Bashkim Ajdini (born 10 December 1992), previously known as Bashkim Renneke is a Kosovan professional

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who plays as a

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for German club

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Club career

VfL Osnabrück

On 24 May 2016, Ajdini joined

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side

. On 31 July 2016, he made his debut in a 0–1 away win against

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after coming on as a substitute at 58th minute in place of Jules Reimerink. Twenty-six days after debut, Ajdini scored his first goal for VfL Osnabrück in his second appearance for the club in a 4–2 away defeat over Werder Bremen II in 3. Liga.

SV Sandhausen

On 28 June 2021, Ajdini joined

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side

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, to replace the injured

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as the second choice. On 25 July 2021, he made his debut in a 0–2 home defeat against

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after being named in the starting line-up.

Return to VfL Osnabrück

On 20 June 2023, Ajdini returned to

, shortly before promoted to

International career

Ajdini was eligible for

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and

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internationally, as well as Sweden, his birthplace. On 25 May 2021, he received a call-up from

for the

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against

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and

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, he was an unused substitute in these matches.

Personal life

Ajdini was born in Halmstad, Sweden, where his parents had emigrated to escape the tensions of the

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, and later settled in

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, Germany. His family was deported back to

Veliki Trnovac Veliki Trnovac (, ) is a village in the municipality of Bujanovac, Serbia. According to the 2002 census, the village had a population of 6,762. Of these, 6,730 (99,52%) were ethnic Albanians, 1 (0,01%) Bulgarian, 1 (0,01%) Bosniak, and 12 (0,17% ...

in August 2003, but he returned to Germany a year later after being adopted by a German family living in

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and taking their surname Renneke instead of his original surname Ajdini. On 5 March 2019, he re-took his birth surname "Ajdini".

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* * Living people 1992 births Sportspeople from Halmstad Men's association football fullbacks Kosovan men's footballers Kosovo men's international footballers Kosovan expatriate men's footballers Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Germany Swedish men's footballers Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Swedish people of Kosovan descent Swedish people of Albanian descent German men's footballers German people of Kosovan descent German people of Albanian descent 3. Liga players 2. Bundesliga players Arminia Bielefeld players SG Sonnenhof Großaspach players VfL Osnabrück players SV Sandhausen players Footballers from Halland County {{Kosovo-footy-bio-stub