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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 September 2008 | ||
| Place of birth | Gothenburg, Sweden | ||
| Position | Central midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rio Ave | ||
| Number | 75 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2023 | IFK Göteborg | ||
| 2024 | Utsiktens BK | ||
| 2025– | Rio Ave | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024 | Utsiktens BK | 7 | (0) |
| 2025– | Rio Ave | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2024– | Albania U17 | 4 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026 | |||
Dijar Ferati (born 24 September 2008) is an professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Rio Ave. Born in Sweden, he plays for the Albania national under-17 team.[1]
Club career
[edit]Ferati was a member of the IFK Göteborg academy prior to joining Superettan side Utsiktens BK in April 2024.[2][3]
On 27 April 2024, at the age of 15 years and seven months, he made his league debut for Utsiktens against Landskrona BoIS. In doing so, Ferati became the first male footballer born in 2008 to play a league match in one of the country's highest two divisions.[4][5]
On 7 January 2025, Fabrizio Romano confirmed a transfer of the 16-years-old to Portugal signing with Rio Ave.[6]
International career
[edit]He switched for Albania internationally debuting for the Under-17 side during the end of the 2024s year.[6] He was invited in May 2025 to be part of the 2025 UEFA European Under-17 Championship squad in home soil.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Ferati was born in Gothenburg, Sweden to ethnic Albanian parents from Mitrovica.[8]
References
[edit]- ↑ Dijar Ferati at Soccerway. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ↑ "Officiellt: Ferati lämnar IFK Göteborg – för Utsikten". Fotbollskanalen.se. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ↑ "Official: Dijar Ferati ready for Utsiktens BK". Fotbolltransfers.com. 5 April 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ↑ Asahara, Makoto (2 May 2024). "The first 08 of all time has debuted in the super league". aftonbladet.se. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- ↑ "LANDSKRONA VS. UTSIKTEN 1 - 0". Soccerway. 27 April 2024. Retrieved 7 January 2025.
- 1 2 "La Suedinë për Shqipërinë, Fabricio Romano konfirmon transferimin e 16-vjeçarit në Portugali" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 7 January 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "Shqipëria shpall listën zyrtare me 20 lojtarë për Kampionatin Europian U-17 2025" (in Albanian). Albanian Football Federation. 17 May 2025. Retrieved 18 May 2025.
- ↑ "Rio Ave e transferon 16-vjeçarin nga Mitrovica". indeksonline.net (in Albanian). 7 January 2025.
External links
[edit]- Dijar Ferati – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Dijar Ferati at WorldFootball.net
- Dijar Ferati at BeSoccer
- 2008 births
- Living people
- Swedish people of Albanian descent
- 21st-century Albanian sportsmen
- 21st-century Swedish sportsmen
- Albanian men's footballers
- Swedish men's footballers
- Footballers from Gothenburg
- Men's association football midfielders
- Albania men's youth international footballers
- Superettan players
- Utsiktens BK players
- Albanian expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal
- Swedish expatriate men's footballers
- Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Portugal