Ylber Ramadani

Ylber Ramadani
Personal information
Full name Ylber Latif Ramadani[1]
Date of birth (1996-04-12) 12 April 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Starnberg, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lecce
Number 20
Youth career
Ferizaj
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Ferizaj 42 (3)
2014–2015 Prishtina 14 (1)
2015–2016 Drita 17 (1)
2016–2017 Partizani 35 (0)
2017–2021 Vejle BK 117 (5)
2021–2022 MTK Budapest 30 (2)
2022–2023 Aberdeen 37 (1)
2023– Lecce 34 (1)
International career‡
2014–2015 Kosovo U19 1 (1)
2015–2016 Kosovo U21 0 (0)
2016–2018 Albania U21 8 (1)
2018– Albania 38 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:14, 26 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:42, 24 June 2024 (UTC)

Ylber Latif Ramadani (born 12 April 1996) is a German-born Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Serie A side Lecce. Born in Germany, he represents Albania at international level.[2]

Club career

Ferizaj

He began his senior career at his hometown club Ferizaj, where he made a total of 42 appearances and scored 3 goals in the 2013–14 season.

Prishtina

In the beginning of the 2014–15 season, Ramadani signed for Prishtina where he made a total of 14 appearances and scored 1 goal for the club.

Drita

On 1 August 2015, Ramadani signed for Drita.[3] During the first part of 2015–16 season, he made 17 league appearances as Drita later finished 10th, avoiding relegation by defeating Flamurtari 4–2 on penalties at the relegation play-offs.[4]

Partizani

In December 2015, it was reported that Ramadani was set to join Kategoria Superiore side Partizani during the January transfer window,[5] and he began training with the side before signing a three-year deal on 10 January 2016.[6] However, the move was soon put on hold as Drita refused to release Ramadani, but the clubs were able to reach an agreement over the transfer and the move was made official one month later on 10 February.[7] Following the end of the season, in which Ramadani made 42 appearances in all competitions, he was named Kategoria Superiore Best Young Player.[8]

Vejle

On 14 June 2017, Danish 1st Division side Vejle announced the transfer Ramadani from Partizani Tirana for a fee of €200,000. The player was presented the same day and signed for the next four years.[9] On 26 November 2017, Ramadani scored his first goal abroad against the second placed team Vendsyssel as Vejle took a 4–1 win to maintain the leading of the rankings after 19 weeks with 38 points.[10] On 23 May 2021, the club announced that after four years at the club, Ramadani would not be signing a new contract.[11]

MTK Budapest

On 14 June 2021, Ramadani signed with Hungarian side MTK Budapest on free transfer.[12]

Aberdeen

On 8 June 2022, Ramadani signed for Scottish Premiership side Aberdeen for an undisclosed fee, signing a three-year deal.[13] Spending just 1 season with the reds, Ramadani played a crucial part in the side that clinched third place in the Scottish Premiership for the 2022–23 season.[14]

International career

Kosovo

Ramadani received his first call-up from Kosovo under-19 manager Ramiz Krasniqi for the friendlies against Albania in October 2015. He played in the first match on 13 October, scoring in the 2–0 win.[15]

He was also part of Kosovo under-21 squad.[16]

Albania

Youth

On 27 August 2017, Ramadani received his first call up at the Albania under-21 by coach Redi Jupi for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Greece.[17] He debuted later on 10 October in the final qualifying match against Israel which was lost 4–0.[18]

Ramadani continued to be part of under-21 side for the next qualifying campaign, as he was called in June 2017 for the friendly against France and the opening qualifying match against Estonia.[19] He scored his first under-21 goal 10 November in the matchday 5 versus Northern Ireland as Albania missed out victory by conceding in the last minutes.[20]

Senior

Ramadani received his first senior call-up by manager Christian Panucci for the friendly against Turkey on 13 November 2017.[21] He described his first call-up as a "dream come true".[22] He was an unused substitute as Albania won 3–2 away.[23] Ramadani made his international debut for the Albania national football team in a friendly 1–0 loss to Norway on 26 March 2018.[24]

Personal life

Ramadani was born in Starnberg, Germany to ethnic Albanian parents from the village Vojnoc in Shtime. He grew up in Vojnoc.[25]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 26 May 2024[2][26][27]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ferizaj 2013–14 Kosovo Superleague 29 1 — — — 29 1
2014–15 13 2 — — — 13 2
Total 42 3 — — — 42 3
Prishtina 2014–15 Kosovo Superleague 14 1 — — — 14 1
Drita 2015–16 Kosovo Superleague 17 1 — — — 17 1
Partizani B 2015–16 Kategoria e Dytë 7 0 — — 1[a] 0 8 0
Partizani 2015–16 Kategoria Superiore 3 0 1 0 — — 4 0
2016–17 32 0 3 0 7[b] 0 — 42 0
Total 35 0 4 0 7 0 — 46 0
Vejle Boldklub 2017–18 Danish 1st Division 31 1 1 0 — — 32 1
2018–19 Danish Superliga 26 0 1 0 — 1[c] 0 28 0
2019–20 Danish 1st Division 31 3 — — — 31 3
2020–21 Danish Superliga 29 1 3 0 — — 32 1
Total 117 5 5 0 — 1 0 123 5
MTK Budapest 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság 30 2 1 0 — — 31 2
Aberdeen 2022–23 Scottish Premiership 37 1 7 0 — — 44 1
Lecce 2023–24 Serie A 34 1 2 0 — — 36 1
Career total 333 14 19 0 7 0 2 0 361 14
  1. ^ Appearance in Kategoria e Parë play-out
  2. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance in Danish Superliga relegation play-offs

International

As of match played 24 June 2024[28]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Albania 2018 4 0
2019 3 1
2020 2 0
2021 6 0
2022 9 0
2023 8 0
2024 6 0
Total 38 1
Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first.[28]
List of international goals scored by Ylber Ramadani
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 11 June 2019 Elbasan Arena, Elbasan, Albania  Moldova 2–0 2–0 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Individual

References

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  3. ^ "KF 'Drita' përforcohet me tre futbollistë" [KF Drita reinforced with three footballers] (in Albanian). KosovaLive360. 1 August 2015. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  4. ^ "DRITA TRIUMFON – MBETET ENDE NË SUPERLIGË" [Drita triumphs – Remains in Superleague] (in Albanian). Insajderi.com. 2 June 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Ylber Ramadani drejt Partizanit të Tiranës" [Ylber Ramadani towards Partizani Tirana] (in Albanian). Gazeta Olle. 23 December 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  6. ^ "Partizani, Ylber Ramadani firmos për 3 vjet" [Partizani, Ylber Ramadani signs for 3 years] (in Albanian). Bota Sot. 10 January 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  7. ^ "Përfundon telenovela Ramadani" [Telenovela Ramadani ends] (in Albanian). Korneri.net. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 9 April 2016.
  8. ^ "Ylber Ramadani shpallet talenti i vitit në Shqipëri" [Ylber Ramadani named talent of the year in Albania] (in Albanian). Gazeta Olle. 22 May 2017. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
  9. ^ "Zyrtare / Ramadani pasuron Partizanin, por përfundon në kategorinë e dytë në Danimarkë" [Official / Ramadani enriches Partizani, but ends up in the second division in Denmark] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 13 June 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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  21. ^ "TRAJNERI PANUCCI SHPALL LISTËN PËR MIQËSOREN E 13 NËNTORIT, TURQI-SHQIPËRI" [Manager Panucci announces the list for the friendly of 13 November, Turkey-Albania] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  22. ^ "Ramadani: Kombëtaren e kam ëndërruar që fëmijë, dua të luaj nga minuta e parë" [Ramadani: I have dreamed about national team since I was a kid, I want to play from the first minute] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  23. ^ "Shqipëria sulmuese mposht 3-2 Turqinë në miqësoren e Antalias" [The attacking Albania defeats 3-2 Turkey in the Antalya friendly] (in Albanian). Top-Channel.tv. 13 November 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
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