Riza Durmisi

Riza Durmisi
Personal information
Full name Riza Durmisi
Date of birth (1994-01-08) 8 January 1994
Place of birth Ishøj, Denmark
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing position Left back
Club information
Current team
 Betis
Number 14
Youth career
2000–2013 Brøndby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Brøndby 93 (7)
2016– Betis 6 (0)
National team‡
2009–2010 Denmark U16 7 (0)
2009–2011 Denmark U17 27 (1)
2011–2013 Denmark U19 15 (0)
2013–2015 Denmark U21 9 (1)
2015– Denmark 15 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12:48, 13 November 2016 (UTC).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 September 2016

Riza Durmisi (born 8 January 1994) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Spanish club Real Betis. He has represented Denmark at several youth levels and made his debut for the senior national team in 2015.

Early life

Riza Durmisi was born as a 3rd generation Dane to an Albanian family from Ishøj, part of the Copenhagen suburbs.[1][2]

Club career

Brøndby

Season 2012-13

Durmisi made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Esbjerg fB on 26 August 2012, and had four substitute appearances during the season.[3]

Season 2013-14

On 24 June 2013, Durmisi signed a three-year contract which tied him to the club until the summer 2016.[4] Durmisi got officially promoted to the first team and handed jersey number 17.[5] He became a frequent starter, first as a left winger and later as a left wing-back.[6] On 10 November he scored his first goal from his position as left wing-back in the 3–0 home victory against Aarhus GF.[7] He caught attention from foreign scouts including the French Ligue 1 side Toulouse after scoring 3 times in 33 games that season.[8] and the Turkish giant Fenerbahce.[9]

Season 2014-15

On 31 July Durmisi made his UEFA Europa League debut from the starting line up in the 3–0 away defeat against the Belgian side Club Brugge.[10]

Durmisi revealed during the Christmas break of 2014-2015 that he was approached by the Football Federation of Macedonia, due to his Macedonian roots. He stated at the same time, that the Danish national team was his first priorty if the national coach Morten Olsen would look his way. Olsen's comment was, that Riza should focus on proving his worth on the pitch rather than in the press. Olsen pointed at the same time, that Riza was in the scope.[11][12] During the winter break in January he revealed that his ambition was to take a step at either the Dutch Eredivisie or the German Bundesliga.[13]

Season 2015-16

On October 2, 2015, after months of negotiation and a replacement of his big mouthed agent Sedat Duraki, Riza finally signed a contract extension which tied him to the club until the summer 2018. The contract reportedly includes a €2 million buyout clause. The contract was finallized by his new agent Nikalo Juric.[14]At the end of 2015 Riza got highly rewarded for his continuous high performance and a great year by winning the "Brøndby IF Player of the year 2015" reward in front of players like Daniel Agger and Thomas Kahlenberg.[15]By the end of March Riza revealed that he got a lot of attention from clubs all over Europe and his expectation is that the season 2015-16 will be the last season in the Brøndby jersey for this time. Riza also said, that his overall goal is a match in the white shirt of Real Madrid.[16]

Real Betis

Season 2016-17

On 28 May Riza penned a five-year contract with La Liga club Real Betis after weeks of media rumors. Real Betis released Durmisi’s €2 million buyout clause and replaced it with a €20 million buyout clause on a contract tying Riza Durmisi to the club until the summer 2021.[17] Durmisi made his debut for the club on 20 August, starting in a 2–6 away loss against FC Barcelona.[18]

International career

On 8 June 2015, Durmisi made his senior international debut for Denmark in a 2–1 home friendly win against Montenegro at the Viborg Stadion, as a 72nd-minute substitute for Simon Poulsen.[19] Riza played the final 7 games in Morten Olsens campaigne as Denmarks national coach.

On 1 March 2016, Åge Hareide took over as Danish national coach from Morten Olsen, calling up Durmisi for his first two games in charge, against Iceland and Scotland on 24 and 29 March 2016. He started and played the full 90 minutes in both games as left wingback in Hareide's new 3-5-2 system.

Career statistics

As of 13 November 2016[20][21]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Brøndby 2012–13 Danish Superliga 4000——40
2013–14 32310——333
2014–15 2830020—303
2015–16 2914070—401
Total 9375090001057
Betis 2016–17 La Liga 6000——60
Total 6000000060
Career total 9975090001117

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ↑ http://www.gazetaexpress.com/en/arkiva/durmisi-e-ardhmja-e-danimark235s-73018/
  2. ↑ http://www.bt.dk/fodbold/riza-durmisi-om-opvaeksten-i-ishoej-alle-der-vokser-op-herude-har-proevet-at-stjae/
  3. ↑ "Riza Durmisi Player Profil" (in Danish). www.brondby.com. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  4. ↑ "Brøndby IF sign with Riza Durmisi" (in Danish). www.brondby.com. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 24 June 2013.
  5. ↑ "New jersey numbers" (in Danish). www.brondby.com. 2 July 2013. Retrieved 29 June 2013.
  6. ↑ "Durmisi: Getting better for each match" (in Danish). www.brondby.com. 2 October 2013. Retrieved 2 October 2013.
  7. ↑ "Durmisi: Thrilled about my first goal" (in Danish). www.brondby.com. 10 November 2013. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  8. ↑ "Brøndby Starlet on French short list" (in Danish). www.eb.dk. 4 June 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  9. ↑ "Brøndby Starlet flattered by foreign interest, but..." (in Danish). www.bt.dk. 6 June 2014. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  10. ↑ "Starting line-up against Club Brugge" (in Danish). www.brondby.com. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  11. ↑ "Durmisi: Want a call up" (in Danish). www.bold.dk. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  12. ↑ "Olsen: Durmisi, let your feet do the talking" (in Danish). www.bold.dk. 26 December 2014. Retrieved 20 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "Riza Durmisi dreams big about the Bundesliga" (in Danish). www.tv3sport.dk. 31 January 2015. Retrieved 31 January 2015.
  14. ↑ http://www.b.dk/sport/broendby-og-riza-durmisi-enige-om-ny-kontrakt
  15. ↑ http://www.forza.dk/nyhed/tipsbladet/riza-durmisi-er-k%C3%A5ret-til-%C3%A5rets-br%C3%B8ndby-spiller
  16. ↑ http://www.fodbold-transfers.dk/eftertragtet-riza-durmisi-jeg-skifter-til-real-madrid-en-dag/
  17. ↑ "Official: Riza Durmisi sold to Real Betis" (in Danish). www.tv3sport.dk. 28 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
  18. ↑ "Los juegos de Messi y Suárez" [The games of Messi and Suárez] (in Spanish). Marca. 20 August 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
  19. ↑ Olsen, Allan (8 June 2015). "Pierre-Emile er vores panzerwagen!" [Pierre-Emile is our tank!]. Ekstra Bladet (in Danish). Retrieved 8 June 2015.
  20. ↑ "R. Durmisi". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  21. ↑ "Riza Durmisi Player Profil" (in Danish). www.brondby.com. 23 February 2014. Retrieved 10 November 2013.
  22. ↑ http://www.forza.dk/nyhed/tipsbladet/riza-durmisi-er-k%C3%A5ret-til-%C3%A5rets-br%C3%B8ndby-spiller
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