Introduction
Ylldren Ibrahimaj (born 24 December 1995) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Norwegian club Viking and the Kosovo national team.
Club career
Early career
Ibrahimaj was part of the youth team of IK Grane until 2011. Since 2012, he played for the club of his birthplace, Arendal for five years and made 129 league appearances. On 22 December 2017, Ibrahimaj joined 1. divisjon side Mjøndalen, on a four-year contract.
— Ibrahimaj after the transfer to Viking, July 2018.
Viking
On 20 July 2018, Ibrahimaj joined 1. divisjon side Viking, on a two and a half year contract. Two days later, he made his debut in a 4–1 home win against Jerv after coming on as a substitute at 77th minute in place of Usman Sale.
International career
On 22 May 2019, Ibrahimaj received a call-up from Kosovo for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Montenegro and Bulgaria, he is not available in the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying match against Montenegro that FIFA does not permitting to play for Kosovo due to problems with documentations.
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 24 November 2019
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Arendal | 2012 | 3. divisjon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2013 | 2. divisjon | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| 2014 | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 1 | ||||
| 2015 | 24 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 27 | 3 | ||||
| 2016 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 8 | ||||
| 2017 | 1. divisjon | 28 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | 30 | 5 | |||
| Total | 129 | 14 | 10 | 4 | — | — | 139 | 18 | ||||
| Mjøndalen | 2018 | 1. divisjon | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||
| Total | 15 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | 18 | 3 | ||||
| Viking | 2018 | 1. divisjon | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 3 | ||
| 2019 | Eliteserien | 27 | 3 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 33 | 5 | |||
| Total | 38 | 6 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 44 | 8 | ||||
| Career total | 182 | 22 | 19 | 7 | — | — | 191 | 29 | ||||
Honours
Club
- Viking
- 1. divisjon: 2018
- Norwegian Football Cup: 2019