Olti Hyseni (born 17 July 2007) is a Danish footballer who plays as a left winger for Danish Superliga club Sønderjyske.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olti Hyseni | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Sønderborg, Denmark[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Left winger[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sønderjyske | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Sønderborg | |||
| Sønderjyske | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Sønderjyske | 62 | (9) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Denmark U16 | 4 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Denmark U17 | 11 | (2) |
| 2024– | Denmark U18 | 6 | (4) |
| 2025– | Denmark U19 | 11 | (5) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 May 2026 | |||
Career
editSønderjyske
editHyseni joined Sønderjyske's academy as an U-13 player from FC Sønderborg, but after two years of driving long distances on a daily basis, he moved closer to the club.[3] Here he worked his way up through the club's youth academy and in the summer of 2022, on his 15th birthday, he signed his first contract with the club.[4]
On October 27, 2023, 16-year-old Hyseni made his debut for Sønderjyske where he came on in the 80th minute and set up the 4-0 goal five minutes later in minute 85. in a Danish 1st Division match against B.93.[5][6] With his 16 years, three months and ten days of age, Hyseni became the second youngest debutant ever for Sønderjyske.[7]
Hyseni scored his first professional goal in a win against Næstved Boldklub on November 24, 2023, where he scored the last goal of the match as a substitute for the final score of 4–1.[8] The goal made him the youngest player in Sønderjyske Football's history to score a professional goal at the age of 16 years, four months and seven days.[9] He took over the record from Simon Poulsen who scored in a cup match for Sønderjyske at the age of 16 years and 11 months in 2001.[10]
On December 28, 2023, he signed his first full-time contract with Sønderjyske until June 2026, and was promoted to the first team squad at the same time.[11]
In August 2025, after a strong start to the 2025–26 season, 18-year-old Hyseni extended his contract until June 2029.[12]
International career
editIn May 2025, Olti was selected for Denmark's U19 squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania. This is the first time he has been selected for the U19 team.[13]
Personal life
editBoth Hyseni's parents are from Kosovo, but he was born in Denmark and grew up in Sønderborg. Hyseni can therefore represent Denmark, Kosovo and Albania's national team.[14][15]
Olti's mother came to Denmark in 1999, while his fathers residence permit was granted in 2007, the day before Olti was born. Both were refugees from Kosovo.[16]
References
edit- ↑ Forældrene er fra Kosovo - han er født og opvokset i Sønderborg: Nu skal Olti spille EM for Danmark, jv.dk, 7 May 2024
- ↑ Olti Hyseni at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ Olti flyttede hjemmefra som 15-årig og lever af at spille fodbold i "baghaven", /sport.tv2.dk, 27 October 2024
- ↑ Sønderjysk stortalent skriver med SønderjyskE, soenderjyske.dk, 17 July 2022
- ↑ Video: Olti Hyseni glad og stolt efter sin førsteholdsdebut, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 28 October 2023
- ↑ 16-årig fik debut for Sønderjyske: Drømmen er gået i opfyldelse, bold.dk, 28 October 2023
- ↑ Video: Olti Hyseni glad og stolt efter sin førsteholdsdebut, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 28 October 2023
- ↑ SønderjyskE vs. Næstved 4 - 1, soccerway.com, 24 November 2023
- ↑ "Olti Hyseni blev den yngste Superliga-målscorer i klubhistorien" (in Danish). SønderjyskE. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
- ↑ Olti Hyseni satte rekord og blev yngste målscorer, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 26 November 2023
- ↑ Fra akademi til førstehold: Fuldtidskontrakt til Olti Hyseni, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 28 December 2023
- ↑ Olti Hyseni forlænger i Sønderjyske Fodbold, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 22 August 2025
- ↑ "Olti Hyseni udtaget til U19 landsholdets EM-slutrunde" [Olti Hyseni selected for the U19 national team's European Championship finals] (in Danish). Sønderjyske Fodbold. 28 May 2025.
- ↑ Forældrene er fra Kosovo - han er født og opvokset i Sønderborg: Nu skal Olti spille EM for Danmark, frdb.dk, 7 May 2024
- ↑ "There is a bit of Kosovo in me, I feel Danish", the talent that is stunning Denmark does not consider the Dardanians, telegrafi.com, 9 March 2024
- ↑ Olti Hysen's father reacts, after the talented player's 'bombastic' statement, telegrafi.com, March 2024
External links
edit- Olti Hyseni national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Olti Hyseni at Soccerway