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Valmir Matoshi

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Valmir Matoshi
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-07-04) 4 July 2003 (age 23)
Place of birth Thun, Switzerland
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Sturm Graz
Number 78
Youth career
FC Hünibach
Thun
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2024 Thun U21 37 (7)
2022–2026 Thun 108 (18)
2026– Sturm Graz 3 (0)
International career‡
2023 Switzerland U20 2 (1)
2023–2024 Switzerland U21 8 (2)
2026– Kosovo 3 (1)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 20 September 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:05, 27 September 2026 (UTC)

Valmir Matoshi (born 4 July 2003) is a professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Austrian Football Bundesliga club Sturm Graz. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Kosovo national team.

Club career

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Matoshi is a product of the youth academies of the Swiss clubs FC Hünibach and Thun.[1] On 26 November 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Thun with an option to extend for 2 more seasons.[2] He helped Thun win the 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League and earned promotion to the Swiss Super League.[3] He helped Thun win the 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League, and the following season their first ever first division title, the 2025–26 Swiss Super League.[4]

On 24 August 2026, Matoshi joined Austrian Football Bundesliga club Sturm Graz for €1,500,000.

International career

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Switzerland

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From 2023, until 2024, Matoshi has been part of Switzerland at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U20 and U21 teams and he with these teams played 2 matches with U20 and scored one goals. and played 8 matches with U21 and scored two goals.

Kosovo

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On 17 March 2026, in an interview with the Swiss television channel 20min.ch, when asked about his international career, Matoshi stated “I want to keep my options open between Switzerland and Kosovo, but no one from Switzerland and Kosovo has approached me so far.”[citation needed]

On 25 May 2026, he received a call-up from the Kosovo for the friendly matches against Czech Republic and Andorra.

Personal life

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Born in Switzerland, to ethnic Albanian parents from Therandë, Kosovo.[5] He holds dual Swiss and Kosovar citizenship.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 20 September 2026
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Thun U21 2020–21 2. Liga Interregional 30———30
2021–22 1. Liga Classic 224———224
2022–23 1. Liga Classic 113———113
2023–24 1. Liga Classic 10———10
Total 377———377
Thun 2022–23 Swiss Challenge League 22530——255
2023–24 Swiss Challenge League 29410—2[b]0324
2024–25 Swiss Challenge League 21310——223
2025–26 Swiss Challenge League 34610——356
2026–27 Swiss Super League 20002[c]0—40
Total 1081860202011818
Sturm Graz 2026–27 Austrian Bundesliga 30101[d]0—50
Career total 1482570302015825
  1. ↑ Includes Swiss Cup, Austrian Cup
  2. ↑ Appearances in promotion play-offs
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

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As of match played 27 September 2026
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kosovo 202631
Total31
Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matoshi goal.
List of international goals scored by Valmir Matoshi
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
17 June 2026Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo Andorra3–03–0Friendly

Honours

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Thun

References

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  1. ↑ Hächler, Robert (1 May 2023). "Verabschiedung Valmir Matoshi und ein Autogramm vom Vorbild". FC Hünibach (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Live Sport und News". sport.ch.
  3. ↑ "Als Aufsteiger zum Titel? FC Thun auf Kaiserslauterns Spuren". sportschau.de.
  4. 1 2 3 "Der Thuner Meistertitel ist "unglaublich und unbeschreiblich"". www.sarganserlaender.ch.
  5. ↑ "Two goals in 1 minute, Albanian footballer shines in Switzerland".
  6. ↑ "Live Sport und News". sport.ch.
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