Blerim Džemaili

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Personal information
Blerim Džemaili
Full name	Blerim Džemaili
Date of birth	April 12, 1986 (1986-04-12) (age 22)
Place of birth	Tetovo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Bolton Wanderers
Number	23
Youth clubs
1995-1996 1996-2000 2000-2001 2001-2003	FC Oerlikon Zürich FC Unterstrass SC YF Juventus FC Zürich
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-2007 2007-	FC Zurich Bolton Wanderers	111 (9) 000 (0)
National team²
2006-	Switzerland	007 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 February 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 31 May 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Blerim Džemaili (Macedonian Cyrillic: Блерим Џемаили, Albanian: Blerim Xhemajli; born April 12, 1986 in Tetovo, Macedonia, SFR Yugoslavia) is a Swiss football midfielder of Albanian origin. He currently plays for Bolton Wanderers as a midfielder.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Club career

Džemaili started his career at Swiss side FC Zürich. There he was part of the 2005–06 and 2006–2007 Swiss Championship winning team.

Džemaili signed a preliminary contract agreement with Bolton Wanderers on February 9, 2007, meaning he will sign for the Premiership outfit once his contract runs out in the summer of 2007. ^[1]

Former Bolton manager Sam Allardyce was quoted as saying: "Džemaili is a fantastic player, who has played for the best team in Switzerland for the past three years. For someone so young, he has a wealth of experience. At the tender age of 20, he is the skipper of FC Zurich and is expected to become a regular international for Switzerland in the years ahead. He has hardly missed a game for FC Zurich since he started playing for them at the age of 17. I am excited by the prospect of working with Blerim next season".

However things did not go as planned for the pair; Džemaili sustained a long-term injury only months prior to his move. Džemaili made his debut as a substitute in the club's FA Cup defeat to Sheffield United.

[edit] International career

He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.

[edit] References

^ BBC SPORT | Football | My Club | Bolton Wanderers | Bolton swoop for Dzemaili and Cid

[edit] External links

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Bolton Wanderers F.C. – current squad

2 Hunt • 3 Samuel • 4 Nolan • 5 Méïté • 9 Helguson • 11 Gardner • 12 Walker • 14 Davies • 15 Steinsson • 19 McCann • 20 Vaz Té • 21 Diouf • 22 Jääskeläinen • 23 Džemaili • 24 J. O'Brien • 25 Cohen • 26 Al Habsi • 27 Braaten • 29 Harsányi • 31 A. O'Brien • 32 Taylor • 33 Cahill • 37 Sinclair • 38 Sissons • 41 Fojut • 43 Woolfe • Manager: Megson

v • d • e Switzerland squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup

1 Zuberbühler • 2 Djourou • 3 Magnin • 4 Senderos • 5 Margairaz • 6 Vogel • 7 Cabanas • 8 Wicky • 9 Frei • 10 Gygax • 11 Streller • 12 Benaglio • 13 Grichting • 14 D. Degen • 15 Džemaili • 16 Barnetta • 17 Spycher • 18 Lustrinelli • 19 Behrami • 20 Müller • 21 Coltorti • 22 Yakın • 23 P. Degen • Coach: Kuhn