Mehmet Ashim Dragusha (born 9 October 1977) is an Albanian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Born in

Pristina Pristina, ; sr, / (, ) is the capital and largest city of Kosovo. The city's municipal boundaries in Pristina District form the largest urban center in Kosovo. After Tirana, Pristina has the second largest population of ethnic Albanians a ...

, Dragusha began his career with local side

FC Prishtina Football Club Prishtina ( sq, Klubi Futbollistik Prishtina, ; sr, Фудбалски клуб Приштина, Fudbalski klub Priština), commonly known as Prishtina, is a professional football club based in Prishtina, Kosovo. The club play ...

. In 1997, he moved to the Slovenian club

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before joining German side

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in 2000. He went on to play for

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and in the German

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for

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. He played 134 matches and scored 12 goals.

International career

Between 2003 and 2005, Dragusha played ten international games with

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the ...

, scoring a single goal.

Personal life

His brother is footballer

Alban Dragusha Alban Dragusha (born 11 December 1981) is a Kosovar football retired defender. Playing career Club Born in Pristina (formerly in SFR Yugoslavia, now Kosovo), during his career he represented Kosovar clubs such as KF KEK, KF Kosova Prishtinë ...

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