Besart Abdurahimi

Besart Abdurahimi (Template:Langx; born 31 July 1990) is a Macedonian-Croatian footballer of Albanian descent who plays for Bosnian club Zrinjski Mostar.

Early life

Abdurahimi was born in 1990 in Zagreb, Croatia to Albanian parents from Gradec, Vrapčište in North Macedonia, who had moved there five years earlier.

Club career

In March 2016, Abdurahimi joined FC Astana on loan.

In October 2020, Abdurahimi returned to Croatia to join second-tier NK Rudeš in his hometown of Zagreb.

On 30 September 2022, Pafos announced the signing of Abdurahimi on loan from Akritas Chlorakas.

International career

In February 2014 the Albanian media wrote about him as a good alternative for Albania's attack, since he is an ethnic Albanian. On 14 May 2014 Besart had received a call up by the Macedonia national football team for the matches against Cameroon and Qatar on 26–30 May 2014. He had accepted the call up and will represent Macedonia at the international level. He made his debut on 26 May 2014 against Cameroon. He scored his first international "winning" goal in the 92nd minute in their 3–2 win against Luxembourg on 9 October 2014.

International goals

Scores and results list Macedonia's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	9 October 2014	Philip II Arena, Skopje	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Luxembourg	flag alias = Flag of Luxembourg.svg	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Luxembourg.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }} || 3–2 || 3–2 || UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying

External links

• Profile at MacedonianFootball.com
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• Template:PAGENAMEBASE at National-Football-Teams.com
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