Ibrahim Drešević (Albanian: Ibrahim Dreshaj; born 24 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J1 League club Machida Zelvia. Born in Sweden, he represented that nation at youth international levels but in 2019 switched to play for Kosovo national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 January 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Fuxerna, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Machida Zelvia | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2010–2011 | Norrby | ||
| 2011–2016 | Elfsborg | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Elfsborg | 31 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Heerenveen | 89 | (2) |
| 2022–2024 | Fatih Karagümrük | 48 | (1) |
| 2024– | Machida Zelvia | 13 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2017 | Sweden U19 | 11 | (1) |
| 2019– | Kosovo | 25 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023 | |||
Club career
editElfsborg
editHis debut with Elfsborg came on 25 August 2016 in a 0–7 biggest away win in the second round of 2016–17 Svenska Cupen against IK Gauthiod after coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute in place of Joakim Nilsson.[2] Drešević made his first Allsvenskan appearance on 10 September after being named in the starting line-up in a 1–1 home draw against Kalmar.[3]
Heerenveen
editOn 31 January 2019, Drešević signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Eredivisie club Heerenveen.[4] His debut with Heerenveen came sixteen days later in a 2–2 home draw against PSV after coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute in place of Jizz Hornkamp.[5]
Fatih Karagümrük
editOn 24 June 2022, Drešević signed a two-year contract with Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük.[6] His debut with Fatih Karagümrük came on 21 August in a 4–1 away defeat against Beşiktaş after being named in the starting line-up.[7]
International career
editYouth
editFrom 2014, until 2017, Drešević has been part of Sweden at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U17 and U19 teams and he with these teams played thirteen matches and scored one goal.
Senior
editOn 22 May 2019, Drešević received a call-up from Kosovo for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Montenegro and Bulgaria,[8] but he was not available for these matches after FIFA did not permit him to play for Kosovo due to problems with his documentation.[9] On 23 August 2019, FIFA gave permission for Drešević to play for Kosovo.[10] His debut with Kosovo came on 10 October 2019 in a friendly match against Gibraltar after being named in the starting line-up.[11]
Personal life
editDrešević was born in Fuxerna, Lilla Edet, Sweden,[12] to Albanian parents from Tuzi, Montenegro.[13]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of match played 23 April 2024[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Elfsborg | 2016 | Allsvenskan | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| 2018 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 1 | ||
| Heerenveen | 2018–19 | Eredivisie | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| 2019–20 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 30 | 2 | |||
| 2020–21 | 30 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 34 | 0 | |||
| 2021–22 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 32 | 0 | ||
| Total | 89 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 106 | 2 | ||
| Fatih Karagümrük | 2022–23 | Süper Lig | 32 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 35 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| Total | 48 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 2 | ||
| Machida Zelvia | 2024 | J1 League | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 2 | |
| Career total | 177 | 5 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 201 | 7 | ||
- ^ Appearance(s) with Heerenveen U21
- ^ Appearance(s) in the European play-offs of 2021–22 Eredivisie
International
edit- As of 12 September 2023[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | |||
| 2019 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 7 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 0 | |
References
edit- ^ Ibrahim Drešević at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Storseger när IFE avancerade i cupen" [Big victory when IFE advanced in the cup] (in Swedish). IF Elfsborg. 25 August 2016.
- ^ "Chockad, men det var riktigt underbart" ["Shocked, but it was really wonderful"] (in Swedish). Expressen. 10 September 2016.
- ^ "sc Heerenveen versterkt zich met Ibrahim Dresevic" [sc Heerenveen strengthens itself with Ibrahim Dresevic] (in Dutch). SC Heerenveen. 31 January 2019.
- ^ "sc Heerenveen ziet koploper PSV in slotminuut langszij komen" [sc Heerenveen sees PSV leader coming alongside in the final minute] (in Dutch). SC Heerenveen. 16 February 2019.
- ^ @karagumruk_sk (24 June 2022). "Karagümrük'e hoş geldin Ibrahim Drešević. 25 yaşındaki Kosovalı savunma oyuncusu Ibrahim Drešević'i kadromuza kattık" [Welcome to Karagümrük, Ibrahim Drešević. We recruited 25-year-old Kosovar defender Ibrahim Drešević] (Tweet) (in Turkish) – via Twitter.
- ^ @karagumruk_sk (21 August 2022). "İLK 11" [STARTING 11] (Tweet) (in Turkish) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Bernard Challandes publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy ndeshjet e qershorit" [Bernard Challandes publish the list of footballers for two June matches] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
- ^ "Challandes: Dy prurjet e reja të Kosovës, s'do të mund të luajnë kundër Malit të Zi" [Challandes: The two new newcomers of Kosovo, will not be able to play against Montenegro]. Gazeta Infokus (in Albanian). 6 June 2019.
- ^ "Ibrahim Dresheviq i gatshëm për ndeshjet e shtatorit" [Ibrahim Dresheviq is ready for the September matches] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Kosovë–Gjibraltar, formacionet zyrtare" [Kosovo–Gibraltar, official formations] (in Albanian). Klan Kosova. 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Ibrahim Dresevic maakt debuut in nationale selectie Kosovo" [Ibrahim Dresevic makes debut in Kosovo national team] (in Dutch). feanonline.nl. 11 September 2019.
- ^ "Ibrahim Dresheviq, futbollisti i dytë shqiptar nga Mali i Zi që zgjedh të luajë për Kosovën" [Ibrahim Dreshević, the second Albanian footballer from Montenegro who chooses to play for Kosovo]. Ulqini Online (in Albanian). 23 May 2019.
- ^ Ibrahim Drešević at Soccerway
- ^ "Ibrahim Dreshaj". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
External links
edit- Ibrahim Drešević at Soccerway
- Ibrahim Drešević at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Ibrahim Drešević national team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)