{{short description|Albanian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Mehmet Dragusha | image = | fullname = Mehmet Ashim Dragusha | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1977|10|9|df=y}} | birth_place = Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia | height = 1.80 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = KF Beselidhja | years1 = 1994–1998 | clubs1 = Prishtina | caps1 = | goals1 = | years2 = 1998–2000 | clubs2 = Maribor | caps2 = 13 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2000–2001 | clubs3 = Sachsen Leipzig | caps3 = 62 | goals3 = 8 | years4 = 2001–2003 | clubs4 = Eintracht Trier | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 1 | years5 = 2003–2005 | clubs5 = Eintracht Frankfurt | caps5 = 31 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2005–2007 | clubs6 = SC Paderborn | caps6 = 28 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2007–2008 | clubs7 = SV Elversberg | caps7 = 1 | goals7 = 0 | years8 = 2008–2009 | clubs8 = 1. FC Magdeburg | caps8 = 27 | goals8 = 2 | nationalyears1 = 2002 | nationalteam1 = Kosovo | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2003–2005 | nationalteam2 = Albania | nationalcaps2 = 10 | nationalgoals2 = 1 }}
'''Mehmet Ashim Dragusha'''<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.b92.net/sport/komentari.php?nav_id=150284 | title = Neredi posle meča Albanija – Grčka | publisher = b92.net | date = 6 September 2004 | accessdate = 19 April 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.jelenfootball.com/igrac/6096/Mehmet_Dragusa.html | title = Mehmet Draguša | publisher = jelenfootball.com | accessdate = 19 April 2011 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120223092938/http://www.jelenfootball.com/igrac/6096/Mehmet_Dragusa.html | archive-date = 23 February 2012 | url-status = dead }}</ref> (born 9 October 1977) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Born in Yugoslavia, he represented Albania internationally.
==Club career== Born in Pristina, Dragusha began his career with local side FC Prishtina. In 1997, he moved to the Slovenian club Maribor before joining German side FC Sachsen Leipzig in 2000. He went on to play for Eintracht Trier and in the Bundesliga for Eintracht Frankfurt. He played 134 matches and scored 12 goals.
==International career== Dragusha received the Albanian cititzenship on 6 March 2003 along Lorik Cana.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://qbz.gov.al/eli/dekret/2003/03/06/3725|title=PËR DHËNIE TË SHTETËSISË SHQIPTARE|trans-title=FOR GIVING THE ALBANIAN CITIZENSHIP|publisher=Qendra e Botimeve Zyrtare|language=sq|date=6 March 2003|access-date=6 January 2023}}</ref> Between 2003 and 2005, he played ten international games with Albania, scoring a single goal.
==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year |- !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|Albania |2003||4||1 |- |2004||5||0 |- |2005||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!10!!1 |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{NFT player|61}} * {{WorldFootball.net|mehmet-dragusha}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dragusha, Mehmet}} Category:1977 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Pristina Category:Kosovo Albanians Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Kosovan men's footballers Category:Kosovo pre-2014 men's international footballers Category:Albanian men's footballers Category:Albania men's international footballers Category:Dual internationalists (men's football) Category:KF Besëlidhja Prishtinë players Category:FC Prishtina players Category:NK Maribor players Category:FC Sachsen Leipzig players Category:SV Eintracht Trier 05 players Category:Eintracht Frankfurt players Category:SC Paderborn 07 players Category:SV Elversberg players Category:1. FC Magdeburg players Category:Slovenian PrvaLiga players Category:2. Bundesliga players Category:Bundesliga players Category:Albanian expatriate men's footballers Category:Kosovan expatriate men's footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Slovenia Category:Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Category:Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Category:Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Germany Category:Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany