Ismet Sinani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ismet Nderim Sinani | ||
| Date of birth | 31 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Belluno, Italy[1] | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Bra | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2018 | AC Milan | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | AC Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Juve Stabia (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | → Sicula Leonzio (loan) | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | Union San Giorgio Sedico | 18 | (3) |
| 2021–2022 | Levico Terme | 29 | (14) |
| 2022–2023 | Virtus Verona | 12 | (0) |
| 2023 | Legnago | 14 | (1) |
| 2023–2025 | Union Clodiense Chioggia | 68 | (12) |
| 2025– | Bra | 10 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Albania U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2018 | Kosovo U19 | 3 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 27 March 2018 | |||
Ismet Nderim Sinani (born 31 May 1999) is a Kosovan footballer who plays as a forward for Serie C Group B club Bra. He also represented Albania internationally at youth level before switching his allegiance to Kosovo.[2]
Early life
[edit | edit source]Sinani was born in Belluno, Italy to Kosovo Albanian parents from Rahovec.[3]
He holds Kosovan, Albanian and Italian passports. From an early age he dreamed of being a football player, and in just a few years he went from the fields of Belluno to Milan. At 16, he signed his first professional contract for three years and then renewed it for three more until 2021. He relaunched at US Levico Terme to return after just one season in the professional ranks at Virtus Verona.
Club career
[edit | edit source]AC Milan
[edit | edit source]In 2013, Sinani joined the youth team of AC Milan[4] and he played for their under-19 squad, beginning in the 2015–16 season.[5]
Loan to Juve Stabia
[edit | edit source]On 31 August 2018, Sinani joined Serie C side Juve Stabia, on a season-long loan.[6][7] On 30 September 2018, he made his debut in a 1–3 away win against Paganese after coming on as a substitute at 77th minute in place of Salvatore Elia.[8]
Loan to Sicula Leonzio
[edit | edit source]At the start of the 2019–20 season, Sinani was loaned out to Serie C side Sicula Leonzio with an option to make the deal permanent.[9]
Virtus Verona
[edit | edit source]After two seasons in Serie D, in June 2022 Sinani returned to Serie C at Virtus Verona.[10] On 27 January 2023, Sinani's contract with Virtus Verona was terminated by mutual consent.[11]
Legnago
[edit | edit source]On 28 January 2023, Sinani moved to Serie D club Legnago.[12]
International career
[edit | edit source]Albania
[edit | edit source]On 6 April 2015, Sinani was named as part of the Albania U17 squad for 2015 Tournament of Nations, which was held in Gradisca d'Isonzo, Italy from 24 April–2 May 2015.[2] On 25 April 2015, he made his debut with Albania U17 in a match against Mexico U15 after being named in the starting line-up.[13]
On 22 October 2015, Sinani made his debut with Albania U17 in a 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification match against Switzerland U17 after being named in the starting line-up.[14]
Kosovo
[edit | edit source]On 17 March 2018, Sinani was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship elite qualifications.[15] On 21 March 2018, he made his debut with Kosovo U19 in a match against Portugal U19 after coming on as a substitute at 53rd minute in place of Lirim Kastrati.[16]
Career statistics
[edit | edit source]Club
[edit | edit source]- As of 22 October 2019[17]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other[a] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Milan | 2018–19 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Juve Stabia (loan) | 2018–19 | Serie C | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |||
| Sicula Leonzio (loan) | 2019–20 | Serie C | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| Total | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
- ^ Including other competitions, such as Coppa Italia Serie C
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Ismet Sinani at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Ismet Sinani at SoccerwayLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- Ismet Sinani at the Albanian Football Association (in Albanian and English)
- 1999 births
- Sportspeople from Belluno
- Footballers from the Province of Belluno
- Living people
- Kosovan men's footballers
- Kosovo men's youth international footballers
- Albanian men's footballers
- Albania men's youth international footballers
- Italian men's footballers
- Italian people of Kosovan descent
- Italian people of Albanian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Serie C players
- Serie D players
- SS Juve Stabia players
- SS Leonzio 1909 players
- Virtus Verona players
- FC Legnago Salus players
- Union Clodiense Chioggia FC players
- AC Bra players
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen
- 21st-century Albanian sportsmen