Qëndrim Zyba

Qëndrim Zyba (born 3 February 2001) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kosovo Superleague club Ballkani.

Qëndrim Zyba
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-02-03) 3 February 2001
Place of birth Suva Reka, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Ballkani
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2017 Ballkani
2017–2019 Prishtina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2022 Prishtina 56 (2)
2022– Ballkani 35 (3)
International career‡
2017 Kosovo U17 5 (1)
2019 Kosovo U19 3 (0)
2021–2022 Kosovo U21 7 (0)
2023– Kosovo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2023

Club career

Prishtina

On 1 November 2017, Zyba signed his first professional contract with Kosovo Superleague side Prishtina after agreeing to a three-year deal with the possibility of extension for another two years,[1] even though he signed the professional contract with the senior team most of the time he was part of the U17 and later U19 teams. His debut with Prishtina came on 27 June 2019 in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League preliminary round against St Joseph's after coming on as a substitute at 78th minute in place of Ergyn Ahmeti.[2]

Ballkani

On 6 June 2022, Zyba returned to Kosovo Superleague side Ballkani after agreeing to a three-year deal.[3] His debut with Ballkani came a month later in the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round against Žalgiris after coming on as a substitute at 72nd minute in place of Nazmi Gripshi.

International career

From 2017, until 2022, Zyba has been part of Kosovo at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U17, U19 and U21 teams and he with these teams played fifteen matches and scored one goal. On 6 October 2023, Zyba received a call-up from Kosovo for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Andorra and Israel.[4] His debut with Kosovo came six days later in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying match against Andorra after being named in the starting line-up.[5]

Honours
Prishtina
Ballkani

References
  1. "Prishtina nënshkruan me talentin 16-vjeçar" [Prishtina signed the 16-year-old talent] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 1 November 2017.
  2. "Qendrim Zyba debutoi me Prishtinën në moshën 18 vjeçare në Ligën e Evropës" [Qendrim Zyba debuted with Pristina at the age of 18 in the European League] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 28 June 2019.
  3. "ZYRTARE: KF Ballkani nënshkruan me Qendrim Zybën" [FC Ballkani signed with Qendrim Zyba]. Sinjali.com (in Albanian). 6 June 2022.
  4. "Përzgjedhësi Gliha publikon listën e futbollistëve për ndeshjet kundër Andorrës dhe Izraelit" [Selector Gliha publishes the list of footballers for the matches against Andorra and Israel] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 6 October 2023.
  5. "Andorra–Kosova, formacionet zyrtare" [Andorra–Kosova, official line-ups] (in Albanian). Klan Kosova. 12 October 2023.
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