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Besart Ibraimi
Personal information
Full name Besart Ibraimi
Бесарт Ибраими
Date of birth (1986-12-17) 17 December 1986 (age 37)
Place of birth Kičevo, SR Macedonia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
 Struga
Number 9
Youth career
1993–2007 Vëllazërimi
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Vëllazërimi 32 (4)
2007–2008 Napredok 43 (14)
2008–2010 Renova 42 (25)
2010–2011 Schalke 04 6 (0)
2011–2014 Sevastopol 43 (12)
2011 → Tavriya Simferopol (loan) 2 (0)
2013 → Metalurh Zaporizhzhia (loan) 11 (4)
2014 Enosis Neon Paralimni 8 (6)
2014–2015 Ermis Aradippou 23 (9)
2015–2021 Shkëndija 175 (111)
2021–2022 Xanthi 13 (4)
2022–2024 Struga 58 (34)
2024- Shkëndija 4 (1)
International career‡
North Macedonia 16 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2017

Besart Ibraimi (Macedonian: Бесарт Ибраими; born 17 December 1986) is an Albanian professional footballer who currently plays as a striker for FC Struga Trim-Lum He is the all-time top goalscorer in the 1.MFL with 200 goals.[1]

Early life

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Born in Kičevo, North Macedonia. He is Macedonian by nationality but is ethnically Albanian by origin. Ibraimi began playing football in his hometown Kičevo for the youth of FK Vlazrimi.

Club career

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Ibraimi began his professional career 2005 with FK Vlazrimi (meaning Brotherhood), earning 32 caps and scoring 11 goals, before joining FK Napredok in January 2007. He played for FK Napredok for one season, 2007–08, playing 43 games and scoring 19 goals.[2] In September 2008, he signed for FK Renova.[3] He left Macedonia and his club FK Renova[4] on 12 January 2010 for German Bundesliga club FC Schalke 04.[5] He made his Schalke debut on 6 February 2010 in an away game against SC Freiburg coming on in the 77th minute as a substitute.[6]

Ibraimi only made six appearances for the first team of Schalke 04 before he was transferred to the Schalke 04 II team in the summer of 2010.[7] Ibraimi could participate in training with Schalke 04 II but since he is a non EU player, he could not play in league games for Schalke 04 II. After a half year, he signed on 26 January 2011 with the Ukrainian club PFK Sevastopol.[8]

In January 2014, Ibraimi ended his contract with PFK Sevastopol and joined the Cypriot club Enosis Paralimini. After showing his impressive qualities in Enosis Paralimini all "the elite" clubs in Cypriot First Division ran after Besart Ibraimi, he finally decided to move to Ermis Aradippou where he signed a contract for one year. He made his debut with Ermis Aradippou on 1 September 2014, in the 56th minute of the match against Apollon Limassol.

International career

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Ibraimi chose to represent North Macedonia, his birthplace over Albania. Ibraimi is a former member of the U-21 team.[9] He made his senior debut for North Macedonia in a September 2009 FIFA World Cup qualification match away against Scotland and has earned a total of 15 caps, scoring no goals.[10]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 31 August 2024
Club Season League Cup Continental Others Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vlazrimi 2005-06 Macedonian First Football League 22 2 - - - 22 2
2006-07 10 2 - - - 10 2
Napredok 2006-07 Macedonian First Football League 18 2 - - - 18 2
2007-08 25 12 - - - 25 12
Renova 2008-09 Macedonian First Football League 26 13 - - - 26 13
2009-10 16 12 - 2 2 - 18 14
Schalke 04 2009-10 Bundesliga 2 0 - - - 2 0
Sevastopol 2010-11 Ukrainian Premier League 11 3 - - - 11 3
Tavriya Simferopol 2011-12 Ukrainian Premier League 2 0 - - - 2 0
Sevastopol 2011-12 Ukrainian First League 21 8 1 0 - - 22 8
2012-13 11 1 - - - 11 1
Metalurh Zaporizhzhia 2012-13 Ukrainian Premier League 11 0 - - - 11 0
Sevastopol 2013-14 Ukrainian Premier League 0 0 1 0 - - 1 0
Enosis Neon Paralimni 2013-14 Cypriot First Division 8 6 1 0 - - 9 6
Ermis Aradippou 2014-15 Cypriot First Division 23 2 4 2 - - 27 4
Shkëndija 2015-16 Macedonian First Football League 32 25 5 1 2 0 - 39 26
2016-17 30 20 6 5 8 4 - 44 29
2017-18 32 23 3 8 8 5 - 43 36
2018-19 11 11 0 0 6 5 - 17 16
2019-20 23 6 4 3 4 0 - 31 9
2020-21 32 24 1 0 3 2 - 36 26
2021-22 5 2 0 0 4 0 - 9 2
2024-25 4 1 4 1
Total 169 112 19 17 35 16 - 223 145
Xanthi 2021-22 Super League Greece 2 13 4 1 0 - - 14 4
Struga 2022-23 Macedonian First Football League 29 19 3 0 - - 32 19
2023-24 29 15 0 0 8 7 - 37 22
2024-25 0 0 0 0 4 4 0 0 4 4
Total 58 34 3 0 12 11 0 0 73 45
Total career 446 213 30 19 49 29 - 525 261

International

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Honours

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FC Struga Trim-Lum

Shkëndija

Individual

Records

  • 22/23 Prva Makedonska Fudbalska Liga: 19 Goals
  • 20/21 Prva Makedonska Fudbalska Liga: 24 Goals
  • 17/18 Prva Makedonska Fudbalska Liga: 22 Goals
  • 16/17 Prva Makedonska Fudbalska Liga: 20 Goals
  • 15/16 Prva Makedonska Fudbalska Liga: 25 Goals

References

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  1. ^ "Besart Ibraimi reaches 200 1.MFL goals". MacedonianFootball}. 2 May 2024.
  2. ^ "ALSAT-M – IBRAIMI FUTBOLLIST I VITIT". alsat-m.tv.[dead link]
  3. ^ "Mazedonischer Nationalspieler Besart Ibraimi jetzt ein Schalker" (in German). FC Schalke 04. 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 13 March 2012. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  4. ^ "FC Schalke 04: Neuzugang Nummer 6" (in German). Merkur Online. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  5. ^ "Macedonia international Besart Ibraimi joins Schalke". FC Schalke 04. 12 January 2010. Archived from the original on 15 January 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2010.
  6. ^ "Das Aluminium stellt sich in den Weg" (in German). kicker.de. 6 February 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  7. ^ "Besart Ibraimi: FC Schalke 04". FC Schalke 04. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010.
  8. ^ "Ibraimi nga Schalke 04 kalon në Sevastopol". indeksonline.net.[dead link]
  9. ^ "U-21, katër shqiptarë kundër Shqipërisë" (in Albanian). Parajsa.com. 26 January 2008. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
  10. ^ Appearances for (North) Macedonia National Team - RSSSF
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