Mehmet Hetemaj

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Mehmet Hetemaj (born 8 December 1987) is a Finnish football commentator and a former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Born in Yugoslavia, he has represented both Finland national team and Kosovo national football team. He started his football career in HJK youth team.

Club career

HJK Helsinki

Hetemaj started his career in Finland in HJK Helsinki where he made 17 appearances between 2006 and 2007. During 2007 season he was loaned to Viikingit for 9 matches.

Panionios

In 2008, he agreed a move to Greek club Panionios F.C. In June 2009 he was loaned out to Serie B outfit AlbinoLeffe, where he established himself as a regular.

AlbinoLeffe

In June 2010 AlbinoLeffe announced to have completed a bid to sign the player on a permanent basis from Panionios.[1][2] He signed a four-year contract. In July 2012 he was loaned out to Serie B outfit Reggina Calcio.[3] The loan contract with Reggina ended after the 2012–13 season and Hetemaj returned to AlbinoLeffe.[4] In January 2014 it was announced that Hetemaj had signed a loan contract with a Finnish Premier League team Honka.[5][6]

Monza

In July 2014 he joined Italian club Monza.[7]

SJK

Hetemaj joined SJK in January 2015.[8] Since then he has become a fan favorite and scored many important goals for the club. Hetemaj has been the clubs captain since 2019.[9] Hetemaj announced his retirement from playing in December 2022.[10]

International career

Finland Under-21

Hetemaj, along with his older brother Përparim Hetemaj, was called up to represent Finland U-21 at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.[11]

Finland

Hetemaj made his senior debut for Finland against Japan in February 2009. After a convincing season in AlbinoLeffe he was called up again on 21 May 2010 for a match against Estonia.

Kosovo

Hetemaj made his senior debut for Kosovo in a 6–1 loss against Turkey in May 2014, a friendly match.[12] However, he lost his eligibility to switch over to Kosovo for competitive matches after accepting new call-ups from Finland in 2016, precisely when Kosovo became a member of UEFA and FIFA that year.[13]

Personal life

Of Kosovar Albanian descent, Hetemaj was born in Skenderaj, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, and moved to Finland with his family as refugees in 1992. His family first arrived at Oulu but they moved to Helsinki, looking for a milder climate, due to his father, Miftar, having asthma. He has an older brother, the footballer Përparim, and two sisters, Fatlume and Fatbardhe.[14][15]

Later career

After his playing career, Hetemaj has worked as a studio commentator in Veikkausliiga matches in Ruutu+ broadcasts since 2023,[16] in European final tournament matches for Yle, and in UEFA Champions League matches for MTV since 2024.[17]

Career statistics

Club

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Club Season Division League Domestic Cups Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Klubi-04 2005 Kakkonen 16 0 0 0 – 16 0
2006 Ykkönen 13 2 0 0 – 13 2
Total 29 2 0 0 0 0 29 2
HJK Helsinki 2006 Veikkausliiga 9 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
2007 Veikkausliiga 8 1 0 0 0 0 8 1
Total 17 1 0 0 0 0 17 1
Viikingit (loan) 2007 Veikkausliiga 9 0 0 0 – 9 0
Panionios 2007–08 Super League Greece 5 0 0 0 – 5 0
Thrasyvoulos (loan) 2008–09 Super League Greece 9 0 0 0 – 9 0
AlbinoLeffe 2009–10 Serie B 23 1 1 0 – 24 1
2010–11 Serie B 36 0 2 0 – 38 0
2011–12 Serie B 35 0 2 0 – 37 0
2013–14 Lega Pro 5 0 0 0 – 5 0
Total 99 1 5 0 0 0 104 1
Reggina (loan) 2012–13 Serie B 29 0 2 0 – 31 0
Honka (loan) 2014 Veikkausliiga 16 1 3 1 2 0 21 2
Monza 2014–15 Lega Pro 17 0 2 0 – 19 0
SJK 2015 Veikkausliiga 31 2 4 0 2 0 37 2
2016 Veikkausliiga 17 1 4 0 2 0 23 1
2017 Veikkausliiga 22 2 8 6 2 0 31 8
2018 Veikkausliiga 23 3 6 1 – 29 4
2019 Veikkausliiga 22 2 4 0 – 26 2
2020 Veikkausliiga 17 4 5 0 – 22 4
2021 Veikkausliiga 10 0 4 0 – 14 0
2022 Veikkausliiga 14 0 5 1 4 0 23 1
Total 156 14 40 8 10 0 206 22
Career total 384 19 53 9 12 0 451 28

International

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Finland national team
Year Apps Goals
2009 1 0
2010 1 0
2011 0 0
2012 0 0
2013 0 0
2014 1 0
2015 0 0
2016 2 0
2017 1 1
Total 6 1

International goals

Scores and results list Finland's goal tally first.[19]
No Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
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Honours

HJK Helsinki

References

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  16. ↑ Mehmet Hetemaj’lla selkeät näkemykset mestari- ja putoajakandidaateista, veikkausliiga.com, 19 July 2024
  17. ↑ Mestarien liigan tiimin tulokas Mehmet Hetemaj: ”Tämä on unelmani”, futisuutiset.fi, 17 September 2024
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