Blerim Dzemaili

Blerim Dzemaili (Albanian: Blerim Xhemaili, pronounced [blɛˈɾim dʒɛˈmaili]; Macedonian: Блерим Џемаили; born 12 April 1986) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays for Super League club Zurich as a midfielder.

He began his career at FC Zurich, where he won the Swiss Super League twice. He subsequently spent most of his career in Italy, making 280 Serie A appearances for Torino, Parma, Napoli, Genoa and Bologna.

Dzemaili made his debut for the Switzerland national team in March 2006 and went on to make over 65 appearances. He was selected for their squads at the FIFA World Cup in 2006, 2014 and 2018, as well as UEFA Euro 2016.

Club Career

Zurich

Dzemaili began his senior career with Zurich. In his first season, he made 30 appearances for the club, scoring twice and creating three assists. Dzemaili played either as a central or defensive midfielder. In the 2004–05 season, he helped the club win the Swiss Cup. Dzemaili imposed a strong influence on the field as he possessed accurate passing capabilities as well as a fast and aggressive approach to the game. This led Dzemaili to taking the role of captain during the 2005–06. Dzemaili was 19 when he was chosen captain and is one of the youngest captains in Swiss football history. Dzemaili led his team to glory as Zurich won the Swiss Super League in the 2005–06 and 2006–07 seasons.

After winning the Swiss cup and league, Dzemaili moved to Premier League side Bolton Wanderers.

Bolton Wanderers

Dzemaili signed a preliminary contract agreement with Bolton on 9 February 2007, meaning that he would sign for the Premier League outfit once his contract expired in the summer of 2007.

Former Bolton manager Sam Allardyce was quoted as saying, "Blerim 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 age of 20, he is the skipper of FC Zurich and is expected to

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