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Blerim Džemaili is a male association football player born in Tetovo in 1986. He holds citizenship in North Macedonia and Switzerland and practices Islam. Džemaili plays as a midfielder and has represented Switzerland in international competition. His professional career began in 2003, and he wears the number 20.
He has played for several clubs, including SSC Napoli, FC Zürich, Bolton Wanderers F.C., and Parma Calcio 1913. His career also includes time in Major League Soccer. On the international stage, he participated in the 2006 and 2014 FIFA World Cups, UEFA Euro 2016, and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.
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Key facts
- 2017
- → Montreal Impact (loan)
- 2020
- Shenzhen FC
- Full name
- Blerim Džemaili
- Date of birth
- ( 1986-04-12 ) 12 April 1986 (age 40)
- Place of birth
- Tetovo , SR Macedonia , Yugoslavia , (now North Macedonia )
- Height
- 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
- Position
- Midfielder
- 1995 1996
- Oerlikon Zürich
- 1996 2000
- FC Unterstrass
- 2000 2001
- YF Juventus
- 2001 2003
- Zürich
- Years
- Team
- 2003 2007
- Zürich
- 2007 2009
- Bolton Wanderers
- 2008 2009
- → Torino (loan)
- 2009 2010
- Torino
- 2010 2011
- Parma
- 2011 2014
- Napoli
via Wikipedia infobox
Sports profile
- Sport
- Soccer
- Team
- Zurich
- Position
- Midfielder
- Nationality
- Switzerland
via TheSportsDB
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Switzerland
- Place of birth
- Tetovo
- Occupation
- association football player
- Religion
- Islam
- Participant in
- 2018 FIFA World Cup
- Sport
- association football
- Member of team
- FC Zürich
- Position played
- midfielder
- League
- Major League Soccer
- Country for sport
- Switzerland
- Mass
- 73
- Image
- Blerim Dzemaili 2018.jpg
- Height
- 179
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- Commons category
- Blerim Dzemaili
- date of birth
- 1986-04-12
- sport number
- 20
- start of work period
- 2003-00-00
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Encyclopedic overview
Blerim Džemaili (Albanian: Blerim Xhemaili, pronounced [blɛˈɾim dʒɛˈmaili]; Macedonian: Блерим Џемаили; born 12 April 1986) is a former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He began his career at FC Zürich, where he won the Swiss Super League twice. He subsequently spent most of his career in Italy, making 280 Serie A appearances for Torino, Parma, Napoli, Genoa and Bologna.
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