Bashkim Ajdini

Bashkim Ajdini

Ajdini with SV Sandhausen in 2021
Personal information
Date of birth	(1992-12-10) 10 December 1992 (age 32)
Place of birth	Halmstad, Sweden
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right-back
Club information
Current team	VfL Osnabrück
Number	5
Youth career
1997–2011	SJC Hövelriege
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Arminia Bielefeld II	82	(14)
2014–2015	Arminia Bielefeld	9	(0)
2015–2016	Sonnenhof Großaspach	31	(3)
2016–2021	VfL Osnabrück	142	(10)
2021–2023	SV Sandhausen	57	(3)
2023–	VfL Osnabrück	7	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 October 2023

Bashkim Ajdini (born 10 December 1992), previously known as Bashkim Renneke is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a right-back for German club SV Sandhausen.

Club career

VfL Osnabrück

On 24 May 2016, Ajdini joined 3. Liga side VfL Osnabrück.^[1] On 31 July 2016, he made his debut in a 0–1 away win against Preußen Münster after coming on as a substitute at 58th minute in place of Jules Reimerink.^[2] Twenty-six days after his debut, Ajdini scored his first goal for VfL Osnabrück in his second appearance for the club in a 4–2 away defeat over Werder Bremen II in 3. Liga.^[3]

SV Sandhausen

On 28 June 2021, Ajdini joined 2. Bundesliga side SV Sandhausen, to replace the injured Dennis Diekmeier as the second choice.^[4] On 25 July 2021, he made his debut in a 0–2 home defeat against Fortuna Düsseldorf after being named in the starting line-up.^[5]

International career

Ajdini was available for Kosovo and Germany internationally, as well as Sweden, his birthplace. On 25 May 2021, he received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly matches against San Marino and Malta,^[6] he was an unused substitute in these matches.

References

1. ""Umschaltspieler" Renneke unterschreibt in Osnabrück" ["Shift player" Renneke signs in Osnabrück] (in German). Kicker. 24 May 2016.
2. "SC Preußen Münster – VfL Osnabrück, 0:1" (in German). German Football Association. 31 July 2016.
3. "SV Werder Bremen II – VfL Osnabrück, 4:2" (in German). German Football Association. 26 August 2016.
4. "Bashkim Ajdini kommt aus Osnabrück an den Hardtwald" [Bashkim Ajdini comes from Osnabrück to the Hardtwald] (in German). SV Sandhausen. 28 June 2021.
5. "0:2-Niederlage zum Auftakt gegen Fortuna Düsseldorf" [0:2 defeat at the beginning against Fortuna Düsseldorf] (in German). SV Sandhausen. 25 July 2021.
6. "Challandes e publikon listën e futbollistëve për miqësoret kundër San Marinos e Maltës" [Challandes publishes the list of footballers for the friendlies against San Marino and Malta] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 25 May 2021.

Other websites

• Bashkim Ajdini at Soccerway
• Bashkim Ajdini at WorldFootball.net