{{Short description|Swiss footballer (born 1999)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}} {{Infobox football biography |name = Uran Bislimi |image = |full_name = |birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|9|25|df=y}} |birth_place = [[Basel]], Switzerland |height = 1.83 m |position = [[Midfielder]] |currentclub = [[FC Lugano|Lugano]] |clubnumber = 25 |youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2015 |youthclubs1 = [[FC Concordia Basel|Concordia Basel]] |youthyears2 = 2015–2017 |youthclubs2 = [[FC Basel|Basel]] |years1 = 2017–2019 |clubs1 = [[FC Basel|Basel]] U21 |caps1 = 42 |goals1 = 3 |years2 = 2019–2022 |clubs2 = [[FC Schaffhausen|Schaffhausen]] |caps2 = 86 |goals2 = 6 |years3 = 2022– |clubs3 = [[FC Lugano|Lugano]] |caps3 = 129 |goals3 = 16 |nationalyears1 = 2018 |nationalteam1 = [[Switzerland national under-19 football team|Switzerland U19]] |nationalcaps1 = 1 |nationalgoals1 = 0 |nationalyears2 = 2022 |nationalteam2 = [[Kosovo national football team|Kosovo]] |nationalcaps2 = 2 |nationalgoals2 = 1 |nationalyears3 = 2023– |nationalteam3 = [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]] |nationalcaps3 = 2 |nationalgoals3 = 0 |club-update = 26 May 2026 |nationalteam-update = 12 September 2023 }} '''Uran Bislimi''' (born 25 September 1999) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a [[midfielder]] for Swiss club [[FC Lugano|Lugano]]. A former youth international for Switzerland and Kosovo, he played for the [[Kosovo national football team|Kosovo national team]] in a pair of friendlies before switching back to play for the [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland national team]].
==Club career== ===Lugano=== On 19 July 2022, Bislimi signed a four-year contract with [[Swiss Super League]] club [[FC Lugano|Lugano]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fclugano.com/uran-bislimi-dallo-sciaffusa-allfc-lugano/|title=Uran Bislimi dallo Sciaffusa all'FC Lugano|trans-title=Uran Bislimi from Schaffhausen to FC Lugano|language=Italian|publisher=[[FC Lugano]]|date=19 July 2022|access-date=24 July 2022|archive-date=1 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231201163628/https://www.fclugano.com/uran-bislimi-dallo-sciaffusa-allfc-lugano/|url-status=dead}}</ref> Five days later, he made his debut in a 2–1 away defeat against [[Grasshopper Club Zürich|Grasshoppers]] after coming on as a substitute at 72nd minute in place of [[Mattia Bottani]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fclugano.com/gz-supera-il-lugano-2-1/|title=CZ supera il Lugano (2–1)|trans-title=CZ overtakes Lugano (2–1)|language=Italian|publisher=[[FC Lugano]]|date=24 July 2022|access-date=24 July 2022|archive-date=24 December 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20241224011412/https://www.fclugano.com/gz-supera-il-lugano-2-1/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==International career== ===Switzerland=== In March 2018, Bislimi became part of [[Switzerland national under-19 football team|Switzerland U19]] with whom he made his debut in a 2–2 home draw against [[Finland national under-19 football team|Finland U19]] after being named in the starting line-up.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.worldfootball.net/match-report/ma8607444/lineup/|title=Switzerland – Finland 2:2 (U19 Friendlies 2018, March)|website=WorldFootball.net|date=26 March 2018}}</ref>
===Kosovo=== On 2 September 2019, Bislimi received a call-up from [[Kosovo national under-21 football team|Kosovo U21]] for the [[2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 3|2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification]] match against [[England national under-21 football team|England U21]],<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.ffk-kosova.com/prekazi-anglia-favorite-por-ne-do-te-japim-me-te-miren/|title=Prekazi: Anglia favorite, por ne do të japim më të mirën|trans-title=Prekazi: England is favorite, but we'll give our best|language=Albanian|publisher=[[Football Federation of Kosovo]]|date=2 September 2019}}</ref> but he was an unused substitute in that match.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2019/09/09/europe/uefa-u21-championship/england-under-21/kosovo-u21/2978845/|title=England U21 vs. Kosovo U21 2–0|website=Soccerway|access-date=9 September 2019}}</ref>
Bislimi was planned to be called up from [[Kosovo national football team|Kosovo]] in September 2022 for [[2022–23 UEFA Nations League C#Group 2|2022–23 UEFA Nations League]] matches against [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] and [[Cyprus national football team|Cyprus]], but he declined to be part of the national team as he wanted to focus on playing at club level.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.albora.ch/mediat-zvicerane-yjet-e-kosoves-jane-te-zemeruar-uran-bislimi-e-refuzon-thirrjen/|title=Mediat zvicerane: Yjet e Kosovës janë të zemëruar – Uran Bislimi e refuzon thirrjen|trans-title=Swiss media: Kosovo stars are angry – Uran Bislimi rejects the call|language=Albanian|website=Albora.ch|date=22 September 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.koha.net/sport/344863/uran-bislimi-qe-refuzoi-kosoven-te-luash-per-zvicren-enderr-e-secilit-futbollist/|title=Uran Bislimi që refuzoi Kosovën: "Të luash për Zvicrën, ëndërr e secilit futbollist"|trans-title=Uran Bislimi who rejected Kosovo: "Playing for Switzerland, every footballer's dream"|language=Albanian|publisher=[[Koha Ditore]]|date=22 September 2022}}</ref> On 11 November 2022, he accepted a call-up from Kosovo for the [[Exhibition game#Association football|friendly matches]] against [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]] and [[Faroe Islands national football team|Faroe Islands]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ffk-kosova.com/giresse-publikon-listen-e-futbollisteve-per-miqesoret-e-nentorit/|title=Giresse publikon listën e futbollistëve për miqësoret e nëntorit|trans-title=Giresse publishes the list of footballers for the November friendlies|language=Albanian|publisher=[[Football Federation of Kosovo]]|date=11 November 2022}}</ref> His debut with Kosovo came five days later in a friendly match against Armenia after being named in the starting line-up.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://telegrafi.com/formacionet-zyrtare-kosove-armeni-tre-lojtare-te-superliges-startojne-nga-minuta-e-pare-shume-debutime-te-dardanet/|title=Formacionet zyrtare, Kosovë – Armeni: Tre lojtarë të Superligës startojnë nga minuta e parë, shumë debutime te Dardanët|trans-title=Official lineups, Kosovo – Armenia: Three Superleague players start from the first minute, many debuts at the Dardanians|language=Albanian|publisher=[[Telegrafi]]|date=16 November 2022}}</ref> Three days after debut, Bislimi scored his first goal for Kosovo in his second appearance for the country in a 1–1 home draw over Faroe Islands.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://telegrafi.com/kosova-zhbllokon-ndeshjen-uran-bislimi-shenon-gol-te-jashtezakonshem/|title=Kosova zhbllokon ndeshjen, Uran Bislimi shënon gol të jashtëzakonshëm|trans-title=Kosovo unlocks the game, Uran Bislimi scores an extraordinary goal|language=Albanian|publisher=[[Telegrafi]]|date=19 November 2022}}</ref>
{{Quote box|width=30%|align=right|quoted=1|quote=We need players who feel this team, this country, but Bislimi is not one of them. He has closed the door to himself in Kosovo, for him there is no longer a key, he will now look at other options, he is no longer part of us.|source=—The opinion of the head coach of Kosovo, [[Alain Giresse]] about Bislimi's dilemma.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://telegrafi.com/girsse-uran-bislimi-ia-ka-mbyllur-vetes-deren-te-kosova/|title=Giresse: Uran Bislimi ia ka mbyllur vetës derën te Kosova|trans-title=Giresse: Uran Bislimi has closed the door to Kosovo for himself|language=Albanian|publisher=[[Telegrafi]]|date=20 March 2023}}</ref>}} On 20 March 2023, Kosovo manager Bajram Shala during the media conference before the [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group I|UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying]] matches against [[Israel national football team|Israel]] and [[Andorra national football team|Andorra]] said that Bislimi still has dilemmas about which national team he will play for and so we have decided that this player will no longer have a place in the national team.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.koha.net/sport/370422/bislimi-ka-refuzuar-kosoven-nuk-do-te-ftohet-me/|title=Bislimi ka refuzuar Kosovën, nuk do të ftohet më|trans-title=Bislimi has rejected Kosovo, it will not be invited again|language=Albanian|publisher=[[Telegrafi]]|date=20 March 2023}}</ref>
===Return to Switzerland=== On 31 May 2023, Bislimi was named as part of the [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]]'s reserve squad for the [[UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying Group I|UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying]] matches against [[Andorra national football team|Andorra]] and [[Romania national football team|Romania]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=Bolzplazz|author=Bolzplazz {{!}} Swiss Football Platform|number=1663895400716140545|date=31 May 2023|title=There are a couple of big surprises on the Swiss reserve list: 1st call-up on stand-by for Austria Vienna striker Haris Tabakovic (28), Lugano midfielder Uran Bislimi (23) & YB defender Aurèle Amenda (19)!}}</ref> Nine days later, he was included in the finalized Switzerland squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Andorra and Romania to replace the injured [[Breel Embolo]].<ref>{{cite tweet|user=nati_sfv_asf|author=nati_sfv_asf|author-link=Switzerland national football team|number=1667079201093042177|date=9 June 2023|title=Update: Breel Embolo fällt verletzungsbedingt aus. Haris Seferovic und Uran Bislimi sind neu im Kader. {{!}} Breel Embolo è out per infortunio. Haris Seferovic e Uran Bislimi sono convocati|trans-title=Update: Breel Embolo is out through injury. Haris Seferovic and Uran Bislimi are new to the squad.}}</ref> On 19 June 2023, Bislimi made his debut with Switzerland in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Romania after coming on as a substitute at last minutes in place of [[Xherdan Shaqiri]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.football.ch/sfv/nationalteams/a-team/statistik-und-resultate.aspx/tg-3764527/|title=Schweiz 2:2 Rumänien|trans-title=Switzerland 2:2 Romania|language=German|publisher=[[Swiss Football Association]]|access-date=19 June 2023}}</ref>
==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" |- !No. !Date !Venue !Opponent !Score !Result !Competition |- !colspan="7"|Kosovo goals |- |1. |19 November 2022 |[[Fadil Vokrri Stadium]], [[Pristina]], Kosovo |{{fb|FRO}} |align="center"|'''1'''–0 |align="center"|1–1 |[[Exhibition game#Association football|Friendly]] |}
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Soccerway}} *{{WorldFootball.net}}
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