 Behrami with Switzerland in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Valon Behrami[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 19 April 1985[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Titova Mitrovica, Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1997 | Stabio | ||
| 1997–2000 | Chiasso | ||
| 2000–2002 | Lugano | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2003 | Lugano | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Genoa | 24 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | → Hellas Verona (loan) | 33 | (3) |
| 2005–2008 | Lazio | 65 | (4) |
| 2008–2011 | West Ham United | 58 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Fiorentina | 48 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Napoli | 54 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Hamburger SV | 22 | (0) |
| 2015–2017 | Watford | 43 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Udinese | 39 | (2) |
| 2019 | Sion | 4 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Genoa | 53 | (0) |
| 2022 | Brescia | 5 | (0) |
| Total | 450 | (13) | |
| International career | |||
| 2005–2018 | Switzerland | 83 | (2) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Valon Behrami (born 19 April 1985) is a Swiss former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Behrami was capped 83 times at international level by the Switzerland national team, playing at four FIFA World Cups, UEFA Euro 2008 and UEFA Euro 2016 from his debut in 2005 to his international retirement in 2018.[3]
- ^ a b "FIFA World Cup Russia 2018 List of Players" (PDF). FIFA. p. 30. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2018.
- ^ "Valon Behrami - Brescia". Retrieved 31 March 2022.
- ^ "Balkan imports hitting big time as Switzerland establish themselves as World Cup regulars". The National. 15 June 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2014.