Florijana Ismaili

Florijana Ismaili (1 January 1995 – 29 June 2019) was a Swiss footballer who played as a forward for BSC YB Frauen of Switzerland's Nationalliga A. She was a member of the Switzerland national team.[3]

Florijana Ismaili
Personal information
Full name Florijana Ismaili[1]
Date of birth (1995-01-01)1 January 1995
Place of birth Aarberg, Switzerland[2]
Date of death 29 June 2019(2019-06-29) (aged 24)
Place of death Lake Como, Lombardy, Italy
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, forward
Youth career
2006–2011 FC Walperswil
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2019 BSC YB Frauen
International career
2014–2019 Switzerland 33 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

Ismaili was born in Switzerland to parents of Albanian origins.[4]

International career

Ismaili debuted for Switzerland women's national football team January 2014, in a 2–1 win over Portugal.[5] On 27 November 2015, she scored for Switzerland against Northern Ireland in a UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying match.[6] On 28 November 2017, she scored twice for Switzerland in a 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying match against Albania.[7]

15 days before her death, she played in her final match for Switzerland on 14 June 2019 against Serbia.[5]

Death

On 29 June 2019, Ismaili dived into the water from a boat diving platform while on holiday at Lake Como in Lombardy, but did not resurface. The next day, she was declared missing.[8][9] Local authorities conducted an investigation, including using remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV). On 2 July, Ismaili's body was found at the bottom of Lake Como at a depth of 204 metres (669 feet).[10][11] An autopsy revealed that the cause of death was "an acute episode of asphyxia."[12]

Career statistics

International (2014–2019)
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Switzerland 201440
201571
201640
201782
201870
201930
Total333

International goals
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ismaili goal.
List of international goals scored by Florijana Ismaili
#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.27 November 2015Lurgan, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland
5–0
8–1
UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying
2.28 November 2017Biel/Bienne, Switzerland Albania
1–0
5–12019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying
3.
5–1

See also

References
  1. "List of Players – Switzerland" (PDF). FIFA. 30 May 2015. p. 22. Retrieved 31 May 2015.
  2. Adrian M. Moser: «Die Clubs sparen zuerst bei den Frauen» In: Der Bund vom 16. April 2018.
  3. "Schweizerischer Fussballverband - Team". 2 July 2019. Archived from the original on 2 July 2019.
  4. "Radici albanesi, talento e leadership: il "caos emotivo"di Florijana Ismaili". gazzetta.it. 30 June 2019.
  5. "Florijana Ismaili (1995 - 2019)".
  6. "Statistik und Resultate".
  7. "Statistik und Resultate".
  8. "Swiss soccer player Florijana Ismaili missing after swimming accident". New York Post. 30 June 2019.
  9. "Florijana Ismaili: Swiss player declared missing after swimming accident". BBC Sport. 30 June 2019.
  10. "Switzerland player Ismaili confirmed dead in swim accident". USA Today. Associated Press. 2 July 2019. Retrieved 2 July 2019.
  11. "Florijana Ismaili: Tributes paid after body of missing Swiss player is found". BBC Sport. 3 July 2019.
  12. "Swiss national football player died from asphyxia". swissinfo.ch. 5 July 2019.
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