| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 August 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Sorengo, Switzerland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | AC Malcantone | ||
| 2011–2012 | Lugano | ||
| 2012 | AC Malcantone | ||
| 2012–2016 | Lugano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2018 | Lugano U21 | 5 | (2) |
| 2016–2017 | → Chiasso (loan) | 21 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Lugano | 9 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | → Chiasso (loan) | 24 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Winterthur (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Wil (loan) | 35 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Granada B | 7 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Chiasso | 8 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Winterthur | 55 | (1) |
| 2023– | Neuchâtel Xamax | 3 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Switzerland U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Switzerland U20 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Kosovo U21 | 7 | (1) |
| 2022– | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 June 2023 | |||
Eris Abedini (born 29 August 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss club Neuchâtel Xamax. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Kosovo national team.
A youth product of Lugano, Abedini begun his senior career with a two-year loan at Chiasso.[2] Abedini made his professional debut for Lugano in a 1–1 Swiss Super League tie with Zürich on 19 May 2018.[3]
Abedini was loaned out to Winterthur on 4 January 2019, for the rest of the season.[4] On 16 July 2019 Abedini joined Wil on a contract until June 2021.[5]
On 3 October 2020, Abedini joined Segunda División B side Granada B, on a one-year contract with an option for two more season.[6] On 8 November 2020, he was called up from first team for the league match against Real Sociedad at away, becoming the first ever Kosovan to make it to club's first team. He was an unused substitute in Granada defeat 2–0 at Anoeta Stadium.
On 29 December 2021, he signed a contract with Winterthur until the summer of 2023.[7]
Abedini was born in Switzerland and is of Kosovan Albanian descent.[8] Abedini was a youth international for Switzerland before switching allegiance to Kosovo.[9] He debuted with the senior Kosovo national team in a friendly 2–2 tie with Armenia on 16 November 2022.[10]
