Playing position Name Atdhe Nuhiu Career start 2008 Years Team Weight 85 kg | 1999–2005 Wels Height 1.97 m Number 9 Role Footballer Salary 300,000 EUR (2012) | |
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Date of birth (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 (age 26) Place of birth Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia Current team Sheffield Wednesday F.C. (#9 / Forward) Similar People Ersun Yanal, Bulent Uygun, Riza Calimbay, Ertugrul Saglam, Michael Skibbe | ||
Atdhe nuhiu skills goals
Atdhe Nuhiu (born 29 July 1989) is a Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for English club Sheffield Wednesday and the Kosovo national team. Nuhiu previously represented Austria at youth international level.
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- Atdhe nuhiu skills goals
- Atdhe nuhiu 2013 14 swfc goals
- Ried
- Rapid Wien
- 201314 season
- 201415 season
- International career
- Kosovo
- Club
- International
- International goals
- References
Atdhe nuhiu 2013 14 swfc goals
Ried
On 31 August 2009, on the deadline day, Nuhiu completed a transfer to SV Ried on loan for the 2009–10 season. He scored his first goal for the team on 23 September 2009 in team's 1–1 away draw at Austria Wien, just eleven days after making his debut in a losing effort against SV Mattersburg.
Rapid Wien
On 8 June 2010, Nuhiu joined fellow Austrian Bundesliga side Rapid Wien on a three-year contract with an option of a further one. His salary was raported to be €1,2 million per season, plus various bonuses depending on his performances. He choose squad number 15, and made his competitive debut on 22 August in the Bundesliga matchday 5 against SV Mattersburg, partnering his patriot Hamdi Salihi in an eventual 2–0 home win. Nuhiu opened his scoring account later on 13 November by scoring a last-minute equaliser against the same opponent, with the match ending 2–2.
2013–14 season
Nuhiu signed a three-year contract on a free transfer for Sheffield Wednesday on 25 July 2013. On 3 August 2013, Nuhiu scored on his debut against Queens Park Rangers. Nuhiu also scored in the comprehensive 6–0 win over Leeds United on 11 January 2014. On 1 March 2014 he scored against Middlesbrough from penalty spot in a match finished in the victory 1–0. On 12 April 2014, Nuhiu scored twice to give his team a 3–3 draw against Blackburn Rovers, where he was included in the starting line up and scored respectively the 2nd goal in the 72nd minute and the 3rd in the 5th minute of second-half stoppage time. Nuhiu scored in the next consecutive fixture on 17 April 2014 against Bournemouth finished in the victory 2–4, where Nuhiu scored the opening goal of the match in the 16th minute. He continued his scoring form for another consecutive match, as he scored in the 2–3 home defeat of Sheffield Wednesday against Charlton Athletic on 21 April 2014, where Nuhiu scored a quick goal in the 3rd minute and also gave the assist for the second goal scored by Chris Maguire in the 8th minute.
2014–15 season
On 23 August 2014, Nuhiu scored twice in the 2–3 victory against Middlesbrough, helping the team to extended their unbeaten Championship start to four matches. On the last day of the season, Nuihu scored an important stoppage-time equalizer which meant opponents Watford came second and Bournemouth won the league. During this season, Nuhiu was Sheffield Wednesday's top scorer with 11 goals in all competitions.
International career
He has played for the Austria U21, however on 10 September 2009 he made declarations to the media that he would not play for Austria, but rather for Albania as it is his dream to play for his own nation. In addition, when he scored two goals against the Albania U21 in a qualifier match, he refused to celebrate. On that occasion he was wearing red-and-black boots to honor Albania. In an interview in April 2014, Nuhiu declared that it is his only intention to play for the Austria, although he admitted that he had been in talks with other associations previously. On 7 November 2014, Nuhiu reiterated his desire to play for the Austria, should a call up arise.
On 18 November 2010, Nuhiu in an interview to the media that the problem with playing for Albania is citizenship, as he has Austrian citizenship and to receive Albanian citizenship he must give it up, as Austria doesn't permit dual citizenship. Media reported that he was called by the coach of Albania, Gianni de Biasi, for the friendly match against Armenia, on 14 August, but De Biasi did not include him in the final call up. However, on 20 August 2013 media reported that Nuhiu has started the procedures to get an Albanian passport in order to be able to represent the senior Albania national team in the future.
Kosovo
On 19 September 2014, Nuhiu returned declaring that he would play for Kosovo, when it was fully recognised by UEFA and FIFA. On 20 September 2016, Muharrem Sahiti, the assistant manager of Kosovo, said that Nuhiu was in Kosovo to complete the procedures of the Kosovo passport. On 4 January 2017, Nuhiu announced that it has received Kosovo citizenship and is ready for the next challenge. On 20 March 2017, he received a call-up from Kosovo for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Iceland, making his debut after being named in the starting line-up and scoring his side's only goal during a 2–1 defeat.