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Isnik Alimi
Alimi with Maceratese
Personal information
Full name Isnik Alimi[1]
Date of birth (1994-02-02) 2 February 1994 (age 30)
Place of birth Delogoždi, Macedonia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Sepsi OSK
Number 21
Youth career
2001–2010 Vllaznimi Struga
2010–2011 Ohrid
2013–2014 Chievo
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011 Ohrid 14 (2)
2012–2013 Novigrad 4 (2)
2014–2015 Chievo 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Lumezzane (loan) 26 (2)
2015–2021 Atalanta 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Maceratese (loan) 13 (0)
2016–2017 → Forlì (loan) 29 (0)
2017–2018 → Vicenza (loan) 30 (1)
2018–2019 → Rimini (loan) 31 (0)
2019–2020 → Imolese (loan) 23 (0)
2020–2021 → Šibenik (loan) 24 (0)
2021–2023 Gabala 61 (17)
2023– Sepsi OSK 44 (9)
International career‡
2011–2012 Macedonia U19 6 (2)
2014–2016 Albania U21 6 (0)
2023– North Macedonia 12 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2024

Isnik Alimi (Macedonian: Исник Алими; born 2 February 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Liga I club Sepsi OSK and for the North Macedonia national team. A former international for Macedonia U19, he played for the Albania U21 in a pair of friendlies before switching back to play for the North Macedonia national team in 2023.[2]

Club career

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Early career - FK Ohrid

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Born in Delogoždi (Albanian: Dollogozhda) a village based in Struga Municipality, Alimi started his youth career aged 7 with Macedonian side Vllaznimi Struga.[3] In 2010, he moved at FK Ohrid and in 2011 he was promoted to the first team. On 30 July 2011, Alimi made his debut with the first team coming as a substitute in place of Aleksandar Dalčeski in second-half's start of the match finished in a 2–0 away loss against Renova for the Macedonian First League championship.[4]

Chievo

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In 2013, he moved abroad for the first time joining Serie A side Chievo. He stood for a year season with Primavera team.

With Primvaera team he won Italian Superleague, he score a goal against Juventus in the first game, also mark the goal against Fiorentina in the semifinals, he helped lead his team to winning the championship because Isnik Alimi was the team captain and key player. He had 21 matches and 10 goals with Primavera team.

Loan to Lumezzane

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On 6 August 2014, the Lega Pro Prima Divisione side A.C. Lumezzane, announced to have signed Alimi from Chievo on loan mode.[5]

He made it his professional debut on 31 August 2014, playing as a starter in the opening match of the Lega Pro against Pordenone, finished in the clean 2–0 victory.[6]

He finished his first half of the season with Lumezzane with 12 appearances, 8 as a starter and 4 coming on as a substitute.

Alimi scored his first goal for Lumezzane in the opening match of the year 2015 against Novara valid for the 19th game week, played on 6 January and finished in the away 3–1 victory, in where Alimi scored the second goal for 2–0 result in the 45th minute in the end of first half.[7]

Alimi concluded the 2014–15 season making in total 27 appearances, from where 21 in the starting line up, scored 2 goals and provided 3 assists.

Atalanta

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After one-year loaned to Lumezzane, Alimi got returned to Chievo, but on 26 June 2015 he signed with the fellow Serie A team Atalanta B.C. a 4-years contract.[8]

Loan to Maceratese

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In the closing day of the 2015 Summer Transfers Window Alimi got loaned out to the Lega Pro just promoted side S.S. Maceratese 1922.[9]

Loan to Vicenza

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In the 2017 Summer Transfers Window, Alimi was loaned out for the third time to Lega Pro at Vicenza.[10]

Loan to Imolese

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On 9 August 2019, he joined Serie C club Imolese on a season-long loan.[11]

Loan to Šibenik

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On 18 September 2020, Alimi joined Croatian First Football League club HNK Šibenik on a season-long loan.[12]

Gabala

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On 30 July 2021, Alimi signed a one-year contract with Gabala.[13] On 22 May 2022, Gabala announced that Alimi had signed a new one-year contract with the club.[14]

International career

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Albania

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Having played for Macedonia U19, Alimi was called up highery from Macedonia national under-21 football team for the friendly match against Israel on 13 August 2014, but he refused the invitation as he wanted to play for Albania instead at international level due to his ethnicity.[15][16] On 24 September 2014 proceedings were begun to give him the Albanian passport to be eligible to play for Albania at an international level.[17] He received his first call up for Albania by Skënder Gega, the Albania national under-21 football team coach for the Friendly match against Romania U21 on 8 October 2014.[18]

He made his debut for Albania U21 in the Friendly match against Romania U21 on 8 October 2014 by playing as a starter in a 3–1 loss, where he started his team's first attempt to the goal of in the 11th minute by running from the midfield and shooting as soon as he got close to the 16-meters area, a shot which was put by the Romania U21s' goalkeeper in the corner kick.[19]

Alimi was called up for the first time to participate in a competitive match, the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Liechtenstein U21 on 28 March 2015,[20] however, Alimi failed to play in this match as he was ineligible due to the absence of respective documents.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 9 November 2024[21]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Other[a][b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ohrid 2011–12 1. MFL 14 2 0 0 – – 14 2
Novigrad 2012–13 2. NL 4 2 0 0 – – 4 2
Lumezzane (loan) 2014–15 Lega Pro 26 2 2 1 – 1 0 29 3
Maceratese (loan) 2015–16 Lega Pro 13 0 0 0 – – 13 0
Forlì (loan) 2016–17 Lega Pro 29 0 0 0 – 2 1 31 1
Vicenza (loan) 2017–18 Serie C 30 1 3 0 – 2 1 35 2
Rimini (loan) 2018–19 Serie C 31 0 2 0 – 2 1 35 1
Imolese (loan) 2019–20 Serie C 23 0 3 1 – 2 0 28 1
Šibenik (loan) 2020–21 HNL 24 0 2 0 – – 26 0
Gabala 2021–22 Azerbaijan Premier League 27 8 5 2 – – 32 10
2022–23 34 9 5 3 2[c] 0 – 41 12
Total 61 17 10 5 2 0 – 73 22
Sepsi OSK 2023–24 Liga I 28 6 3 0 6 3 0 0 37 9
2024–25 16 3 1 0 – – 17 3
Total 44 9 4 0 6 3 0 0 54 12
Career total 299 33 26 7 8 3 9 3 342 46
  1. ^ Appearances in Serie C-Relegation play-offs
  2. ^ Appearances in Supercupa României
  3. ^ Appearances and goals in the UEFA Europa Conference League

International

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As of match played 14 November 2024 [22]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
North Macedonia
2023 5 0
2024 7 2
Total 12 2
As of match played 13 October 2024. North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Alimi goal.[21]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 June 2024 Malšovická aréna, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic 7  Czech Republic 1–1 1–2 Friendly
2 13 October 2024 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia 11  Armenia 2–0 2–0 2024–25 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

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Gabala

Sepsi OSK

References

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  1. ^ Dekret për dhënie të shtetësisë shqiptare nr. 9122 President.al
  2. ^ "Исник Алими ново име во А репрезентацијата на Македонија" [Isnik Alimi is a new name in the national A team of Macedonia] (in Macedonian). Football Federation of Macedonia. 7 September 2023.
  3. ^ Talent Futbolli: Isnik Alimi një futbollist që premton Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine Dollogozhda.eu
  4. ^ Renova vs. Ohrid - 30 July 2011 Soccerway
  5. ^ UFFICIALE: Lumezzane, arriva Alimi dal Chievo Verona TUTTO MERCATO WEB: calciomercato 24H
  6. ^ Lumezzane vs. Pordenone - 31 August 2014 Soccerway
  7. ^ Novara vs. Lumezzane - 6 January 2015 Soccerway
  8. ^ Futbollisti i Shpresave Isnik Alimi firmos te Atalanta minuta90.com
  9. ^ Ultimo giorno di mercato, le operazioni dell'Atalanta Archived 4 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine Atalanta.it
  10. ^ "ISNIK ALIMI E LUCA MILESI IN BIANCOROSSO" (in Italian). Vicenza Calcio. 22 July 2017. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  11. ^ "UFFICIALE: ALIMI IN PRESTITO DALL'ATALANTA" (Press release) (in Italian). Imolese. 9 August 2019. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  12. ^ "ISNIK ALIMI NOVI JE IGRAČ HNK ŠIBENIK!" (in Croatian). HNK Šibenik. 18 September 2020. Archived from the original on 5 July 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  13. ^ "İsnik Alimi "Qəbələ"də". gabalafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 30 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  14. ^ ""Qəbələ"də üç müqavilə". gabalafc.az/ (in Azerbaijani). Gabala FK. 22 May 2022. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
  15. ^ U21: Alimi switches for Albania, Angelov summoned Macedonian Football | Macedonian Football .com - Makedonski Fudbal .com - Macedonian Football (soccer) website
  16. ^ Talenti i Kievos kërkon Shqipërinë, por FSHF-ja hesht Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Panorama Sport
  17. ^ Isnik Alimi përforcimi më i ri i Kombëtares U-21 Archived 6 October 2014 at the Wayback Machine Shqiperia.ch
  18. ^ U-21 ben gati miqesoren kunder Rumanise Archived 7 August 2017 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
  19. ^ Shpresat munden në Rumani, dështon “armata” e Gegës Panorama Sport "Gjithsesi, janë tanët që rrezikojnë të parët me anë të Isnik Alimit. Është minuta e 11-të dhe sulmuesi strugan gjen një hapësirë në gjysmëfushën e vendësve dhe lëshohet drejt portës, duke gjuajtur në hyrje të saj. Por portieri i Rumanisë, Kojokaru, arrin që të grushtojë në goditje këndi..."
  20. ^ Shpresat nisin kualifikimet kundër Lihtenshtajnit Archived 17 April 2016 at the Wayback Machine aSport.al
  21. ^ a b Isnik Alimi at Soccerway
  22. ^ "Isnik Alimi". national-football-teams.
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