Izer Aliu (footballer)

Izer Aliu
Personal information
Date of birth	15 November 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth	Adliswil, Switzerland
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Aarau
Number	6
Youth career
2007–2008	FC Adliswil
2008–2009	Red Star Zürich
2009–2018	FC Zürich
Senior career*
Years	Team
2016–2022	FC Zürich
2020	→ FC Chiasso (loan)
2020–2022	→ SC Kriens (loan)
2022–2024	Neuchâtel Xamax
2024–	Aarau
International career‡
2015–2016	Switzerland U17
2016–2017	Switzerland U18
2017–2018	Switzerland U19
2019	Switzerland U20
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 August 2024; ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:58, 6 October 2020 (UTC)

Izer Aliu (born 15 November 1999) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as midfielder for Aarau in the Swiss Challenge League.^[1]

Career

Aliu joined the FC Zürich youth academy in 2009 signing his first professional contract with the club in 2018. During the 2019–20 season, Aliu was loaned to FC Chiasso, and in September 2020, Aliu was loaned to SC Kriens. On 9 July 2022, Zürich announced that Aliu and the club had agreed to mutual termination of the player's contract. Aliu subsequently joined Neuchâtel Xamax.^[2]

On 18 June 2024, Aliu signed a two-year contract with Aarau.^[3]