Blerim Džemaili
Džemaili playing for Galatasaray in 2014
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Blerim Džemaili | ||
| Date of birth | 12 April 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Tetovo, SR Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Bologna | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1995–1996 | Oerlikon Zürich | ||
| 1996–2000 | FC Unterstrass | ||
| 2000–2001 | YF Juventus | ||
| 2001–2003 | Zürich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2003–2007 | Zürich | 111 | (9) |
| 2007–2009 | Bolton Wanderers | 0 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | → Torino (loan) | 23 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Torino | 7 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → Parma (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 2010–2011 | Parma | 30 | (1) |
| 2011–2014 | Napoli | 86 | (16) |
| 2014–2016 | Galatasaray | 11 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Genoa (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2016– | Bologna | 22 | (6) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2008 | Switzerland U-21 | 16 | (4) |
| 2006– | Switzerland | 55 | (6) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 February 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 November 2016 |
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Blerim Džemaili (Albanian: Blerim Xhemaili [blɛˈɾim dʒɛˈmaili]; born 12 April 1986) is a naturalized Swiss professional footballer who plays for Bologna as a midfielder.
He made his debut for the Switzerland national team in March 2006 and was selected for their squads at the FIFA World Cup in 2006 and 2014.
Blerim was born to Fekredin and Shemije Džemaili, an Albanian family from Bogovinje, in Macedonia. At age four, he and his family migrated to Zürich, Switzerland. At age nine, he joined youth club Oerlikon Zürich for one year before moving to FC Unterstrass. At the age of 14, Blerim moved to third league team YF Juventus as a youth player before moving to FC Zürich in 2001. While with Zürich, Džemaili rose through the ranks and made the senior team at age 17.
Džemaili started his senior career with Zürich. In his first season, he made 30 appearances for the club, scoring twice and creating three assists. Džemaili played either as a central or defensive midfielder. In the 2004–05 season, he helped the club win the Swiss Cup. Džemaili imposed a strong influence on the field as he possessed accurate passing capabilities as well as a fast and aggressive approach to the game. This led Džemaili to taking the role of captain during the 2005–06. Džemaili was 19 when he was chosen captain and is one of the youngest captains in Swiss football history. Džemaili led his team to glory as Zürich won the Swiss Super League in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons.
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