Florian Hoxha
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Florian Hoxha | ||
| Date of birth | 22 February 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Bülach, Switzerland[1] | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Left-back[1] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Étoile Carouge (on loan from Grasshoppers) | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | FC Embrach | ||
| 2015–2019 | Grasshoppers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2024 | Grasshoppers U21 | 52 | (1) |
| 2021– | Grasshoppers | 27 | (0) |
| 2025 | → Schaffhausen (loan) | 16 | (1) |
| 2025 | → Vaduz (loan) | 14 | (1) |
| 2026– | → Étoile Carouge (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021 | Kosovo U21 | 5 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 13:54, 21 January 2026 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 16 November 2021 | |||
Florian Hoxha (born 22 February 2001) is a footballer who plays as a left-back for Étoile Carouge in the Swiss Challenge League, on loan from Swiss club Grasshopper Club Zürich. Born in Switzerland, he represents Kosovo at under-21 international level.
Hoxha started playing football at FC Embrach until 2015, where he transferred to Grasshoppers and played with the U17 and U18 teams, where he was later promoted to the U21 team with whom he debuted on 17 March 2018 in a 2–2 away draw against FC Sursee after being named in the starting line-up.
On 31 July 2021, Hoxha was named as a first team substitute for the first time in a league match against Young Boys.[2] His debut with Grasshoppers came fifteen days later in the 2021–22 Swiss Cup first round against FC Widnau after being named in the starting line-up.[3] Six days after debut, he made his league debut in a 2–1 away defeat against Zürich after being named in the starting line-up.[4]
He continued playing for both the main and reserve squads, making five more appearances with the first team. Sadly, on 19 March 2022, he suffered a rupture to his ACL in a U21 match,[5] which ruled him out for the majority of the year. He returned to training late in 2022, appearing in a test game against Altach.[6] He gave his return in the first team on 29 April 2023, coming on in the last minutes of a 5–1 away defeat to Lugano.
He scored his first goal for Grasshoppers in their Swiss Cup opening round match against SV Schaffhausen from the 2. Liga Interregional, the 5th tier of Swiss football, where he scored the first goal of the 4–0 away victory.[7]
He extended his contract with Grasshoppers for a further two years on 28 May 2024, until summer 2026.[8] On 8 January 2025, he joined FC Schaffhausen in the Swiss Challenge League on loan until the end of the season.[9]
On 15 July 2025, he joined Challenge League side FC Vaduz on loan until 31 December 2025.[10]
On 21 January 2026, he joined Étoile Carouge on loan for the remainder of the season.[11]
