Introduction
Besar Halimi (born 12 December 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Sandhausen and the Kosovo national team, he previously played for Germany national under-19 football team.
Club career
Early career
Halimi first played for a local club VfL Germania 1894 and joined the youth academy of Eintracht Frankfurt, when he was six years old. In 2007, he transferred to the youth academy of SV Darmstadt 98, where he played until 2009. Where he went to play in the youth team of 1. FC Nürnberg. In the 2011–12 season, he played two matches in the Regionalliga Süd for 1. FC Nürnberg II. In the following season he played 17 matches in the Regionalliga Bayern for the reserves of Nürnberg, where he scored one goal.
VfB Stuttgart II
On 12 July 2013, Halimi was signed to the VfB Stuttgart II. On 21 September 2013, he made his professional debut in a 3. Liga match against Rot-Weiß Erfurt and he ended the season with 14 matches and one goal.
Stuttgarter Kickers
In order to gain more playing time, Halimi signed with Stuttgarter Kickers for the 2014–15 season. In one season he made two goals in 37 league matches for the Kickers and was chosen as the Player of the Month of 3. Liga for November 2014.
1. FSV Mainz 05
On 12 July 2015, Halimi signed Bundesliga side Mainz 05, on a four-year contract and was immediately loaned out to 2. Bundesliga outfit FSV Frankfurt for the entirety of the 2015–16 season. In the following season, he played for the Mainz 05 II in the 3. Liga.
Loan at Brøndby
For the 2017–18 season. Halimi joined Danish Superliga side Brøndby, on a season-long loan. On 13 July 2017, he made his debut with Brøndby in the second qualifying round of 2017–18 UEFA Europa League against the Finnish side VPSafter coming on as a substitute at 64th minute in place of Kamil Wilczek.
Return to Brøndby
— Halimi on returning to Brøndby IF, August 2018.
On 30 August 2018, Halimi returned to Danish Superliga side Brøndby, on a two-year contract. On 2 September 2018, he made his debut in a 2–2 home draw against Midtjylland after coming on as a substitute at 76th minute in place of Lasse Vigen.
Sandhausen
On 2 September 2019, Halimi joined 2. Bundesliga side Sandhausen, on a two-year contract.
International career
On 7 October 2015, Halimi received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Equatorial Guinea and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.
Personal life
Halimi was born in Frankfurt, Germany from Kosovo Albanian parents from Gnjilane.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 9 November 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| 1. FC Nürnberg II | 2011–12 | Regionalliga Südwest | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2012–13 | Regionalliga Bayern | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 19 | 1 | |||||
| VfB Stuttgart II | 2013–14 | 3. Liga | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 14 | 1 | |||||
| Stuttgarter Kickers | 2014–15 | 3. Liga | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |
| Total | 37 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 40 | 2 | |||
| Mainz 05 | 2015–16 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| FSV Frankfurt (loan) | 2015–16 | 2. Bundesliga | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | |||
| Mainz 05 II | 2016–17 | 3. Liga | 24 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 4 | |||
| Total | 50 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 52 | 8 | |||||
| Brøndby | 2017–18 (loan) | Danish Superliga | 29 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 38 | 8 | |
| 2018–19 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 1 | |||
| Total | 36 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | 46 | 9 | |||
| Career total | 156 | 19 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 171 | 21 | ||
International
- As of 20 November 2018
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | |||
| 2015 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2017 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2018 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 15 | 1 | |
International goals
- As of 13 November 2017
- Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 November 2017 (2017-11-13) | Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari, Mitrovica, Kosovo |  Latvia
|
4–3 | 4–3 | Friendly |