Valmir Berisha (born 6 June 1996) is a Swedish professional

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who plays as a

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for

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in Kosovo.

Club career

Roma

Having played for

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as a youth, Berisha signed a 2.5-year contract with

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in January 2014.

Loan to Panathinaikos

He joined Panathinaikos on loan during the 2014–15 season. He made his

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debut on 3 May 2015 against

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replacing

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after 80 minutes in a 1–1 draw.

Cambuur

In July 2015, he again left Roma temporarily, moving to Dutch club

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on loan for the 2015–16 with the option of a further season.

Aalesund

After Cambuur, he moved to

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in 2017, but was loaned out to

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in 2018, where he stayed until his loan ended in January 2019.

Velež Mostar

On 19 February 2019, Berisha signed for First League FBiH club

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on a 1-year contract with the possibility of an extension for one more year. He made his debut for Velež on 16 March 2019, in a 2–0 home league win against

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. He scored his first goal for Velež on 27 April 2019, in a 4–0 home league win against

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. On 25 May 2019, Berisha won the First League of FBiH with Velež after the club beat

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0–2 away and got promoted to the

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. He scored his first Premier League goal for Velež on 20 July 2019, in a 1–3 home loss against

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. Berisha left Velež in January 2020.

Chindia Târgoviște

On 23 January 2020, Berisha signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Romanian club Chindia Târgoviște.

Sliema Wanderers

Berisha moved to

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with

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for season 2021-22.

International career

Berisha was a member of the Swedish under-17 national team that finished third at the

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and finished as the top scorer in the competition with seven goals. He represented the Sweden Olympic football team at the

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, Brazil.

Personal life

He was born in

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parents before moving to Sweden at a young age.

Honours

Velež Mostar *

First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina The First League of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina ( sh-Latn-Cyrl, Prva liga Federacije Bosne i Hercegovine, Прва лига Федерације Босне и Херцеговине), officially known as the WWin First League of the ...

: 2018–19 ;Sweden U17 *

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third place:

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Individual *

Golden Boot:

(7 goals)

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