Orges Bunjaku

Orges Naser Bunjaku (born 5 July 2001) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club Grenoble.

Orges Bunjaku
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-05) 5 July 2001
Place of birth Uznach, Switzerland
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Grenoble
Number 25
Youth career
2007–2015 Rapperswil-Jona
2015–2019 Basel
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2021 Basel U21 19 (1)
2020–2021 Basel 12 (0)
2021– Grenoble 13 (0)
National team‡
2016 Switzerland U15 3 (0)
2016–2017 Switzerland U16 3 (0)
2017 Switzerland U17 6 (1)
2018 Switzerland U18 2 (0)
2019 Switzerland U19 5 (3)
2020 Switzerland U20 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 December 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 October 2020

Club career

Early career and Basel

Bunjaku at the age of six started playing football in local club Rapperswil-Jona.[1] In 2015, he transferred to the youth system of Basel.[1] In January 2020, he advanced to their first team and signed his first professional contract with the club, agreeing on a four-year deal.[2]

After playing in two test games, Bunjaku played his domestic league debut for the club in the away game on 8 February 2020 as Basel won 4–0 against Zürich.[3] He played five league games in his first season, three times he played in the starting formation. He also had one appearance in the UEFA Europa League as he was substituted in during 84th minute in the match against APOEL.[4]

Grenoble

On 19 July 2021, Bunjaku signed a three-year contract with Ligue 2 club Grenoble and received squad number 25.[5] Five days later, he made his debut in a 0–4 home defeat against Paris FC after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Yannick Marchand.[6]

International career

Youth

From 2016, until 2020, Bunjaku has been part of Switzerland at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U15, U16, U17, U18, U19 and U20 teams and he with these teams played twenty matches and scored four goals.

Senior

Bunjaku's agent, Christoph Graf through an interview stated that Bunjaku has started the procedures for obtaining Kosovan passport and his wish is to play for Kosovo national team.[7] On 22 March 2022, the Football Federation of Kosovo announced that Bunjaku had decided to represent their national team.[8]

References
  1. "FCRJ-Talent zum FC Basel" [FCRJ talent for FC Basel]. joggeli.ch – FC Basel Fanseite (in German). 23 July 2015.
  2. "Orges Bunjaku unterschreibt Profivertrag beim FCB" [Orges Bunjaku signed professional contract with FCB] (in German). FC Basel. 8 January 2020.
  3. "Zürich vs. Basel 0–4". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 February 2020.
  4. "The next round is in reach after 3:0 victory in Nicosia". FC Basel. 20 February 2020.
  5. "Orges Bunjaku est Grenoblois!" [Orges Bunjaku is from Grenoble!] (in French). Grenoble Foot 38. 19 July 2021.
  6. "GF38–PFC (0–4): Entame ratée..." [GF38–PFC (0–4): Failed start...] (in French). Grenoble Foot 38. 24 July 2021.
  7. "Ekskluzive/Flet menaxheri zviceran: Bunjaku ka aplikuar për pasaportë, ai do të luaj për Kosovën" [Exclusive/Swiss manager speaks: Bunjaku has applied for passport, he will play for Kosovo]. Indeksonline (in Albanian). 4 February 2021.
  8. "Orges Bunjaku zyrtarizon përfaqësimin me Kosovën" [Orges Bunjaku formalizes the representation with Kosovo] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 22 March 2022.
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