 2004–2008 | NK Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2014 | NK Zagreb | 121 | (29) |
| 2013–2014 | → Hapoel Tel Aviv (loan) | 20 | (4) |
| 2014–2016 | Lokeren | 32 | (5) |
| 2016 | → Astana (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2016 | → Cerezo Osaka (loan) | 3 | (1) |
| 2017 | Shkëndija | 26 | (5) |
| 2018 | Partizani Tirana | 13 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Hermannstadt | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Bravo | 18 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | NK Rudeš | 26 | (12) |
| 2021–2023 | Akritas Chlorakas | 31 | (10) |
| 2022–2023 | → Pafos (loan) | 25 | (8) |
| 2023– | Apollon Limassol | 16 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2006 | Croatia U16 | 9 | (1) |
| 2006 | Croatia U17 | 5 | (1) |
| 2008 | Croatia U18 | 4 | (0) |
| 2008 | Croatia U19 | 8 | (5) |
| 2009 | Croatia U20 | 3 | (2) |
| 2009–2012 | Croatia U21 | 7 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Macedonia | 12 | (1) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2015 | |||
Besart Abdurahimi (Macedonian: Бесарт Абдурахими, born 31 July 1990) is a Macedonian-Croatian footballer of Albanian, who plays for Apollon Limassol.[1]
Abdurahimi was born in 1990 in Zagreb, Croatia to Albanian parents from Gradec, Vrapčište in North Macedonia, who had moved there five years earlier.[2][3]
In March 2016, Abdurahimi joined FC Astana on loan.[4]
In October 2020, Abdurahimi returned to Croatia to join second-tier NK Rudeš in his hometown of Zagreb.[5]
On 30 September 2022, Pafos announced the signing of Abdurahimi on loan from Akritas Chlorakas.[6]
In February 2014 the Albanian media wrote about him as a good alternative for Albania's attack, since he is an ethnic Albanian.[2] On 14 May 2014 Besart had received a call up by the Macedonia national football team for the matches against Cameroon and Qatar on 26–30 May 2014. He had accepted the call up and will represent Macedonia at the international level. He made his debut on 26 May 2014 against Cameroon.[7] He scored his first international "winning" goal in the 92nd minute in their 3–2 win against Luxembourg on 9 October 2014.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 9 October 2014 | Philip II Arena, Skopje |  Luxembourg |
3–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying |
