Ferhan Hasani

Ferhan Hasani (Macedonian: Ферхан Хасани; born 18 June 1990), nicknamed Buba, is a Macedonian professional footballer of Albanian origin who plays for FK Partizani and the North Macedonia national team.

Ferhan Hasani
Hasani playing for Brøndby IF in 2014
Personal information
Full name Ferhan Hasani
Ферхан Хасани
Date of birth (1990-06-18) 18 June 1990
Place of birth Tetovo, SR Macedonia
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 FK Partizani
Youth career
1998–2007 Shkëndija
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Shkëndija 35 (12)
2012–2013 VfL Wolfsburg 4 (0)
2013–2015 Brøndby IF 35 (7)
2015–2018 Shkëndija 64 (46)
2018–2019 Al-Ra'ed 24 (2)
2020 HJK 7 (4)
2021– Partizani 0 (0)
National team‡
2006 Macedonia U17
2010–2012 Macedonia U21 13 (3)
2010– North Macedonia 39 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 August 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 October 2020

He made his full international debut on 22 December 2010 against China in a friendly game.[1]

Personal

Childhood

Hasani was born in Tetovo, Macedonia and is of Albanian heritage. As a child, Hasani grew up with the nickname Buba. Buba is a name given to a bug or beetle in Albanian and Macedonian and he was given this name because he was quicker on the ball than his peers.[2] Hasani joined FK Shkëndija at the age of 8.[2]

Club career

Shkëndija

When Shkëndija were in the Macedonian Second League, Hasani got his chance to play for the senior squad when he was 17 years old. In the second of his two seasons with the senior squad, Hasani scored 13 goals in 27 matches, establishing himself as best striker in the team and an important contributor to Shkëndija's championship 2010–11 season, earning Shkëndija promotion to the Macedonian First League.[2] He became a fan favourite by scoring a goal from a free kick against rivals FK Vardar[2] in the final game of the season. During the half time of the game against Metalurg, Hasani was presented as the best player of the season.[2]

There was some speculation that Croatian club Hajduk Split and German club VfL Wolfsburg,[3] were interested in signing the striker, as well as Dutch side FC Groningen and Gent of Belgium. However, Hasani remained at Shkendija for the first half of the new season. The season started well until he suffered an injury that kept him out of the squad until the latter half of the year. Hasani contributed five goals and eight assists for his club that season before leaving in the winter break.[4]

Wolfsburg

On 16 December 2011, Hasani agreed to a three-year deal with Wolfsburg and joined the German club immediately after the New Year.[4][5][6] Wolfsburg manager, Felix Magath, stated that new acquisitions Hasani and Slobodan Medojević were "two young players who have played exceptionally well in their respective leagues and are talents from whose we expect to be great players".[7]

On 30 September 2012, Hasani made his debut for Wolfsburg, coming on in the 45th minute against Mainz 05.

During the 2012–13 season's winter transfer period, Hasani received interest from Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb. It was reported that Wolfsburg and Dinamo have agreed terms and all that remains is a medical test on 25 January.[8][9] Dinamo coach Kruno Jurčić stated "He is a winger who can play on both sides and he's the kind of player we need. I've seen him when I was working for Croatian national team and was scouting Macedonia so when an opportunity came to sign him we didn't hesitate".[9] But the transfer failed.

With the Wolfsburg squad being reduced and not receiving much match time, Hasani planned to leave in the summer, with possible interests from Dynamo Dresden and Brøndby.[10]

Season 2013–14

On 2 September 2013, Hasani decided to join Brøndby IF. According to Danish media the transfer fee was €260K. He signed a two-year contract and was presented the jersey number 22.[11] Hasani debuted on 15 September 2013 and scored his first goal after only two minutes of play, as he became matchwinner with a goal in the 65th minute against Odense Boldklub.[12] On 1 December 2013, Hasani scored from a freekick 25 metres out from the goal against city rivals F.C. København.[13]

After round 23 in the Superliga, Ferhan sustained a knee injury, keeping him out of the next three games. On 18 April, he was cleared to return for the game against SønderjyskE. Ferhan came off the bench in the 70th minute, and put the game away when he score the third goal for Brøndby in the 88th minute. Hasani's goal came on a right footed shot to the right corner past the diving keeper of SønderjyskE.[14]

Season 2014–15

After a successful pre-season, in which he scored against Liverpool,[15] Hasani succumbed to injury missing out on the beginning of the season.

On 7 December, Hasani returned and Brøndby defeated Silkeborg IF 1–0. Hasani scored the goal on what was the 50th anniversary of Brøndby. Ferhan had a successful season with Brøndby reaching third in the Superliga.

Return to Shkëndija

After completing his two-year contract at Brøndby, Hasani's agent Fali Ramadani and Brøndby could not agree on a new deal resulting in Hasani leaving during the summer transfer period. A fan favourite, Brøndby fans had been writing for weeks for Hasani to extend his contract.[16] Ferhan was given flowers by Brøndby when they hosted Esbjerg in the final round of the Danish season.[16]

Hasani agreed a three-year deal with Shkëndija. Hasani joined the squad heading into the Europa League fixtures against Aberdeen.

In the 2017–18 season, Ferhan led Shkëndija to winning the league and cup. He scored 22 goals in 27 matches and made 15 assists. With his contract over and achieve all trophies in the league, it is suspected that Ferhan will leave, with interest from Galatasaray.[17]

Al-Ra'ed

On 17 August 2018, Hasani agreed to terms with Saudi Arabian side Al-Ra'ed.[18]

HJK

On 18 October 2019, HJK announced the signing of Hasani on a one-year contract.[19]

International career

Hasani made his full international debut on 22 December 2010 against China in a friendly match.[20] At the end of the football season, Hasani was called up to the Macedonian squad for the upcoming fixture with Ireland for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifiers. He came on as a substitute in the tenth minute and Macedonia went on to lose 0–2 to Ireland.[21] With Macedonia effectively out of the qualifications of the UEFA Euro 2012, Hasani was called to play for the Under-21s team against Serbia for the UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualifiers. Hasani was crucial as he scored for Macedonia, resulting in a 1–1 draw.[22]

On 29 February 2012, Hasani scored his first goal in an away friendly against Luxembourg as Macedonia suffered a 1–2 defeat.[23]

Career statistics

International
As of 9 October 2016[24]
National teamYearAppsGoals
North Macedonia
201010
201150
201281
201340
201410
201540
201631
Total262

International goals
As of match played 9 October 2016. North Macedonia score listed first, score column indicates score after each Hasani goal.[25]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition Ref
1 29 February 2012Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg7 Luxembourg1–01–2Friendly[23]
2 9 October 2016Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia26 Italy2–12–32018 FIFA World Cup qualification[26][27]

Honours

Club

Shkendija

Individual

References
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  3. "Шкендија стартуваше некомплетна" (in Macedonian). 12 June 2011. Retrieved 14 June 2011.
  4. Mau, Daniel; Ehlert, Felix (16 December 2011). "Mazedonier Hasani bringt sich beim VfL ins Gespräch" (in German). Retrieved 18 December 2011.
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  9. "Hasani inches from signing for Dinamo, only medical left". Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 January 2013.
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  11. "Ferhan Hasani signs with Brøndby IF" (in Danish). www.brondby.com. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 4 September 2013.
  12. Pedersen, Kim Damsgaard (16 September 2013). "Debutant bag Brøndbys første sæsonsejr" (in Danish). tipsbladet. Retrieved 16 September 2013.
  13. Nielsen, Allan (1 December 2013). "FCK slår Brøndby med tre mål på ni minutter". Politiken (in Danish). Denmark: politiken.dk. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
  14. "Brøndby sænker Sønderjyske med Makienok" (in Danish). 18 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
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  17. "Ferhan Hasani Galatasaray için mi geldi?". Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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  19. "Ferhan Hasani Klubiin". hjk.fi/ (in Finnish). Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi. 18 October 2019. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
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