Festim Alidema (born 5 October 1997) is a Kosovan professional
footballer
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who plays as a
right winger
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for Albanian club
Pogradeci.
Club career
Llapi
On 9 January 2018, Alidema joined
Football Superleague of Kosovo
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Llapi after agreeing to a one-and-a-half-year deal. On 18 February 2018, he made his debut in a 2–0 away defeat against
Prishtina
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In antiquity, the area of Pristina was part of the Dardanian Kingdom. The heritage of th ...
after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Gentrit Begolli.
Slaven Belupo
On 17 July 2019, Alidema joined
Croatian First Football League
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Slaven Belupo after agreeing to a two-year deal with the option of continuation for another two years. On 24 August 2019, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against
Varaždin
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The city is best known for its baroque buildings, ...
after coming on as a substitute at 84th minute in place of Bruno Bogojević.
Loan at Hrvatski Dragovoljac
On 7 February 2020, Alidema was loaned to
Croatian Second Football League
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club
Hrvatski Dragovoljac. Eight days later is confirmed that he had joined on a four-month-long loan and received squad number 9.
Loan at Drita
On 26 August 2020, Alidema joined
Football Superleague of Kosovo
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Drita, on a season-long loan.
International career
On 3 June 2019, Alidema received a call-up from
Kosovo
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for second training session before the
UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
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matches against
Montenegro
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and
Bulgaria
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but did not become part of the final team.
Career statistics
Club
References
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1997 births
People from Viti, Kosovo
Footballers from the District of Gjilan
Living people
Kosovan men's footballers
Men's association football wingers
KF Vllaznia Pozheran players
KF Llapi players
NK Slaven Belupo players
NK Hrvatski Dragovoljac players
FC Drita players
KF Liria Prizren players
KF Erzeni Shijak players
KS Pogradeci players
Football Superleague of Kosovo players
Croatian Football League players
First Football League (Croatia) players
Kategoria Superiore players
Kosovan expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Albania
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