Orges Bunjaku

Orges Bunjaku (born 5 July 2001) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Basel in the Swiss Super League.[1]

Orges Bunjaku
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-05) 5 July 2001
Place of birth Uznach, Switzerland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Basel
Number 22
Youth career
0000–2015 Rapperswil-Jona
2015–2019 Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019 Basel II 14 (1)
2020– Basel 6 (0)
National team
2017 Switzerland U17 6 (1)
2018 Switzerland U18 2 (0)
2019–2020 Switzerland U19 5 (3)
2021– Kosovo 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:08, 1 october 2020 (UTC)

Professional career

Bunjaku started his youth football by local club Rapperswil-Jona. In 2015 he transferred to the youth sytem of Basel. In January 2020 he advanced to their first team and signed his first professional contract with the club, agreeing on a four-year deal.[2]

After playing in two test games, Bunjaku played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game on 8 February 2020 as Basel won 4–0 against Zürich.[3] He played five league games in his first season, three times he played in the starting formation. He also had one appearance in the UEFA Europa League as he was substituted in during 84th minute in the match against APOEL.[4]

International career

Bunjaku was born in Switzerland to Kosovan Parents He is a youth international for Switzerland.[5]

Kosovo

On 5 February 2021, Bunjaku confirmed through an interview that he has started the process of completing the necessary documents which if completed in time, Bunjaku would be ready to join with Kosovo national team in the next UEFA World Cup Qualfication 2022 matches in March 2021.<ref>

References
  1. Orges Bunjaku at Soccerway
  2. FC Basel 1893. "Orges Bunjaku unterschreibt Profivertrag beim FCB (Orges Bunjaku signd professional contract with FCB)". FC Basel homepage. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  3. Herklotz, Guido (2020). "Starker Auftritt – Der FCB Gewinnt gegen Zürich 4:0". FC Basel homepage. Retrieved 2019-11-16.
  4. Marti, Caspar. "The next round is in reach after 3:0 victory in Nicosia". FC Basel homepage. Retrieved 2020-02-20.
  5. https://gazetainfokus.com/debutoj-te-basel-konfirmohet-interesimi-i-kosoves-per-bunjakun/
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