Ibrahim Drešević (Albanian: Ibrahim Dreshaj; born 24 January 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for J1 League club Machida Zelvia. Born in Sweden, he represented that nation at youth international levels but in 2019 switched to play for Kosovo national team.[1]

Ibrahim Drešević
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-01-24) 24 January 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Fuxerna, Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Machida Zelvia
Number 5
Youth career
2010–2011 Norrby
2011–2016 Elfsborg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Elfsborg 31 (0)
2019–2022 Heerenveen 89 (2)
2022–2024 Fatih Karagümrük 48 (1)
2024– Machida Zelvia 13 (2)
International career
2014 Sweden U17 2 (0)
2014–2017 Sweden U19 11 (1)
2019– Kosovo 25 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 September 2023

Club career

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Elfsborg

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His debut with Elfsborg came on 25 August 2016 in a 0–7 biggest away win in the second round of 2016–17 Svenska Cupen against IK Gauthiod after coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute in place of Joakim Nilsson.[2] Drešević made his first Allsvenskan appearance on 10 September after being named in the starting line-up in a 1–1 home draw against Kalmar.[3]

Heerenveen

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On 31 January 2019, Drešević signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Eredivisie club Heerenveen.[4] His debut with Heerenveen came sixteen days later in a 2–2 home draw against PSV after coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute in place of Jizz Hornkamp.[5]

Fatih Karagümrük

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On 24 June 2022, Drešević signed a two-year contract with Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük.[6] His debut with Fatih Karagümrük came on 21 August in a 4–1 away defeat against Beşiktaş after being named in the starting line-up.[7]

International career

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Youth

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From 2014, until 2017, Drešević has been part of Sweden at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U17 and U19 teams and he with these teams played thirteen matches and scored one goal.

Senior

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On 22 May 2019, Drešević received a call-up from Kosovo for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Montenegro and Bulgaria,[8] but he was not available for these matches after FIFA did not permit him to play for Kosovo due to problems with his documentation.[9] On 23 August 2019, FIFA gave permission for Drešević to play for Kosovo.[10] His debut with Kosovo came on 10 October 2019 in a friendly match against Gibraltar after being named in the starting line-up.[11]

Personal life

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Drešević was born in Fuxerna, Lilla Edet, Sweden,[12] to Albanian parents from Tuzi, Montenegro.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 April 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Elfsborg 2016 Allsvenskan 2 0 1 0 3 0
2017 6 0 2 1 8 1
2018 23 0 0 0 23 0
Total 31 0 3 1 0 0 34 1
Heerenveen 2018–19 Eredivisie 6 0 0 0 4[a] 0 10 0
2019–20 26 2 4 0 30 2
2020–21 30 0 4 0 34 0
2021–22 27 0 3 0 2[b] 0 32 0
Total 89 2 11 0 6 0 106 2
Fatih Karagümrük 2022–23 Süper Lig 32 1 3 0 35 1
2023–24 16 0 1 1 17 1
Total 48 1 4 1 0 0 52 2
Machida Zelvia 2024 J1 League 9 2 0 0 9 2
Career total 177 5 18 2 6 0 201 7
  1. ^ Appearance(s) with Heerenveen U21
  2. ^ Appearance(s) in the European play-offs of 2021–22 Eredivisie

International

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As of 12 September 2023[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Kosovo
2019 2 0
2020 5 0
2021 7 0
2022 7 0
2023 4 0
Total 25 0

References

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  1. ^ Ibrahim Drešević at WorldFootball.net  
  2. ^ "Storseger när IFE avancerade i cupen" [Big victory when IFE advanced in the cup] (in Swedish). IF Elfsborg. 25 August 2016.
  3. ^ "Chockad, men det var riktigt underbart" ["Shocked, but it was really wonderful"] (in Swedish). Expressen. 10 September 2016.
  4. ^ "sc Heerenveen versterkt zich met Ibrahim Dresevic" [sc Heerenveen strengthens itself with Ibrahim Dresevic] (in Dutch). SC Heerenveen. 31 January 2019.
  5. ^ "sc Heerenveen ziet koploper PSV in slotminuut langszij komen" [sc Heerenveen sees PSV leader coming alongside in the final minute] (in Dutch). SC Heerenveen. 16 February 2019.
  6. ^ @karagumruk_sk (24 June 2022). "Karagümrük'e hoş geldin Ibrahim Drešević. 25 yaşındaki Kosovalı savunma oyuncusu Ibrahim Drešević'i kadromuza kattık" [Welcome to Karagümrük, Ibrahim Drešević. We recruited 25-year-old Kosovar defender Ibrahim Drešević] (Tweet) (in Turkish) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ @karagumruk_sk (21 August 2022). "İLK 11" [STARTING 11] (Tweet) (in Turkish) – via Twitter.
  8. ^ "Bernard Challandes publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy ndeshjet e qershorit" [Bernard Challandes publish the list of footballers for two June matches] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 22 May 2019. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 22 May 2019.
  9. ^ "Challandes: Dy prurjet e reja të Kosovës, s'do të mund të luajnë kundër Malit të Zi" [Challandes: The two new newcomers of Kosovo, will not be able to play against Montenegro]. Gazeta Infokus (in Albanian). 6 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Ibrahim Dresheviq i gatshëm për ndeshjet e shtatorit" [Ibrahim Dresheviq is ready for the September matches] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 23 August 2019.
  11. ^ "Kosovë–Gjibraltar, formacionet zyrtare" [Kosovo–Gibraltar, official formations] (in Albanian). Klan Kosova. 10 October 2019.
  12. ^ "Ibrahim Dresevic maakt debuut in nationale selectie Kosovo" [Ibrahim Dresevic makes debut in Kosovo national team] (in Dutch). feanonline.nl. 11 September 2019.
  13. ^ "Ibrahim Dresheviq, futbollisti i dytë shqiptar nga Mali i Zi që zgjedh të luajë për Kosovën" [Ibrahim Dreshević, the second Albanian footballer from Montenegro who chooses to play for Kosovo]. Ulqini Online (in Albanian). 23 May 2019.
  14. ^ Ibrahim Drešević at Soccerway  
  15. ^ "Ibrahim Dreshaj". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
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