Ermir Limon Lenjani was born on 5 August 1989 and is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for FC Schaffhausen in the Swiss Challenge League and the Albania national team.
21 Facts About Ermir Lenjani
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Ermir Lenjani played in another 10 matches until the end and finished the season from second-half with total of 12 appearances and 3 goals.
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Ermir Lenjani played 6 league matches in total for Grasshopper.
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Ermir Lenjani returned to FC Winterthur for the second-half remaining season and established himself as a first team player.
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Ermir Lenjani made it 14 league appearances where scored 4 goals.
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Ermir Lenjani played 16 matches and scored 2 goals in the first half of the season.
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Ermir Lenjani joined Swiss Super League side FC St Gallen in January 2013.
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Ermir Lenjani was presented to the media two days later, where he was assigned squad number 19.
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Ermir Lenjani made his debut with the club on 13 January 2015 by playing as a starter in the quarter-final of the Coupe de la Ligue against Bastia, in where Lenjani left the team with 9 players on the pitch as he received a red card in the 76th minute.
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On 26 July 2017, Ermir Lenjani returned to Switzerland signing for Swiss Super League team FC Sion rejoining his previous assistant coach at Albania, Paolo Tramezzani and he handed the 33 shirt number.
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On 9 June 2022, Ermir Lenjani signed with Umraniyespor in Turkey for one season, with an option for the second year.
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Ermir Lenjani returned to Switzerland in summer 2023, after his contract in Turkey expired, where he was looking for a club to conclude his career.
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Ermir Lenjani first announced his desire to represent Albania internationally in January 2013, when he began the procedure to gain Albanian citizenship through his Albanian ethnicity.
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Ermir Lenjani was called up by Gianni De Biasi for a friendly against Armenia in August 2013 but did not feature in the game.
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Ermir Lenjani received his Albanian citizenship on 8 October 2013 among Faton Ademi to be eligible to play for Albania even in the competitive matches.
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Ermir Lenjani was first named by manager Gianni De Biasi in the Albania squad to face Switzerland and Cyprus for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers.
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Ermir Lenjani received another call up for the next friendly match on 5 March 2014 against Malta.
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Ermir Lenjani received a call-up for the match against Portugal on 7 September 2014, valid for the start of UEFA Euro 2016 qualifiers.
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On 21 May 2016, Ermir Lenjani was named in Albania's preliminary 27-man squad for UEFA Euro 2016, and in Albania's final 23-man UEFA Euro 2016 squad on 31 May.
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In March 2019, after not receiving a call-up by manager Christian Panucci for the opening UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Turkey and Andorra, Ermir Lenjani announced that he will not accept any invitations in the future as long as Panucci is in charge.
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Ermir Lenjani was sacked following the loss against Turkey at Loro Borici Stadium, which prompted Lenjani to resume his international career again.