{{short description|Albanian-born Finnish footballer (born 1979)}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ridvan Zeneli | image = | fullname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1979|3|10}} | birth_place = Gjakova, Kosovo, SFR Yugoslavia | height = 1.65m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | clubnumber = | years1 = 1996–1997 | clubs1 = RoPS | caps1 = 11 | goals1 = 0 | years2 = 1998–2002 | clubs2 = Jaro | caps2 = 32 | goals2 = 5 | years3 = 2003–2005 | clubs3 = HJK | caps3 = 51 | goals3 = 5 | pcupdate = }}
'''Ridvan Zeneli''' is an Albanian former footballer who played as a midfielder. During his playing career in Finland, Zeneli played for RoPS, FF Jaro and HJK Helsinki<ref>[https://www.hs.fi/urheilu/art-2000004109944.html Ridvan Zeneli siirtyy HJK:hon], Helsingin Sanomat, 3 January 2003</ref><ref>[https://www.is.fi/urheilu/art-2000000119971.html Ridvan Zenelin jalka pelasti Klubin], Ilta-Sanomat, 28 July 2004</ref><ref>[https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/ridvan-zeneli-liittyi-hjkn-sairaslistalle/4064658 Ridvan Zeneli liittyi HJK:n sairaslistalle], mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 25 August 2005</ref><ref>[https://www.mtvuutiset.fi/artikkeli/hjkn-zeneli-sivussa-koko-kevaan/4066546 HJK:n Zeneli sivussa koko kevään], mtvuutiset.fi, MTV Oy, 14 January 2005</ref> in top-tier Veikkausliiga, totalling 94 appearances and scoring 10 goals. In the 2003 season when playing for HJK, they won the Finnish championship title and the Finnish Cup.
Zeneli was born in Gjakova, Kosovo, then part of Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. He moved to Finland at a young age. His younger brother Erfan is also a former footballer. He holds Finnish citizenship.<ref>[https://www.sportti.com/jalkapallo/erfan-zeneli-perhe-on-jalkapalloakin-tarkeampaa/ Erfan Zeneli: Perhe on jalkapalloakin tärkeämpää], sportti.com, 7 May 2013</ref>
==Honours== '''HJK''' *Veikkausliiga: 2003 *Finnish Cup: 2003
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==External links== *{{WorldFootball|ridvan-zeneli}} *[https://www.veikkausliiga.com/pelaajat/390585/zeneli-ridvan Ridvan Zeneli] at Veikkausliiga *{{BeSoccer|ridvan-zeneli-587737}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Zeneli, Ridvan}} Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Gjakova Category:Albanian men's footballers Category:Kosovan men's footballers Category:Finnish men's footballers Category:Finnish people of Albanian descent Category:Finnish people of Kosovan descent Category:Men's association football wingers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:Rovaniemen Palloseura players Category:FF Jaro players Category:Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi players Category:Veikkausliiga players Category:Ykkönen players Category:Albanian emigrants to Finland Category:Naturalized citizens of Finland Category:21st-century Albanian sportsmen Category:21st-century Finnish sportsmen
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