Number 58 Role Football midfielder 1996-2006 HJK Height 1.85 m | Years Team Weight 78 kg Name Mehmet Hetemaj | |
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Date of birth (1987-12-08) 8 December 1987 (age 28) Place of birth Skenderaj, SFR Yugoslavia Playing position Siblings Perparim Hetemaj, Fatbardhe Hetemaj Current teams Seinajoen Jalkapallokerho (#58 / Midfielder), Finland national football team (Defender, Midfielder) | ||
SJK TV - Mehmet Hetemaj lehdistötilaisuudessa
Mehmet Hetemaj (born 8 December 1987), is a naturalized Finnish professional football centre-back and defensive midfielder of Kosovar Albanian descent who plays for Finnish Veikkausliiga side SJK. He has represented both Finland national team and Kosovo national football team,. despite he no longer eligible to the latter. He started his football career in HJK youth team.
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- SJK TV Mehmet Hetemaj lehdisttilaisuudessa
- HJK Helsinki
- Panionios
- AlbinoLeffe
- Monza
- Finland Under 21
- Finland
- Kosovo
- Personal life
- Club
- International
- International goals
- References
HJK Helsinki
Hetemaj started his career in Finland in HJK Helsinki where he made 17 appearances between 2006 and 2007. During 2007 season he was loaned to Viikingit for 9 matches.
Panionios
In 2008, he agreed a move to Greek club Panionios F.C.. In June 2009 he was loaned out to Serie B outfit AlbinoLeffe, where he established himself as a regular.
AlbinoLeffe
In June 2010 AlbinoLeffe announced to have completed a bid to sign the player on a permanent basis from Panionios. He signed a 4-year contract. In July 2012 he was loaned out to Serie B outfit Reggina Calcio. The loan contract with Reggina ended after the 2012/13 season and Hetemaj returned to AlbinoLeffe. In January 2014 it was announced that Hetemaj had signed a loan contract with a Finnish Premier League team Honka.
Monza
In July 2014 he joined Italian club Monza.
Finland Under-21
Hetemaj, along with his older brother Përparim Hetemaj, was called up to represent Finland U-21 at the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship.
Finland
Hetemaj made his senior debut for Finland against Japan in February 2009. After a convincing season in AlbinoLeffe he was called up again on 21 May 2010 for a match against Estonia.
Kosovo
Hetemaj made his senior debut for Kosovo in a 6–1 loss against Turkey in May 2014, a friendly match. However, he lost his eligible to switch for Kosovo in competitive match after accepting the call-up from Finland in 2016, after Kosovo became a member of UEFA and FIFA.
Personal life
Of Kosovar Albanian, Hetemaj was born in Srbica, SFR Yugoslavia, and moved to Finland in 1992. His family first arrived at Oulu but they moved to Helsinki, looking for a milder climate, due to his father, Miftar, having asthma. He has an older brother, the footballer Perparim, and two sisters, Fatlume and Fatbardhe.