Blerim Džemaili
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Džemaili with Switzerland at the 2018 World Cup | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Blerim Džemaili | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth |
Tetovo, SR Macedonia, Yugoslavia (now North Macedonia) | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Oerlikon Zürich | ||
| 1996–2000 | FC Unterstrass | ||
| 2000–2001 | YF Juventus | ||
| 2001–2003 | Zürich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Zürich | 111 | (9) |
| 2007–2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Torino (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Torino | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Parma (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Parma | 30 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Napoli | 86 | (16) |
| 2014–2016 | Galatasaray | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Genoa (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2016–2020 | Bologna | 88 | (11) |
| 2017 | → Montreal Impact (loan) | 22 | (7) |
| 2020 | Shenzhen | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Zürich | 59 | (6) |
| Total | 483 | (54) | |
| International career | |||
| 2004–2008 | Switzerland U21 | 16 | (4) |
| 2006–2018 | Switzerland | 69 | (10) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Blerim Džemaili (Albanian: Blerim Xhemaili, pronounced [blɛˈɾim dʒɛˈmaili]; Macedonian: Блерим Џемаили; born 12 April 1986) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He began his career at FC Zürich, where he won the Swiss Super League twice. He subsequently spent most of his career in Italy, making 280 Serie A appearances for Torino, Parma, Napoli, Genoa and Bologna.
Džemaili made his debut for the Switzerland national team in March 2006 and went on to make over 65 appearances. He was selected for their squads at the FIFA World Cup in 2006, 2014 and 2018, as well as UEFA Euro 2016.