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Enis Bardhi
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Bardhi with Macedonia in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-07-02) 2 July 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Skopje, Macedonia
Height 1.72 m
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current club Trabzonspor
Number 8
Youth career
Shkupi
2013 Brøndby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Prespa Birlik 10 (5)
2014–2017 Újpest 79 (20)
2017–2022 Levante 148 (23)
2022– Trabzonspor 38 (4)
National team
2012–2013 Macedonia U17 1 (0)
2013–2014 Macedonia U19 4 (0)
2014–2017 Macedonia U21 14 (4)
2015– North Macedonia 59 (16)
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2023.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2023

Enis Bardhi (born 2 July 1995) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Süper Lig club Trabzonspor and the North Macedonia national team.

Club career

Early career

Born in Skopje to Albanian parents, Bardhi started his early career at KF Skupi. He later joined the Brøndby IF's youth system in 2013. In November of that year, however, he agreed to a one-year professional deal with Swedish Football Division 2 club KSF Prespa Birlik. He featured in ten matches and scored five goals for the club during his spell, helping in their narrow escape from relegation.

Újpest

In August 2014, Bardhi moved to Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Újpest on trial, and signed a three-year contract late in the month.

Levante

On 17 July 2017, Bardhi agreed to a three-year deal with La Liga side Levante UD for an estimated €1.5 million. He made his La Liga debut on August 21, starting in a 1–0 home win against Villarreal CF.

On 26 August, he scored his debut goal in the top tier, a direct free kick in a 2–2 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña.

Trabzonspor

On 12 August 2022, Bardhi moved to Turkish Süper Lig club Trabzonspor.

International career

Bardhi was born in Macedonia to a Kosovar Albanian family and was thus eligible to represent Macedonia, Albania or Kosovo. Bardhi desired to represent Albania, stating "I do not believe there is an Albanian born in Skopje, with Albanian families, who would not want to play for Albania". Redi Jupi, who was appointed as scouting manager for the Albanian Football Association, never approached Bardhi or responded to Bardhi's agents. With Football Federation of Macedonia showing genuine interest and Bardhi viewing the Albanian Football Association's handling of the situation and response as unprofessional, he accepted the call-up for Macedonia.

However, Jetmir Salihu, a representative for the Albanian Football Association, dismissed Bardhi's claim, unveiling all the text messages between him and the player, showing that Bardhi was never interested in playing for Albania in the first place. He also accused the player of trying to damage the image of the association with the aim to be seen as a hero to Albanian people, stating: "Since 2010 I've had hundreds of such cases, footballers that have refused the national team and at the end they came out with such statements because they want to make FSHF guilty so they can win the sympathy of Albanians."

Bardhi represented North Macedonia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels before making his senior international debut on 27 March 2015, coming on as a first-half substitute for Artim Položani in a 2–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying home loss against Belarus.

Bardhi was part of North Macedonia's UEFA Euro 2020 squad, starting in all three of their group stage games.

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Prespa Birlik 2014 Swedish Division 2 10 5 10 5
Újpest 2014–15 NB I 21 2 6 0 3 0 30 2
2015–16 29 6 5 1 34 7
2016–17 29 12 4 1 33 13
Total 79 20 15 2 3 0 97 22
Levante 2017–18 La Liga 26 9 4 0 30 9
2018–19 36 3 2 0 38 3
2019–20 30 7 2 0 32 7
2020–21 26 1 4 1 30 2
2021–22 30 3 2 0 32 3
Total 148 23 14 1 162 24
Trabzonspor 2022–23 Süper Lig 30 6 3 0 9 1 42 7
2023–24 5 2 0 0 5 2
Total 35 8 3 0 9 1 47 9
Career total 272 56 32 3 3 0 9 1 316 60

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
North Macedonia 2015 4 0
2016 2 0
2017 5 1
2018 8 2
2019 8 2
2020 4 0
2021 11 4
2022 10 4
2023 5 2
Total 57 15
Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bardhi goal.
List of international goals scored by Enis Bardhi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 9 October 2017 Stadion Mladost, Strumica, Macedonia  Liechtenstein 3–0 4–0 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification
2 16 November 2018 Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein 1–0 2–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D
3 19 November 2018 Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia  Gibraltar 1–0 4–0
4 25 March 2019 Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia  Slovenia 1–1 1–1 UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
5 9 September 2019 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 2–0 2–0
6 28 March 2021 Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia  Liechtenstein 1–0 5–0 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification
7 11 November 2021 Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia  Armenia 2–0 5–0
8 3–0
9 5–0
10 5 June 2022 Victoria Stadium, Gibraltar  Gibraltar 1–0 2–0 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C
11 12 June 2022 Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia 1–0 4–0
12 17 November 2022  Finland 1–1 1–1 Friendly
13 20 November 2022  Azerbaijan 1–0 1–3
14 16 June 2023  Ukraine 1–0 2–3 UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
15 9 September 2023  Italy 1–1 1–1

Honours

Újpest

  • Szuperkupa: 2014
  • Magyar Kupa runner-up: 2015–16

Individual

  • Macedonian Footballer of the Year: 2017

See also

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