Besart Abdurahimi

Besart Abdurahimi (Бесарт Абдурахими, born 31 July 1990) is a Macedonian-Croatian footballer of Albanian descent, who plays for Apollon Limassol.

Early life
Abdurahimi was born in 1990 in Zagreb, Croatia to Albanian parents from Gradec, Vrapčište in North Macedonia, who had moved there five years earlier.

Club career
In March 2016, Abdurahimi joined FC Astana on loan.

In October 2020, Abdurahimi returned to Croatia to join second-tier NK Rudeš in his hometown of Zagreb.

On 30 September 2022, Pafos announced the signing of Abdurahimi on loan from Akritas Chlorakas.

International career
In February 2014 the Albanian media wrote about him as a good alternative for Albania's attack, since he is an ethnic Albanian. On 14 May 2014 Besart had received a call up by the Macedonia national football team for the matches against Cameroon and Qatar on 26–30 May 2014. He had accepted the call up and will represent Macedonia at the international level. He made his debut on 26 May 2014 against Cameroon. He scored his first international "winning" goal in the 92nd minute in their 3–2 win against Luxembourg on 9 October 2014.

International goals

 * Scores and results list Macedonia's goal tally first.