Lorik Emini (born 29 August 1999) is a professional

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who plays as a

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for Lichtensteiner club

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in the

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. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Kosovo national team.

Club career

Luzern

On 29 September 2019, Emini was named as a

Luzern Lucerne ( ) or Luzern ()Other languages: ; ; ; . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking portion of the country. Lucerne is the capital of the canton of Lucerne and part of the Lucerne (district), di ...

substitute for the first time in a

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match against

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. His professional debut with Luzern came on 1 December in a 1–4 home defeat against St. Gallen after coming on as a substitute at 90th minute in place of compatriot Idriz Voca.

Vaduz

On 1 June 2023, Emini signed a two-season contract with

International career

During 2014, Emini has been part of

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at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U15 and U16 teams and he with these teams played six matches. On 25 May 2021, Emini received a call-up from

Kosovo Kosovo, officially the Republic of Kosovo, is a landlocked country in Southeast Europe with International recognition of Kosovo, partial diplomatic recognition. It is bordered by Albania to the southwest, Montenegro to the west, Serbia to the ...

for the

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against

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and

Malta Malta, officially the Republic of Malta, is an island country in Southern Europe located in the Mediterranean Sea, between Sicily and North Africa. It consists of an archipelago south of Italy, east of Tunisia, and north of Libya. The two ...

. Seven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo in a friendly match against San Marino after coming on as a substitute at 71st minute in place of

Besar Halimi Besar Halimi (born 12 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for club SV Sandhausen. Born in Germany, he plays for the Kosovo national team. Club career Early career Halimi first played for a local clu ...

References

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1999 births Living people Sportspeople from Zug Footballers from the canton of Zug Kosovan men's footballers 21st-century Kosovan sportsmen Kosovo men's international footballers Kosovan expatriate men's footballers Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Switzerland Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's youth international footballers Swiss people of Kosovan descent Swiss people of Albanian descent Sportspeople of Albanian descent Men's association football midfielders Swiss Super League players Swiss Challenge League players Swiss 1. Liga (football) players FC Luzern players FC Vaduz players Expatriate men's footballers in Liechtenstein Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Liechtenstein 21st-century Swiss sportsmen {{Kosovo-footy-bio-stub