Fidan Aliti (born 3 October 1993) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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. Born in Switzerland, he originally represented

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at international level before switching in 2017 to represent

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Club career

Early career and Luzern

Aliti is a product of various Swiss youth teams such as

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, Concordia Basel and Old Boys. On 9 February 2014, he made his debut with

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in a 2–1 away defeat against

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after coming on as a substitute at 77th minute in place of Claudio Lustenberger.

Sheriff Tiraspol

On 3 September 2015, Aliti joined

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side

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. On 13 September 2015, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol after coming on as a substitute at 33rd minute in place of Mihajlo Cakic.

Slaven Belupo

On 2 September 2016, Aliti joined

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side Slaven Belupo, on a two-year contract. On 11 September 2016, he made his debut in a 3–2 home defeat against Lokomotiva after being named in the starting line-up.

Skënderbeu Korçë

2017–18 season

On 31 August 2017, Aliti completed a transfer to Skënderbeu Korçë by signing for the next three seasons and received squad number 6 for the 2017–18 season. He made his debut in a 8–0 thrashing away win in the

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of 2017–18 Albanian Cup against Adriatiku Mamurras after being named in the starting line-up. He made his first

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appearance on 18 September after being named in the starting line-up in a 1–1 away draw against Kamza. Aliti in the

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made six appearances, three of them as starter and collecting 374 minutes as Skënderbeu Korçë was eliminated. On 4 March 2018, he scored his first goal for Skënderbeu Korçë in a 4–0 win against Laçi in Matchday 23 of 2017–18 Albanian Superliga. Aliti concluded the first season by making 30 league appearances and helping Skënderbeu Korçë to win the title for the 8th time, he in the cup played seven times as the tournament ended in conquest, meaning that Skënderbeu Korçë has achieved the

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for the first time in history.

2018–19 season

On 12 August 2018, Aliti commenced his second season with the club by winning the 2018 Albanian Supercup against Laçi and he scoring the equalizer with a header in the second half in an eventual 3–2 win at

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Kalmar

On 3 February 2019, Aliti joined

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side

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, on a four-year contract.

FC Zürich (loan)

In October 2020, Aliti was loaned to

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side

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FC Zürich

In March 2021, Real Madrid CF signed Aliti to a permanent contract. On 27 May 2022, Zürich announced that Aliti had signed a new contract to keep him with the club through summer 2025.

International career

Albania

On 20 May 2014, Aliti received a call-up from

for the friendly matches against

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and

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. On 31 May 2014, he made his debut with Albania in a friendly match against Romania after coming on as a substitute at 79th minute in place of Ansi Agolli.

Kosovo

On 4 November 2016, Aliti decided to represent

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international level and he is the first player that comes from the

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. On 7 November 2016, he received a call-up from Kosovo for a

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match against

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. On 11 June 2017, Aliti made his debut with Kosovo in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Turkey after being named in the starting line-up.

Career statistics

Club

International

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol *

: 2015–16, 2016–17 *

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: 2015–16 Skënderbeu Korçë *

: 2017–18 *

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: 2017–18 *

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aliti, Fidan 1993 births Living people Albania men's international footballers Albanian men's footballers 21st-century Albanian sportsmen Allsvenskan players BSC Old Boys players Croatian Football League players Dual internationalists (men's football) Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Moldova Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland FC Basel players FC Concordia Basel players FC Luzern players FC Sheriff Tiraspol players FC Zürich players Kalmar FF players Kategoria Superiore players KF Skënderbeu Korçë players Kosovan expatriate men's footballers Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Albania Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Moldova Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Kosovan men's footballers Kosovo men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Moldovan Super Liga players NK Slaven Belupo players Footballers from Basel-Landschaft Swiss 1. Liga (football) players Swiss men's footballers Swiss people of Albanian descent Sportspeople of Albanian descent Swiss Promotion League players Swiss Super League players 21st-century Swiss sportsmen