Florian Kamberi

Florian Kamberi
Personal information
Full name Florian Kamberi[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-08) 8 March 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth Lachen, Switzerland
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Politehnica Iași
Number 22
Youth career
0000 Tuggen
0000–2013 Grasshopper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Rapperswil-Jona 7 (1)
2014–2017 Grasshopper U21 26 (21)
2015–2018 Grasshopper 32 (3)
2016–2017 → Karlsruher SC (loan) 15 (1)
2018 → Hibernian (loan) 14 (9)
2018–2020 Hibernian 53 (11)
2020 → Rangers (loan) 6 (1)
2020–2022 St. Gallen 8 (0)
2021 → Aberdeen (loan) 11 (0)
2021–2022 → Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 23 (4)
2022 Winterthur 13 (1)
2023 Huddersfield Town 1 (0)
2023–2024 Slaven Belupo 5 (0)
2024– Politehnica Iași 16 (2)
International career‡
2015 Switzerland U20 1 (0)
2015–2016 Switzerland U21 4 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 March 2021

Florian Kamberi (born 8 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Liga I club Politehnica Iași.

Kamberi has previously played for Grasshopper, Karlsruher SC, Hibernian, Rangers and Huddersfield Town. He represented Switzerland at the under-21 level, and has since been selected for the Albania squad.

Club career

Grasshoppers

Kamberi started his professional career with Swiss club Grasshoppers. On 31 August 2016, Kamberi was loaned to Karlsruher SC for the 2016–17 season in 2. Bundesliga.[2][3]

Hibernian

Kamberi went on trial with Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in January 2018,[4] and moved there on loan on 31 January.[5] Kamberi made his debut for Hibernian later that day, and scored the first goal in a 2–1 win against Motherwell.[6] Kamberi scored a hat-trick for Hibs on 3 April, in a 3–1 win against Hamilton.[7][8]

In June 2018, Hibernian signed Kamberi to a three-year contract.[9] Kamberi scored a hat-trick in a Europa League qualifier against NSÍ Runavík on 12 July.[10]

Loan spell to Rangers

Kamberi moved on loan to Rangers on 31 January 2020.[11] Following the end of this loan period, and after a period spent in Switzerland during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kamberi returned to Hibernian for pre-season training in June 2020.[12]

St. Gallen

On 6 August 2020, Kamberi moved back to his native Switzerland to sign for St. Gallen on a three-year deal.[13][14] Kamberi tested positive for COVID-19 in November 2020, and played infrequently for St. Gallen during the early part of the 2020–21 season.[15]

Kamberi was released from his contract by St. Gallen on 23 June 2022.[16]

Loan spell to Aberdeen

On 1 February 2021, Kamberi completed a loan switch back to Scotland to sign with Aberdeen until the end of the season.[17]

Sheffield Wednesday (loan)

On 30 July 2021, Kamberi moved on a season-long loan deal to England to join recently relegated League One side Sheffield Wednesday.[18] He would make his debut on the opening day of the season against Charlton Athletic coming off the bench to replace Callum Paterson after he suffered a nasty head injury.[19] He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win at Rotherham United on 21 August 2021.[20]

Winterthur

On 7 July 2022, Kamberi signed with Winterthur.[21] His contract with the club was cancelled on 29 November 2022.[22]

Huddersfield Town

On 5 January 2023, Kamberi joined EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town on a short-term deal until the end of the season.[23]

Slaven Belupo

On 11 October 2023, Kamberi joined Croatian Football League club Slaven Belupo on a contract until the end of the season.[24]

International career

Kamberi was born in Switzerland and is of Kosovan descent,[25][26][27] which made him eligible to represent Switzerland, Kosovo and Albania.[28] Kamberi played in youth internationals for Switzerland,[29] and he scored for their under-21 team in a 1–1 draw against England in March 2016.[30]

Kamberi was included in the Albania squad for the first time in November 2019.[31] Delays in processing the paperwork required to transfer his international status from Switzerland to Albania, and a slight ankle injury, meant that he was unable to play in their matches with Andorra and France.[32]

On 17 March 2021, Kamberi was called up by the Albania national team ahead of their World Cup Qualifiers against Andorra, England and San Marino.[33]

Career statistics

As of 13 December 2024[34]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rapperswil-Jona 2013–14 1. Liga Classic 7 1 0 0 — 2[a] 0 9 1
Grasshopper U21 2014–15 1. Liga Classic 21 15 — — — 21 15
2015–16 1. Liga Classic 3 4 — — — 3 4
2017–18 1. Liga Classic 2 2 — — — 2 2
Total 26 21 — — — 26 21
Grasshopper 2015–16[35] Swiss Super League 28 3 1 0 — — 29 3
2016–17[36] Swiss Super League 4 0 0 0 — 5[b] 0 9 0
Total 32 3 1 0 — 5 0 38 3
Karlsruher SC (loan) 2016–17[36] 2. Bundesliga 15 1 0 0 — — 15 1
Hibernian (loan) 2017–18[37] Scottish Premiership 14 9 0 0 0 0 — 14 9
Hibernian 2018–19[38][c] Scottish Premiership 33 8 3 1 1 0 6[b] 4 43 13
2019–20[39] Scottish Premiership 20 3 2 0 5 5 — 27 8
Total 53 11 5 1 6 5 6 4 70 21
Rangers (loan) 2019–20[39] Scottish Premiership 6 1 0 0 0 0 3[b] 0 9 1
St. Gallen 2020–21[40] Swiss Super League 8 0 0 0 — 1[b] 0 9 0
Aberdeen (loan) 2020–21[40] Scottish Premiership 11 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 14 1
Sheffield Wednesday (loan) 2021–22[41] EFL League One 23 4 2 0 0 0 2[d] 1 27 5
Winterthur 2022–23 Swiss Super League 13 1 1 0 — 0 0 14 1
Huddersfield Town 2022–23[42] Championship 1 0 1 1 — — 2 1
Slaven Belupo 2023–24 HNL 5 0 1 0 — — 6 0
Politehnica Iași 2024–25 Liga I 16 2 0 0 — — 16 2
Career total 230 54 14 3 6 5 19 5 268 67
  1. ^ Appearances in 1. Liga Classic-Play-off
  2. ^ a b c d Appearances in the Europa League
  3. ^ Soccerbase did not record appearances made by Kamberi against NSI Runavik on 19 July and Asteras Tripolis on 26 July and 2 August, and Molde on 9 August and 16 August 2018.
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy

References

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  2. ^ "KSC angelt sich Kamberi" (in German). kicker online. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. ^ "GC leiht Stürmer Kamberi an Karlsruhe aus" (in Swiss High German). St. Galler Tagblatt. 2 September 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  4. ^ "Florian Kamberi: Hibernian poised to sign Swiss striker on loan from Grasshoppers". BBC Sport. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.
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  6. ^ "Hibernian 2–1 Motherwell". BBC Sport. 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  7. ^ McLauchlin, Brian (3 April 2018). "Hibernian 3–1 Hamilton Academical". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Hibernian 3–1 Hamilton: Florian Kamberi aims for second after hat-trick". BBC Sport. 4 April 2018. Retrieved 4 April 2018.
  9. ^ "Hibernian: Swiss striker Florian Kamberi signs three-year deal". BBC Sport. 14 June 2018. Retrieved 14 June 2018.
  10. ^ "Hibernian 6–1 NSÍ Runavík". BBC Sport. 12 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  11. ^ McLauchlin, Brian; Winton, Richard (31 January 2020). "Florian Kamberi: Rangers sign Hibs striker after Jermain Defoe injury". BBC Sport. Retrieved 31 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Hibernian striker Florian Kamberi returns to Scotland ahead of pre-season training". Edinburghlive.co.uk. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 12 June 2020.
  13. ^ Pilcher, Ross (6 August 2020). "Flo Kamberi finally seals Hibs exit as he joins St Gallen after Rangers loan spell". Daily Record. Retrieved 6 August 2020.
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  24. ^ "Florian Kamberi novi je igrač Slaven Belupa" [Florian Kamberi is the new player of Slaven Belup]. nk-slaven-belupo.hr (in Croatian). 11 October 2023. Retrieved 24 October 2023.
  25. ^ "Kosovo football player Florian Kamberi, excels in the Swiss Super League". Ministry of Foreign Affairs – Republic of Kosovo.
  26. ^ Blick (3 August 2015). "Florian Kamberi: Das ist der junge GC-Derby-Held".
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  31. ^ "Konferencë për shtyp e trajnerit Reja për ndeshjet ndaj Andorrës dhe Francës". fshf.org (in Albanian). 10 November 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
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  33. ^ "Florian Kamberi's patience pays off as Aberdeen striker earns Sergio Porrini backing for Albania debut". Daily Record. 18 March 2021. Retrieved 18 March 2021.
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