Florian Kamberi
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Florian Kamberi[1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 March 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Lachen, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Politehnica Iași | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
Tuggen | |||
–2013 | Grasshopper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2014 | Rapperswil-Jona | 7 | (1) |
2014–2017 | Grasshopper U21 | 26 | (21) |
2015–2018 | Grasshopper | 32 | (3) |
2016–2017 | → Karlsruher SC (loan) | 15 | (1) |
2018 | → Hibernian (loan) | 14 | (9) |
2018–2020 | Hibernian | 53 | (11) |
2020 | → Rangers (loan) | 6 | (1) |
2020–2022 | St. Gallen | 8 | (0) |
2021 | → Aberdeen (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 23 | (4) |
2022 | Winterthur | 13 | (1) |
2023 | Huddersfield Town | 1 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Slaven Belupo | 5 | (0) |
2024– | Politehnica Iași | 2 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Switzerland U20 | 1 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Switzerland U21 | 4 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2021 |
Florian Kamberi (born 8 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club Politehnica Iași.
Kamberi has previously played for Grasshopper, Karlsruher SC, Hibernian, Rangers and Huddersfield Town. He represented Switzerland at the under-21 level, and has since been selected for the Albania squad.
Club career
[edit]Grasshoppers
[edit]Kamberi started his professional career with Swiss club Grasshoppers. On 31 August 2016, Kamberi was loaned to Karlsruher SC for the 2016–17 season in 2. Bundesliga.[2][3]
Hibernian
[edit]Kamberi went on trial with Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in January 2018,[4] and moved there on loan on 31 January.[5] Kamberi made his debut for Hibernian later that day, and scored the first goal in a 2–1 win against Motherwell.[6] Kamberi scored a hat-trick for Hibs on 3 April, in a 3–1 win against Hamilton.[7][8]
In June 2018, Hibernian signed Kamberi to a three-year contract.[9] Kamberi scored a hat-trick in a Europa League qualifier against NSÍ Runavík on 12 July.[10]
Loan spell to Rangers
[edit]Kamberi moved on loan to Rangers on 31 January 2020.[11] Following the end of this loan period, and after a period spent in Switzerland during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kamberi returned to Hibernian for pre-season training in June 2020.[12]
St. Gallen
[edit]On 6 August 2020, Kamberi moved back to his native Switzerland to sign for St. Gallen on a three-year deal.[13][14] Kamberi tested positive for COVID-19 in November 2020, and played infrequently for St. Gallen during the early part of the 2020–21 season.[15]
Kamberi was released from his contract by St. Gallen on 23 June 2022.[16]
Loan spell to Aberdeen
[edit]On 1 February 2021, Kamberi completed a loan switch back to Scotland to sign with Aberdeen until the end of the season.[17]
Sheffield Wednesday (loan)
[edit]On 30 July 2021, Kamberi moved on a season-long loan deal to England to join recently relegated League One side Sheffield Wednesday.[18] He would make his debut on the opening day of the season against Charlton Athletic coming off the bench to replace Callum Paterson after he suffered a nasty head injury.[19] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win at Rotherham United on 21 August 2021.[20]
Winterthur
[edit]On 7 July 2022, Kamberi signed with Winterthur.[21] His contract with the club was cancelled on 29 November 2022.[22]
Huddersfield Town
[edit]On 5 January 2023, Kamberi joined EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town on a short-term deal until the end of the season.[23]
Slaven Belupo
[edit]On 11 October 2023, Kamberi joined Croatian Football League club Slaven Belupo on a contract until the end of the season.[24]
International career
[edit]Kamberi was born in Switzerland and is of Kosovan descent,[25][26][27] which made him eligible to represent Switzerland, Kosovo and Albania.[28] Kamberi played in youth internationals for Switzerland,[29] and he scored for their under-21 team in a 1–1 draw against England in March 2016.[30]
Kamberi was included in the Albania squad for the first time in November 2019.[31] Delays in processing the paperwork required to transfer his international status from Switzerland to Albania, and a slight ankle injury, meant that he was unable to play in their matches with Andorra and France.[32]
On 17 March 2021, Kamberi was called up by the Albania national team ahead of their World Cup Qualifiers against Andorra, England and San Marino.[33]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of 12 August 2024[34]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Rapperswil-Jona | 2013–14 | 1. Liga Classic | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
Grasshopper U21 | 2014–15 | 1. Liga Classic | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | 21 | 15 | |||
2015–16 | 1. Liga Classic | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | ||||
2017–18 | 1. Liga Classic | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | ||||
Total | 26 | 21 | — | — | — | 26 | 21 | |||||
Grasshopper | 2015–16[35] | Swiss Super League | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 3 | ||
2016–17[36] | Swiss Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 5[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 | ||
Total | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 38 | 3 | |||
Karlsruher SC (loan) | 2016–17[36] | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 1 | ||
Hibernian (loan) | 2017–18[37] | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 9 | |
Hibernian | 2018–19[38][c] | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[b] | 4 | 43 | 13 |
2019–20[39] | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | — | 27 | 8 | ||
Total | 53 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 70 | 21 | ||
Rangers (loan) | 2019–20[39] | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 9 | 1 |
St. Gallen | 2020–21[40] | Swiss Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 9 | 0 | |
Aberdeen (loan) | 2020–21[40] | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2021–22[41] | EFL League One | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[d] | 1 | 27 | 5 |
Winterthur | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |
Huddersfield Town | 2022–23[42] | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
Slaven Belupo | 2023–24 | HNL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Politehnica Iași | 2024–25 | Liga I | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
Career total | 216 | 52 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 254 | 65 |
- ^ Appearances in 1. Liga Classic-Play-off
- ^ a b c d Appearances in the Europa League
- ^ Soccerbase did not record appearances made by Kamberi against NSI Runavik on 19 July and Asteras Tripolis on 26 July and 2 August, and Molde on 9 August and 16 August 2018.
- ^ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy
References
[edit]- ^ "EFL - Squad List 2022/23 & U21 Registered Contracted Players" (PDF). 8 February 2023. p. 64. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ^ "KSC angelt sich Kamberi" (in German). kicker online. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "GC leiht Stürmer Kamberi an Karlsruhe aus" (in Swiss High German). St. Galler Tagblatt. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Florian Kamberi: Hibernian poised to sign Swiss striker on loan from Grasshoppers". BBC Sport. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
- ^ "FLORIAN KAMBERI JOINS ON LOAN". Hibernian FC. 31 January 2018. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ "Hibernian 2–1 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
- ^ McLauchlin, Brian (3 April 2018). "Hibernian 3–1 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Hibernian 3–1 Hamilton: Florian Kamberi aims for second after hat-trick". BBC Sport. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
- ^ "Hibernian: Swiss striker Florian Kamberi signs three-year deal". BBC Sport. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
- ^ "Hibernian 6–1 NSÍ Runavík". BBC Sport. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ McLauchlin, Brian; Winton, Richard (31 January 2020). "Florian Kamberi: Rangers sign Hibs striker after Jermain Defoe injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
- ^ "Hibernian striker Florian Kamberi returns to Scotland ahead of pre-season training". Edinburghlive.co.uk. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
- ^ Pilcher, Ross (6 August 2020). "Flo Kamberi finally seals Hibs exit as he joins St Gallen after Rangers loan spell". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ "FCSG Verpflichtung-Kamberi". FC St.Gallen 1879 (in German). 6 August 2020. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
- ^ McPartlin, Patrick (20 January 2021). "Florian Kamberi 'could leave St Gallen' as former Hibs striker linked with moves to England and Germany". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
- ^ "Kamberi und Gonzalez verlassen den FCSG" (in German). St. Gallen. 23 June 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Dons seal Kamberi loan deal". Aberdeen FC. 1 February 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- ^ "Owls sign Florian Kamberi". www.swfc.co.uk. 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Report: Charlton 0-0 Wednesday". Sheffield Wednesday F.C. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- ^ "Rotherham 0-2 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC. 21 August 2021. Retrieved 21 August 2021.
- ^ "FLORIAN KAMBERI VERSTÄRKT DIE OFFENSIVE" (in German). Winterthur. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "KAMBERI VERLÄSST DEN FCW" (in German). Winterthur. 29 November 2022. Retrieved 12 January 2023.
- ^ "SIGNING: FLORIAN KAMBERI JOINS TOWN!". htafc.com. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 5 January 2023.
- ^ "Florian Kamberi novi je igrač Slaven Belupa" [Florian Kamberi is the new player of Slaven Belup]. nk-slaven-belupo.hr (in Croatian). 11 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- ^ "Kosovo football player Florian Kamberi, excels in the Swiss Super League". Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Republic of Kosovo.
- ^ Blick (3 August 2015). "Florian Kamberi: Das ist der junge GC-Derby-Held".
- ^ "Hibs striker to face Saints despite grandfather's death". Edinburgh Evening News. 16 March 2018. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
- ^ Wales, Peter (7 November 2019). "Albania set to call up Hibs star Florian Kamberi". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 7 November 2019.
- ^ uefa.com. "Florian Kamberi – UEFA.com". Uefa.com.
- ^ "England Under-21s hold out in Switzerland despite Jordon Ibe red card". The Guardian. 26 March 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2018.
- ^ "Konferencë për shtyp e trajnerit Reja për ndeshjet ndaj Andorrës dhe Francës". fshf.org (in Albanian). 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ Atkinson, Mark (15 November 2019). "Hibs' Florian Kamberi withdraws from Albania squad due to paperwork issues and ankle niggle". Edinburgh Evening News. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- ^ "Florian Kamberi's patience pays off as Aberdeen striker earns Sergio Porrini backing for Albania debut". Daily Record. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
- ^ Florian Kamberi at Soccerway. Retrieved 30 June 2024.
- ^ "Games played by Florian Kamberi in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b "Games played by Florian Kamberi in 2016/2017". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Florian Kamberi in 2017/2018". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Florian Kamberi in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b "Games played by Florian Kamberi in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ a b "Games played by Florian Kamberi in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Florian Kamberi in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm.
- ^ "Games played by Florian Kamberi in 2022/2023". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from the canton of Schwyz
- Naturalised citizens of Switzerland
- Kosovo Albanians
- Swiss people of Kosovan descent
- Swiss people of Albanian descent
- Sportspeople of Albanian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Swiss men's footballers
- Switzerland men's youth international footballers
- Switzerland men's under-21 international footballers
- Albanian men's footballers
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss 1. Liga (football) players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Scottish Professional Football League players
- English Football League players
- Croatian Football League players
- Liga I players
- FC Rapperswil-Jona players
- Grasshopper Club Zurich players
- Karlsruher SC players
- Hibernian F.C. players
- Rangers F.C. players
- FC St. Gallen players
- Aberdeen F.C. players
- Sheffield Wednesday F.C. players
- FC Winterthur players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- NK Slaven Belupo players
- FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players
- Swiss expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Germany
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Scotland
- Expatriate men's footballers in England
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in England
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Expatriate men's footballers in Romania
- Swiss expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Kosovan Christians
- Albanian Christians