Atdhe Nuhiu
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Nuhiu with Austria U21
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Atdhe Nuhiu | ||
| Date of birth | 29 July 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 5 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Sheffield Wednesday | ||
| Number | 44 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1999–2005 | Wels | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2008 | Wels | 51 | (17) |
| 2008–2010 | Austria Kärnten | 21 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | → Ried (loan) | 27 | (6) |
| 2010–2013 | Rapid Wien | 59 | (13) |
| 2012–2013 | → Eskişehirspor (loan) | 28 | (2) |
| 2013– | Sheffield Wednesday | 142 | (19) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Austria U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | Austria U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Austria U21 | 13 | (7) |
| 2017– | Kosovo | 1 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:02, 10 May 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 March 2017 (UTC) |
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Atdhe Nuhiu (born 29 July 1989) is a Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Sheffield Wednesday and the Kosovo national team. Nuhiu previously represented Austria at youth international level.
On 31 August 2009, on the deadline day, Nuhiu completed a transfer to SV Ried on loan for the 2009–10 season. He scored his first goal for the team on 23 September 2009 in team's 1–1 away draw at Austria Wien, just eleven days after making his debut in a losing effort against SV Mattersburg.
On 8 June 2010, Nuhiu joined fellow Austrian Bundesliga side Rapid Wien on a three-year contract with an option of a further one. His salary was raported to be €1,2 million per season, plus various bonuses depending on his performances. He choose squad number 15, and made his competitive debut on 22 August in the Bundesliga matchday 5 against SV Mattersburg, partnering his patriot Hamdi Salihi in an eventual 2–0 home win. Nuhiu opened his scoring account later on 13 November by scoring a last-minute equaliser against the same opponent, with the match ending 2–2.
Nuhiu signed a three-year contract on a free transfer for Sheffield Wednesday on 25 July 2013. On 3 August 2013, Nuhiu scored on his debut against Queens Park Rangers. Nuhiu also scored in the comprehensive 6–0 win over Leeds United on 11 January 2014. On 1 March 2014 he scored against Middlesbrough from penalty spot in a match finished in the victory 1–0. On 12 April 2014, Nuhiu scored twice to give his team a 3–3 draw against Blackburn Rovers, where he was included in the starting line up and scored respectively the 2nd goal in the 72nd minute and the 3rd in the 5th minute of second-half stoppage time. Nuhiu scored in the next consecutive fixture on 17 April 2014 against Bournemouth finished in the victory 2–4, where Nuhiu scored the opening goal of the match in the 16th minute. He continued his scoring form for another consecutive match, as he scored in the 2–3 home defeat of Sheffield Wednesday against Charlton Athletic on 21 April 2014, where Nuhiu scored a quick goal in the 3rd minute and also gave the assist for the second goal scored by Chris Maguire in the 8th minute.
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