Enis Alushi

Enis Alushi (born 22 December 1985) is a Kosovan former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Enis Alushi

Alushi with FC St. Pauli in 2015
Personal information
Date of birth	(1985-12-22) 22 December 1985 (age 39)
Place of birth	Titova Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position	Midfielder
Youth career
1992–1994	TV Oberhundem
1995–1998	Borussia Dortmund
1998–2003	Sportfreunde Siegen
2003–2004	1. FC Köln
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2006	1. FC Köln II	70	(5)
2006–2007	1. FC Köln	1	(0)
2007	→ SV Wehen Wiesbaden (loan)	8	(0)
2007–2008	SV Wehen Wiesbaden	5	(0)
2007–2008	→ SV Wehen Wiesbaden II	19	(4)
2008–2012	SC Paderborn	131	(5)
2012–2014	1. FC Kaiserslautern	18	(1)
2013	→ 1. FC Kaiserslautern II	3	(0)
2014–2016	FC St. Pauli	44	(2)
2016–2018	1. FC Nürnberg	5	(0)
2017	1. FC Nürnberg II	1	(0)
2017	→ Maccabi Haifa (loan)	12	(0)
Total		317	(17)
International career
2004	Germany U19	5	(1)
2005–2006	Germany U20	10	(0)
2014–2017	Kosovo	10	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

1. FC Nürnberg

On 28 July 2016, Alushi joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg.^[1] His debut with 1. FC Nürnberg came on 6 August in first matchday of 2016–17 2. Bundesliga against Dynamo Dresden, starting the match before being substituted off in the last minute for Even Hovland.^[2]

Loan at Maccabi Haifa

On 17 January 2017, Alushi joined Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Haifa, on a five-month-long loan.^[3] On 30 January 2017, he made his debut in a 2–2 home draw against Maccabi Tel Aviv after being named in the starting line-up.^[4]

Return from loan

On 5 August 2017, Alushi after return from loan made his debut with reserve team in a 4–0 home win against FC Pipinsried, starting the match before being substituted off in the 74th minute for Issaka Mouhaman.^[5] On 19 May 2018, it was confirmed that Alushi had left 1. FC Nürnberg.^[6]

Retirement

On 17 June 2019, his wife, Fatmire Alushi, via a photo on their official Instagram account announced the retirement of Enis and the starting the work as football agent.^[7][8]

International career

Kosovo

On 2 March 2014, Alushi received a call-up from Kosovo for the first permitted by FIFA match against Haiti^[9] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.

Personal life

Alushi was born in Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia to Kosovo Albanian parents. In June 2011, he began dating fellow footballer Fatmire Bajramaj and the couple announced its engagement the following year. Shortly after, in September 2012, both suffered anterior cruciate ligament injuries in matches within 72 hours of each other.^[10] The couple got married in December 2013.^[11]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition^[12][13]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1. FC Köln II	2003–04	Regionalliga Nord	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2004–05		23	1	1	0	—		24	1
	2005–06		29	3	1	0	—		30	3
	2006–07	Oberliga Nordrhein	15	1	0	0	—		15	1
	Total		70	5	2	0	—		72	5
1. FC Köln	2006–07	2. Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	—		1	0
SV Wehen Wiesbaden	2006–07 (loan)	Regionalliga Süd	8	0	0	0	—		8	0
SV Wehen Wiesbaden	2007–08	2. Bundesliga	5	0	0	0	–		5	0
SV Wehen Wiesbaden II	2007–08	Oberliga Hessen	19	4	–		–		19	4
SC Paderborn	2008–09	3. Liga	32	0	0	0	2[a]	0	34	0
	2009–10	2. Bundesliga	33	3	0	0	—		33	3
	2010–11		34	0	1	0	—		35	0
	2011–12		32	2	2	2	—		34	4
	Total		131	5	3	2	2	0	136	7
1. FC Kaiserslautern	2012–13	2. Bundesliga	7	0	1	0	—		8	0
	2013–14		11	1	2	0	–		13	1
	Total		18	1	3	0	0	0	21	1
1. FC Kaiserslautern II	2013–14	Regionalliga Südwest	3	0	–		–		3	0
FC St. Pauli	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	18	1	0	0	—		18	1
	2015–16		26	1	1	0	—		27	1
	Total		44	2	1	0	—		45	2
1. FC Nürnberg	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	5	0	1	0	—		6	0
	2017–18		0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0
	Total		5	0	1	0	1	0	7	0
1. FC Nürnberg II	2017–18	Regionalliga Bayern	1	0	–		–		1	0
Maccabi Haifa (loan)	2016–17	Israeli Premier League	12	0	0	0	—		12	0
Career total			317	17	10	2	3	0	330	19

1. Two appearances in 2008–09 2. Bundesliga relegation play-offs

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[14]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Kosovo	2014	3	0
	2015	1	0
	2016	3	0
	2017	3	0
Total		10	0