Valmir Matoshi (born 4 July 2003) is a professional football player who plays as a midfielder for Swiss Super League club Thun. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Kosovo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 4 July 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Thun, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Thun | ||
| Number | 78 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Hünibach | |||
| Thun | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2024 | Thun U21 | 37 | (7) |
| 2022– | Thun | 106 | (18) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Switzerland U21 | 8 | (2) |
| 2026– | Kosovo | 2 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 20:00, 7 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
editMatoshi is a product of the youth academies of the Swiss clubs FC Hünibach and Thun.[1] On 26 November 2022, he signed his first professional contract with Thun with an option to extend for 2 more seasons.[2] He helped Thun win the 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League and earned promotion to the Swiss Super League.[3] He helped Thun win the 2024–25 Swiss Challenge League, and the following season their first ever first division title, the 2025–26 Swiss Super League.[4]
International career
editSwitzerland
editKosovo
editOn 17 March 2026, in an interview with the Swiss television channel 20min.ch, when asked about his international career, Matoshi stated “I want to keep my options open between Switzerland and Kosovo, but no one from Switzerland and Kosovo has approached me so far.”[citation needed]
On 25 May 2026, he received a call-up from the Kosovo for the friendly matches against Czech Republic and Andorra.
- Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Matoshi goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 June 2026 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo |  Andorra | 3–0 | 3–0 | Friendly |
Personal life
editHonours
editReferences
edit- ↑ Hächler, Robert (1 May 2023). "Verabschiedung Valmir Matoshi und ein Autogramm vom Vorbild". FC Hünibach (in German). Retrieved 16 February 2026.
- ↑ "Live Sport und News". sport.ch.
- ↑ "Als Aufsteiger zum Titel? FC Thun auf Kaiserslauterns Spuren". sportschau.de.
- 1 2 3 "Der Thuner Meistertitel ist "unglaublich und unbeschreiblich"". www.sarganserlaender.ch.
- ↑ "Two goals in 1 minute, Albanian footballer shines in Switzerland".
- ↑ "Live Sport und News". sport.ch.
External links
edit- Valmir Matoshi at Soccerway