Labinot Harbuzi
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | 4 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Lund, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Melaka United | ||
| Number | 10 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1996–1998 | Malmö BI | ||
| 1999–2000 | Falkenbergs FF | ||
| 2000–2001 | Malmö FF | ||
| 2002–2004 | Feyenoord | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2006 | Feyenoord | 0 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Excelsior (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 2006–2009 | Malmö FF | 50 | (4) |
| 2009–2011 | Gençlerbirliği | 40 | (4) |
| 2012 | Manisaspor | 5 | (0) |
| 2012 | Syrianska FC | 3 | (0) |
| 2013 | KSF Prespa Birlik | 5 | (2) |
| 2016 | Melaka United | 11 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2001–2003 | Sweden U17 | 20 | (5) |
| 2004 | Sweden U19 | 15 | (1) |
| 2006–2009 | Sweden U21 | 26 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of July 13, 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of July 13, 2016 |
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Labinot Harbuzi (born 4 April 1986) is a Swedish footballer of Kosovar-Albanian descent who plays as a midfielder.
Harbuzi's family migrated to Sweden. His father, Ismet, was a table tennis player in Kosovo.
Growing up in the Malmö district Rosengård, he began his career with Malmö BI, the same club where Zlatan Ibrahimović began his career. Being a very hot prospect in his young years, he was spotted by Swedish Malmö FF.
At 15 years old, he was signed by Dutch club Feyenoord where he started playing professional football in the club's reserve team and youth team. In 2005 he was loaned to their satellite club Excelsior where he played 9 league games.
In the spring of 2006, he returned to Malmö FF and made his Allsvenskan debut that same year. In 2009 he made history when he became the first goalscorer in the then newly built Swedbank Stadion.
On 11 July 2009, Harbuzi signed with the Turkish club Gençlerbirliği S.K. His contract with the side started in January 2010, when his contract with Malmö FF expired. He has since scored 5 goals, gaining 11 assists, a promising returning for a Bosman signing. He has received great praise from Gençlerbirliği fans and head coach, Fuat Çapa. He left Gençlerbirliği on 20 December 2011 after coming to a mutual agreement with the club to terminate his contract.
Harbuzi joined Malaysian Premier League club Melaka United on 13 November 2015. He missed the first 5 league matches of the 2016 season due to a pre-season injury. He made immediate impact on his first appearance for Melaka United, when he produced an assist in the 2nd minute for team-mate Ilija Spasojević to equalise against UiTM F.C. He went on to score a goal on his debut in the 46th minute in a match which Melaka United dominated and eventually won 3-1. He was however released by Melaka United at the end of 2016, playing only one season for the club.
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