Atdhe Nuhiu

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Atdhe Nuhiu
Nuhiu with Rapid Wien in 2010
Personal information
Full name Atdhe Nuhiu[1]
Date of birth (1989-07-29) 29 July 1989 (age 34)[2]
Place of birth Pristina, SAP Kosovo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in)[3]
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 SC Rheindorf Altach
Number 9
Youth career
1999–2005 Wels
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2008 Wels 51 (17)
2008–2010 Austria Kärnten 20 (2)
2009–2010 → Ried (loan) 27 (6)
2010–2013 Rapid Wien 59 (13)
2012–2013 → Eskişehirspor (loan) 28 (2)
2013–2020 Sheffield Wednesday 242 (40)
2020–2021 APOEL 23 (1)
2021– Rheindorf Altach 74 (16)
International career‡
2007 Austria U19 1 (3)
2008 Austria U20 2 (3)
2008–2010 Austria U21 13 (7)
2017–2021 Kosovo 19 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:25, 7 September 2020 (UTC)

Atdhe Nuhiu (Albanian pronunciation: [ˈatðɛ nuhiˈu]; born 29 July 1989) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club SC Rheindorf Altach.

Club career[edit]

SV Ried[edit]

On 31 August 2009, on the deadline day, Nuhiu completed a transfer to SV Ried on loan for the 2009–10 season.[4] He scored his first goal for the team on 23 September 2009 in team's 1–1 away draw at Austria Wien,[5] just eleven days after making his debut in a losing effort against SV Mattersburg.[6]

Rapid Wien[edit]

On 8 June 2010, Nuhiu joined fellow Austrian Bundesliga side SK Rapid Wien on a three-year contract with an option of a further one.[7] His salary was reported to be €1.2 million per season, plus various bonuses depending on his performances.[7] He choose squad number 15, and made his competitive debut on 22 August in the Bundesliga matchday 5 against SV Mattersburg, partnering his patriot Hamdi Salihi in an eventual 2–0 home win.[8] Nuhiu opened his scoring account later on 13 November by scoring a last-minute equaliser against the same opponent, with the match ending 2–2.[9]

Sheffield Wednesday[edit]

2013–14 season[edit]

Nuhiu signed a three-year contract on a free transfer for Sheffield Wednesday on 25 July 2013. On 3 August 2013, Nuhiu scored on his debut against Queens Park Rangers. Nuhiu also scored in the comprehensive 6–0 win over Leeds United on 11 January 2014. On 1 March 2014 he scored against Middlesbrough from penalty spot in a match finished in the victory 1–0. On 12 April 2014, Nuhiu scored twice to give his team a 3–3 draw against Blackburn Rovers, where he was included in the starting line up and scored respectively the 2nd goal in the 72nd minute and the 3rd in the 5th minute of second-half stoppage time. Nuhiu scored in the next consecutive fixture on 17 April 2014 against AFC Bournemouth finished in the victory 2–4, where Nuhiu scored the opening goal of the match in the 16th minute. He continued his scoring form for another consecutive match, as he scored in the 3–2 home defeat of Sheffield Wednesday against Charlton Athletic on 21 April 2014, where Nuhiu scored a quick goal in the 3rd minute and also gave the assist for the second goal scored by Chris Maguire in the 8th minute.

2014–15 season[edit]

On 23 August 2014, Nuhiu scored twice in the 2–3 victory against Middlesbrough, helping the team to extended their unbeaten Championship start to four matches.[10] On the last day of the season, Nuhiu scored an important stoppage-time equalizer which meant opponents Watford came second and Bournemouth won the league.[11][12] During this season, Nuhiu was Sheffield Wednesday's top scorer with 11 goals in all competitions.

2017–18 season[edit]

On the final day of the 2017–18 season, Sheffield Wednesday defeated Norwich 5–1 for the second successive year in a row and in that game Wednesday won a penalty in the remaining minutes of the game and Nuhiu scored and completed the hat-trick and got his first hat-trick in his professional footballing career. That goal made Nuhiu Wednesday's top scorer at the end of the season. In May 2018, he signed a two-year contract extension running through May 2020; Nuhiu left Wednesday after the end of the 2019-2020 season.

APOEL[edit]

On 11 September 2020, it was announced that he had signed for Cypriot club APOEL.[13] After one season his contracted was terminated on 18 June 2021.[14]

Rheindorf Altach[edit]

On 30 June 2021, Nuhiu signed a two-year contract with Rheindorf Altach, marking his return to the Austrian Bundesliga.[15] He made his competitive debut on 17 July, in the first round of the 2021–22 edition of the Austrian Cup, also scoring his first goal in a surprising 2–1 loss to third-tier Regionalliga side SC Kalsdorf.[16] He made his league debut in a 1–0 defeat to LASK at home a week later on 24 July, where he played 63 minutes before being replaced by Noah Bischof.[17] His first goal came against his former club Rapid Wien on 15 August, a converted penalty-kick in injury time to secure a 2–1 win.[18]

International career[edit]

Nuhiu with Austria U21 in September 2009.

Nuhiu has played for the Austria U21 side, however on 10 September 2009 he made declarations to the media that he would not play for Austria, but rather for Albania as it is his dream to play for his own nation.[19] In addition, when he scored two goals against the Albanian U21s in a qualifier match, he refused to celebrate.[20] On that occasion he was wearing red-and-black boots to honor Albania.[21] In an interview in April 2014, Nuhiu declared that it is his only intention to play for Austria, although he admitted that he had been in talks with other associations previously.[22] On 7 November 2014, Nuhiu reiterated his desire to play for Austria, should a call-up arise.[23]

On 18 November 2010, Nuhiu stated in an interview to the media that the problem with playing for Albania was citizenship, as he had Austrian citizenship and to receive Albanian citizenship he needed to give it up, as Austria did not permit dual citizenship.[24] Media reported that he was called by the coach of Albania, Gianni de Biasi, for the friendly match against Armenia, on 14 August,[25] but De Biasi did not include him in the final call up. However, on 20 August 2013 media reported that Nuhiu had started the procedures to get an Albanian passport in order to be able to represent the senior Albania national team in the future.[26]

Kosovo[edit]

On 19 September 2014, Nuhiu returned declaring that he would play for Kosovo, when it was fully recognised by UEFA and FIFA.[27] On 20 September 2016, Muharrem Sahiti, the assistant manager of Kosovo, said that Nuhiu was in Kosovo to complete the procedures of the Kosovo passport.[28] On 4 January 2017, Nuhiu announced that he had received Kosovo citizenship and is ready for the next challenge.[29] On 20 March 2017, he received a call-up from Kosovo for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Iceland,[30] made his début after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's only goal during a 2–1 defeat.[31]

On 16 May 2021, Nuhiu through an Instagram post announced his international retirement.[32] He collected 19 caps between 2017 and 2020 for Kosovo and scored three goals.

Personal life[edit]

Atdhe Nuhiu was born on 29 July 1989 in Pristina, Kosovo to Albanian parents originally from Preševo.[33]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of match played 9 August 2021[34]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Wels 2006–07 Regionalliga 21 6 0 0 — 21 6
2007–08 30 11 0 0 — 30 11
Total 51 17 0 0 — 51 17
Austria Kärnten 2008–09 Austrian Bundesliga 17 2 2 2 — 19 4
2009–10 3 0 1 1 — 4 1
Total 20 2 3 3 — 23 5
Ried (loan) 2009–10 Austrian Bundesliga 27 6 2 0 — 29 6
Rapid Wien 2010–11 Austrian Bundesliga 28 5 2 1 8[a] 2 38 8
2011–12 31 8 2 1 — 33 9
Total 59 13 4 2 8 2 71 17
Eskişehirspor (loan) 2012–13 Süper Lig 28 2 8 0 4[a] 1 40 3
Sheffield Wednesday 2013–14 Championship 38 8 5[b] 0 — 43 8
2014–15 43 8 4[c] 3 — 47 11
2015–16 41 3 9[d] 2 — 50 5
2016–17 20 0 3[e] 0 — 23 0
2017–18 28 11 7[f] 3 — 35 14
2018–19 34 4 4 1 — 38 5
2019–20 38 6 3 1 — 41 7
Total 242 40 35 10 — 277 50
APOEL 2020–21 Cypriot First Division 23 0 0 0 3[a] 1 26 1
SC Rheindorf Altach 2021–22 Austrian Bundesliga 3 0 1 1 — 4 1
Career total 453 80 53 16 15 4 516 99
  1. ^ a b c All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Four appearances in FA Cup, one appearance in Football League Cup
  3. ^ One appearance and one goal in FA Cup, three appearances, two goals in Football League Cup
  4. ^ Two appearances and one goal in FA Cup, four appearances and one goal in Football League Cup, three appearances in 2016 Football League play-offs
  5. ^ One appearance in FA Cup, one appearance in Football League Cup, one appearance in 2017 Football League play-offs
  6. ^ Five appearances and three goals in FA Cup, two appearances in Football League Cup

International[edit]

As of 6 September 2020[35][36]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Kosovo 2017 7 1
2018 6 1
2019 4 1
2020 1 0
Total 18 3
As of 6 September 2020[35]
Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Nuhiu goal.
List of international goals scored by Atdhe Nuhiu
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 24 March 2017 Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania  Iceland 1–2 1–2 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification [37]
2 10 September 2018 Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo  Faroe Islands 2–0 2–0 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D3 [38]
3 14 November 2019 Doosan Arena, Plzeň, Czech Republic  Czech Republic 1–0 1–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying [39]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "EFL Released and Retained List 2017-18" (PDF). English Football League. p. 37. Retrieved 18 July 2018.
  2. ^ "Atdhe Nuhiu". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  3. ^ "ATDHE NUHIU". swfc.co.uk. Sheffield Wednesday. Archived from the original on 17 May 2017. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
  4. ^ "Atdhe Nuhiu kalon tek SV Ried" [Atdhe Nuhiu passes to SV Ried] (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. 31 August 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Nuhiu bën Salihin te Ried, Kapllani s'luan as në kupë" [Nuhiu does Salihi at Ried, Kapllani doesn't play even in cup] (in Albanian). Arkiva Lajmeve. 23 September 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  6. ^ "Mattersburg vs. Ried3 – 0". Soccerway. 12 September 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  7. ^ a b "Zyrtare: Rapid Viena transferon Atdhe Nuhiun" [Official: Rapid Wien transfers Atdhe Nuhiu] (in Albanian). Telegrafi.com. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  8. ^ "Rapid Wien vs. Mattersburg 2 – 0". Soccerway. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  9. ^ "Mattersburg vs. Rapid Wien 2 – 2". Soccerway. 22 August 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  10. ^ "Middlesbrough 2-3 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  11. ^ "Watford 1-1 Sheffield Wednesday". BBC Sport. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  12. ^ "Bournemouth promoted as Championship champions with win at Charlton". The Guardian. 2 May 2015. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  13. ^ "Σύναψη συμφωνίας με Atdhe Nuhiu". APOEL. 11 September 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Ολοκλήρωση συνεργασίας με Atdhe Nuhiu". APOEL F.C. 18 June 2021. Retrieved 18 June 2021.
  15. ^ "SCR Altach verpflichtet Torjäger Atdhe Nuhiu". SC Rheindorf Altach (in German). 30 June 2021. Archived from the original on 30 June 2021.
  16. ^ "Cup-Aus in der 1. Runde". SC Rheindorf Altach (in German). 17 July 2021.
  17. ^ "Rheindorf Altach vs. LASK – 24 July 2021 – Soccerway". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 2 April 2022.
  18. ^ "Atdhe Nuhiu nach Siegestor in der 91. Minute: "Elfmeter – für solche Momente bin ich halt da"". Sky Sport Austria (in German). 15 August 2021.
  19. ^ Pandovski, Fation. "It is my dream to play for Albania" (in Albanian). Albaniasoccer.com. Archived from the original on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  20. ^ Pandovski, Fation. "Atdhe Nuhiu, I didn't celebrate". Archived from the original on 25 June 2010. Retrieved 15 July 2010.
  21. ^ Pandovski, Fation. "Atdhe Nuhiu: Do te luaj me taka "kuq e zi"". Retrieved 21 August 2013.
  22. ^ "Ich bin nicht mehr der alte Atdhe Nuhiu" ["I'm not the old Atdhe Nuhiu anymore"]. fussball-imnetz.at (in German). 8 April 2014. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
  23. ^ "Sheffield Wednesday: Nuhiu sets sights on Austria call-up". Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  24. ^ .:Presheva.com Web Portal:. - Atdhe Nuhiu: Shpresoj të jem së shpejti pjesë e Kombëtares Kuq e zi Archived 14 July 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  25. ^ Atdhe Nuhiu: I want to wear in red-and-black and I am in contact with the Albanian Federation Archived 10 August 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  26. ^ "Atdhe Nuhiu, nisin procedurat për pasaportë" [Atdhe Nuhiu, the procedures for passport have begun] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 20 August 2013. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
  27. ^ "Nuhiu: Luaj për Kosovën kur të pranohet në FIFA e UEFA". Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2014.
  28. ^ "Edhe një supersulmues i thotë po Kosovës [FOTO]". Korneri.net (in Albanian). 20 September 2016.
  29. ^ "Atdhe Nuhiu pajiset me shtetësi kosovare, gati për sfidën e radhës" (in Albanian). Zëri i Luginës. 4 January 2017. Archived from the original on 21 March 2017. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  30. ^ "Bunjaki publikoi listën e futbollistëve për ndeshjen kundër Islandës" (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 20 March 2017.
  31. ^ "Atdhe Nuhiu debuton me gol për Kosovën (Video)" (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 24 March 2017.
  32. ^ "Atdhe Nuhiu tërhiqet nga Përfaqësuesja e Kosovës" [Atdhe Nuhiu withdraws from Kosovo national team] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 16 May 2021.
  33. ^ "Preshevari Atdhe Nuhiu" (in Albanian). Titulli. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2018.
  34. ^ "Kosovo - A. Nuhiu - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  35. ^ a b Atdhe Nuhiu at National-Football-Teams.com
  36. ^ "Atdhe Nuhiu". EU-Football.info.
  37. ^ "Kosovo (1–2) Iceland". eu-football.info. 24 March 2017.
  38. ^ "Kosovo (2–0) Faroe Islands". eu-football.info. 10 September 2018.
  39. ^ "Czech Republic (2–1) Kosovo". eu-football.info. 14 November 2019.

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