Flamur Kastrati

Flamur Kastrati (born 14 November 1991) is a Kosovarfootballer who plays as a forward for Eliteserien club Odd. Kastrati is of Kosovar-Albanian descent and grew up in Norway. He has represented Norway at youth international level from under-15 to under-21 level, but has stated that he wants to represent Kosovo at international level.

Hailing from Oslo, Kastrati started his senior career in Skeid at the age of 16, before he moved to Dutch side FC Twente. After two seasons at the club's reserve team, he spent time on loan with German side VfL Osnabruck, before he joined MSV Duisburg permanently in 2011. After a brief spell at Erzgebirge Aue in 2013, Kastrati joined Stromsgodset in August 2013.

Club Career

Kastrati, who is of Kosovo-Albanian descent, was born in Oslo where he grew up in Groruddalen and played for Grei during his youth. He transferred to Skeid in 2006, and was at the age of 15 invited on a trial with English club Chelsea together with fellow Albanian-Norwegian youngsters Valon Berisha and Mergim Hereqi. Kastrati made his debut for Skeid's first-team in the 2. divisjon at the age of 16, and scored six goals in the 2008 season when the team won promotion to Adeccoligaen.

The former FC Twente and Norway international player Hallvar Thoresen, Twente's head-scout in Scandinavia was impressed by Kastrati's talent in 2008, and invited the player for a trial with Twente in November 2008. Kastrati was sold to Twente in January 2009, and signed a two-year contract with the club. He was playing for the reserves team, but was one of four players that were training regularly with the first team. After Twente won the 2009–10 Eredivisie, Kastrati was played several matches with the first team in the pre-season, and was included in the squad for the Champions League match against Werder Bremen in November 2011

Kastrati was loaned out to German 2.

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