Personal information | |||
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Full name | Besart Ibraimi | ||
Date of birth | 17 December 1986 | ||
Place of birth | Kičevo, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Shkëndija | ||
Number | 7 | ||
Youth career | |||
1993–2006 | Vlazrimi | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2007 | Vlazrimi | 32 | (8) |
2007–2008 | Napredok | 43 | (17) |
2008–2010 | Renova | 42 | (25) |
2010–2011 | Schalke 04 | 2 | (0) |
2011–2014 | Sevastopol | 43 | (17) |
2011 | → Tavriya Simferopol (loan) | 2 | (0) |
2013 | → Metalurh Zaporizhya (loan) | 11 | (2) |
2014 | Enosis Neon Paralimni | 8 | (6) |
2014–2015 | Ermis Aradippou | 23 | (6) |
2015– | Shkëndija | 58 | (40) |
National team‡ | |||
2009– | Macedonia | 14 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2014. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017 |
Besart Ibraimi (Macedonian: Бесарт Ибраими; born 17 December 1986 in Kičevo, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Macedonian professional football player playing for Shkëndija.
He is of Albanian origin. Ibrahimi began playing football in his hometown Kičevo for the youngsters of FK Vëllazërimi.
Ibrahimi began his professional career 2005 with FK Vëllazërimi, earning 32 caps and scoring eight goals, before joining FK Napredok in January 2007. He played for FK Napredok for one season, 2007–08, playing 43 games and scoring 17 goals. In September 2008, he signed for FK Renova. He left Macedonia and his club FK Renova on 12 January 2010 for German Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04. He made his Schalke debut on 6 February 2010 in an away game against SC Freiburg coming on in the 77th minute as a substitute.
Ibraimi only made two appearances for the first team of Schalke 04 before he was transferred to the Schalke 04 II team in the summer of 2010. Ibraimi could participate in training with Schalke 04 II but since he is a non EU player, he could not play in league games for Schalke 04 II. After a half year, he signed on 26 January 2011 with the Ukrainian club PFK Sevastopol.
In January 2014, Ibraimi ended his contract with PFK Sevastopol and joined the Cypriot club Enosis Paralimini. After showing his impressive qualities in Enosis Paralimini all "the elite" clubs in Cypriot First Division ran after Besart Ibraimi, he finally decided to move to Ermis Aradippou where he signed a contract for one year. He made his debut with Ermis Aradippou on 1 September 2014, in the 56th minute of the match against Apollon Limassol.