Blendi Idrizi

Blendi Idrizi (born 2 May 1998) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a attacking midfielder for 2. Bundesliga club Schalke 04 and the Kosovo national team.

Club Career

Early career and return to Blau-Weis Friesdorf

Idrizi at the age of 13 started playing football in Blau-Weis Friesdorf, where after one year it was transferred to Bonner SC. He besides being was part of Bonner SC, he was part even of TSC Euskirchen (2014–2015) and 1. FC Koln (2015–2017). In the 2017–18 season, Idrizi returns to his former team, Blau-Weis Friesdorf, but now as a senior team's player and scores 16 goals in 25 games.

Alemannia Aachen

On 14 May 2018, Idrizi joined Regionalliga West side Alemannia Aachen. On 29 July 2018, he made his debut in a 2–1 away defeat against Viktoria Koln after coming on as a substitute at 58th minute in place of Mahmut Temur.

Fortuna Koln

On 25 June 2019, Idrizi joined Regionalliga West side Fortuna Koln. On 10 August 2019, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Wattenscheid 09 after being named in the starting line-up.

Schalke 04

On 29 January 2020, Idrizi joined Regionalliga West side Schalke 04 II. Three days later, he made his debut in a 2–0 home win against his former club Bonner SC after coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute in place of Jason Ceka.

On 12 May 2021, Idrizi made his first team debut in a 2–1 away defeat against Hertha BSC, starting the match before being substituted off in the 77th minute for Steven Skrzybski. Three days after debut, he scored his first goal for Schalke 04 in his second appearance for the club in a 4–3 home win over Eintracht Frankfurt in Bundesliga.