Edi Sylisufaj

Edi Sylisufaj (born 8 March 2000) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swedish club Örgryte, on loan from Sirius.[2]

Edi Sylisufaj
Personal information
Full name Edi Sylisufaj
Date of birth (2000-03-08) 8 March 2000
Place of birth Sweden[1]
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Örgryte (loan)
Number 26
Youth career
2006–2017 Falkenberg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2022 Falkenberg 70 (11)
2021–2022 → Sirius (loan) 15 (3)
2022– Sirius 41 (2)
2023– → Örgryte (loan) 2 (2)
International career‡
2017 Sweden U17 3 (0)
2020 Kosovo U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 September 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 October 2020

Club career

Falkenberg

Sylisufaj as a six-year-old started playing football at Falkenberg.[3] On 15 October 2016, he was named as a Falkenberg substitute for the first time in a Allsvenskan match against GIF Sundsvall.[4] Eight days later, Sylisufaj became the first player born in the 21st century to play in the Allsvenskan after he made his debut in a 2–1 away defeat against Norrköping after coming on as a substitute at 89th minute in place of Enock Kwakwa.[5] On 4 January 2017, Sylisufaj signed his first professional contract with first team of Falkenberg after agreeing to a three-year deal.[6]

Period as loaned

On 6 August 2021, Sylisufaj was loaned to Allsvenskan side Sirius until the end of the season.[7] Three days later, he made his debut in a 0–0 away draw against Varbergs BoIS after coming on as a substitute at 75th minute in place of Christian Kouakou.[8] Ten days after debut, Sylisufaj scored his first goal for Sirius in his third appearance for the club in a 3–2 away win over Täby in 2021–22 Svenska Cupen second round.[9]

Return as a permanent player

On 3 January 2022, Sylisufaj signed a three-year contract with Allsvenskan club Sirius.[10]

International career

Under-17

On 30 January 2017, Sylisufaj received a call-up from Sweden U17 for friendly matches against Norway U17, Poland U17 and Czech Republic U17.[11] Ten days later, he made his debut with Sweden U17 in a friendly match against Norway U17 after being named in the starting line-up.[12]

Kosovo

On 17 July 2020, Zgjim Sojeva, manager of Kosovo U21 said that Sylisufaj, together with his teammate Lorik Ademi are in the process of adjusting the documentation and is expected to join the team during 2021.[13] On 7 August 2020, the Football Federation of Kosovo announced that has started completing the necessary documents and if everything ended on time, Sylisufaj will be called up from Kosovo U21 in September 2020 for 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against England U21,[14] which did not happen due to problems with documentation.[15]

On 2 October 2020, Sylisufaj received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Austria U21 and Andorra U21.[16] Seven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in a match against Austria U21 after coming on as a substitute at 52nd minute in place of Alban Ajdini.[17]

Personal life

Sylisufaj was born in Sweden to Albanian parents from Tropojë and Kosovo, he is expected to be the first player at Kosovo national teams that is originally from Albania.[18][1]

Career statistics

Club
As of 3 January 2022[19][20]
Club Season League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Falkenberg 2016 Allsvenskan 3020—50
2017 Superettan 5210—62
2018 6041—101
2019 Allsvenskan 19152—243
2020 25730—287
2021 Superettan 12100—121
Total 7011153—8514
Sirius 2021 (loan) Allsvenskan 15311—164
2022 0000—00
Total 15311—164
Career total 8514164—10118

References
  1. "Me origjinë nga Tropoja, po shkëlqen në Suedi dhe dëshiron ta bëjë krenare Kosovën/Edi Sylisufaj e ardhmja e ndritur e "Dardanëve"" [Originally from Tropoja, is shining in Sweden and wants to make Kosovo proud/Edi Sylisufaj the bright future of "Dardanians"]. Gazeta Olle (in Albanian). 23 July 2020. Interesant është fakti se sulmuesi Sylisufaj është me origjinë shqiptare, ndërsa prindërit i ka nga Tropoja. I lindur në Suedi në 8 mars të 2000, sulmuesi i Falkenbergs ka zhvilluar 8 takime, duke shënuar 3 gola me ekipin e parë
  2. Edi Sylisufaj at Soccerway
  3. "FFF:are provtränar med Sunderland" [FFF:are training with Sunderland] (in Swedish). Hallands Nyheter. 23 October 2015.
  4. "Falkenberg vs. GIF Sundsvall 1–1". Soccerway. 15 October 2016.
  5. "Här blir Edi Sylisufaj första spelaren född på 2000-talet att spela i allsvenskan" [Here, Edi Sylisufaj becomes the first player born in the 2000s to play in the Allsvenskan]. Fotbollskanalen.se (in Swedish). 23 October 2016.
  6. "FFF flyttar upp lovande trio" [FFF moves up promising trio] (in Swedish). SvenskaFans.com. 4 January 2017.
  7. "Edi Sylisufaj klar för Sirius Fotboll" [Edi Sylisufaj ready for Sirius Football] (in Swedish). IK Sirius Fotboll. 6 August 2021.
  8. "Varberg vs. Sirius 0–0". Soccerway. 9 August 2021.
  9. "Täby vs. Sirius 2–3". Soccerway. 19 August 2021.
  10. "Edi Sylisufaj stannar i Sirius" [Edi Sylisufaj stays in Sirius] (in Swedish). IK Sirius Fotboll. 3 January 2022.
  11. "P17-truppen till La Manga" [The U17 squad to La Manga] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 30 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017.
  12. "4–3 mot Norge i La Manga" [4–3 against Norway in La Manga] (in Swedish). Swedish Football Association. 9 February 2017.
  13. "Konfirmohet, dy talentë të ri i bashkohen Kosovës U21" [It is confirmed, two new talents join Kosovo U21] (in Albanian). Kosova Press. 17 July 2020.
  14. "Edi Sylisufaj, futbollisti i radhës që i bashkohet Dardanëve" [Edi Sylisufaj, the next footballer who join the Dardanians] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 7 August 2020.
  15. "Prekazi tregon arsyen pse Edi Sylisufaj nuk u ftua nga Kosova" [Prekazi shows the reason why Edi Sylisufaj was not invited from Kosovo]. Zeri.info (in Albanian). 29 August 2020.
  16. "Prekazi publikon listën e lojtarëve për ndeshjen me Austrinë dhe Andorrën" [Prekazi publishes the list of players for the match with Austria and Andorra] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 2 October 2020.
  17. "Kosovo U21 vs. Austria U21 0–1". Soccerway. 9 October 2020.
  18. "Falkenbergs FF:s Edi Sylisufaj, 20, aktuell för Kosovo" [Falkenbergs FF's Edi Sylisufaj, 20, current for Kosovo] (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 19 July 2020. Förbundet har kontaktat mig och berättat att de haft koll på mig en längre tid. De tycker att jag har gjort det bra i Falkenberg. Det känns väldigt intressant, säger Sylisufaj vars mamma är från Kosovo
  19. Edi Sylisufaj at Soccerway
  20. Edi Sylisufaj at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
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