Besir Demiri


Besir Demiri is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or left back.

Club career

Demiri started playing football in the youth club of Shkupi Čair, and in 2013 he also joined their first team to perform in the Macedonian Second Football League. After two years playing for Shkupi, in January 2015 he transferred to Shkendija Tetovo to play in Macedonia's top division. In December 2016 he transferred to Vardar Skopje. In February 2018 he moved to Ukrainian Premier League club FC Mariupol.

International career

Demiri made his debut for the Macedonian U21 national team in 2014 and he has been a regular player in the following 2 years after that. On 27 June 2016, after his great performance and debut goal in the Euro U21 qualifying match against Ukraine U21, Demiri received an additional call up for the Macedonian A team. Only 2 days later, he already made his debut for the National Team in the 3:1 win against Azerbaijan where he was substituted in for Bojan Najdenov in the 83rd minute. On 2 September 2018, he was called-up to Albania national football team for 2018–19 UEFA Nations League matches.