Enis Bardhi

Enis Bardhi (Macedonian: Енис Барди; born 2 July 1995) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Spanish club Levante and the North Macedonia national team.

Enis Bardhi
Bardhi playing for Macedonia in 2017
Personal information
Full name Enis Bardhi[1]
Date of birth (1995-07-02) 2 July 1995
Place of birth Skopje, Macedonia
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Levante
Number 10
Youth career
Shkupi
2013 Brøndby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Prespa Birlik 10 (5)
2014–2017 Újpest 79 (20)
2017– Levante 141 (23)
National team‡
2012–2013 Macedonia U17 1 (0)
2013–2014 Macedonia U19 4 (0)
2014–2017 Macedonia U21 14 (4)
2015– North Macedonia 44 (9)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 March 2022
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 April 2022

Club career

Early career

Born in Skopje to Albanian parents, Bardhi started his early career at KF Skupi. He later joined the Brøndby IF's youth system in 2013. In November of that year, however, he agreed to a one-year professional deal with Swedish Football Division 2 club KSF Prespa Birlik.[2] He featured in ten matches and scored five goals for the club during his spell, helping in their narrow escape from relegation.[3]

Újpest

In August 2014, Bardhi moved to Hungarian Nemzeti Bajnokság I club Ujpest on trial,[4] and signed a three-year contract late in the month.[5]

Levante

On 17 July 2017, Bardhi agreed to a three-year deal with La Liga side Levante UD for an estimated €1.5 million.[6][7] He made his La Liga debut on August 21, starting in a 1–0 home win against Villarreal CF.[8]

On 26 August 2017, he scored his debut goal in the top tier, a direct free kick in a 2–2 home draw against Deportivo de La Coruña.[9]

International career

For Bardhi, born in Macedonia to an Albanian-Kosovar family was eligible to represent North Macedonia (Macedonia), Albania or Kosovo. Bardhi desired to represent Albania, stating "I do not believe there is an Albanian born in Skopje, with Albanian families, who would not want to play for Albania".[10] Redi Jupi, who was appointed as scouting manager for the Albanian Football Association, never approached Bardhi or responded to Bardhi's agents. With Football Federation of Macedonia showing genuine interest and Bardhi viewing the Albanian Football Association's handling of the situation and response as unprofessional, accepted the call-up for Macedonia.[10]

However, Jetmir Salihu, a representative for the Albanian Football Association, dismissed Bardhi's claim, unveiling all the text messages between him and the player, replying that Bardhi was never interested to come to Albania in the first place.[11] He also accused the player of trying to damage the image of the association with the aim to be seen as hero to Albanian people, stating: "Since 2010 I've had hundreds of such cases, footballers that have refused the national team and at the end they came out with such statements because they want to make FSHF guilty so they can win the sympathy of Albanians."[11]

Bardhi represented Macedonia at under-17, under-19 and under-21 levels before making his full international debut on 27 March 2015, coming on as a first-half substitute for Artim Položani in a 2–1 UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying home loss against Belarus.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 19 March 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Prespa Birlik 2014 Swedish Division 2 105——105
Újpest 2014–15 NB I 2126030302
2015–16 29651—347
2016–17 291241—3313
Total 7920152309722
Levante 2017–18 La Liga 26940—309
2018–19 36320—383
2019–20 30720—327
2020–21 26141—302
2021–22 23320—253
Total 14123141—15524
Career total 230482933026251

International
As of match played 14 November 2021[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
North Macedonia 201540
201620
201751
201882
201982
202040
2021114
Total429
Scores and results list North Macedonia's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bardhi goal.[14]
List of international goals scored by Enis Bardhi
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
19 October 2017Stadion Mladost, Strumica, Macedonia Liechtenstein3–04–02018 FIFA World Cup qualification
216 November 2018Rheinpark Stadion, Vaduz, Liechtenstein1–02–02018–19 UEFA Nations League D
319 November 2018Philip II Arena, Skopje, Macedonia Gibraltar1–04–0
425 March 2019Stožice Stadium, Ljubljana, Slovenia Slovenia1–11–1UEFA Euro 2020 qualification
59 September 2019Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia Latvia2–02–0
628 March 2021Toše Proeski Arena, Skopje, North Macedonia Liechtenstein1–05–02022 FIFA World Cup qualification
711 November 2021Vazgen Sargsyan Republican Stadium, Yerevan, Armenia Armenia2–05–0
83–0
95–0

Honours

Újpest

Individual

References
  1. "Acta del Partido celebrado el 18 de mayo de 2019, en Valencia" [Minutes of the Match held on 18 May 2019, in Valencia] (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  2. "Ekskluzive: Bardhi prej sot te KSF Prespa në Suedi" [Exclusive: Bardhi from today of KSF Prespa from Sweden] (in Macedonian). PortAlb. 15 November 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  3. "Grattis Enis!" [Thanks Enis!] (in Swedish). KSF Prespa. 17 July 2017. Archived from the original on 16 August 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  4. "Leigazoljuk Enis Bardhi-t" [Enis Bardhi on trial] (in Hungarian). Újpest FC. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  5. "Ekskluzive: Enis Bardhi te Ujpesti i Hungarisë" [Exclusive: Enis Bardhi to Újpest in Hungary] (in Macedonian). PortAlb. 30 August 2014. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  6. "North Macedonia - E. Bardhi - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 24 August 2019.
  7. "Bardhi se compromete con el Levante UD por las próximas tres temporadas" [Bardhi signs with Levante UD for the following three seasons] (in Spanish). Levante UD. 17 July 2017. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  8. "La Liga echaba de menos a Morales" [La Liga was missing Morales] (in Spanish). Marca. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
  9. "El Levante rescata un punto con polémica" [Levante rescue a point with controversy] (in Spanish). Marca. 26 August 2017. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  10. "E vërteta e talentit Enis Bardhi: Desha të luaja për Shqipërinë, shkova te Maqedonia prej Redi Jupit". Panorama Sport. 18 September 2017.
  11. "Përfaqësuesi i FSHF publikon mesazhet e Enis Bardhit: Pretendove të dalësh hero, dole palaço (FOTO)" [Representative of FSHF publishes Elis Bardhi's messages: You pretended to be a hero, but you become a clown] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 18 September 2017. Retrieved 28 May 2018.
  12. "Belarus get the better of FYR Macedonia". UEFA.com. 27 March 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  13. Enis Bardhi at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
  14. "Enis Bardhi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
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