Lorik Emini
Kosovan footballer (born 1999)
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Lorik Emini (born 29 August 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Lichtensteiner club Rapperswil-Jona in the Swiss Challenge League. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Kosovo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Zug, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rapperswil-Jona | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2006–2011 | FC Rotkreuz | ||
| 2011–2013 | Zug 94 | ||
| 2013–2017 | Luzern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Luzern U21 | 52 | (11) |
| 2019–2023 | Luzern | 61 | (2) |
| 2023–2025 | Vaduz | 56 | (0) |
| 2025– | Rapperswil-Jona | 7 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Switzerland U15 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Switzerland U16 | 4 | (0) |
| 2021– | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 6 October 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 1 June 2021 | |||
Club career
Luzern
On 29 September 2019, Emini was named as a Luzern substitute for the first time in a Swiss Super League match against Basel.[1] His professional debut with Luzern came on 1 December in a 1–4 home defeat against St. Gallen after coming on as a substitute at 90th minute in place of compatriot Idriz Voca.[2]
Vaduz
On 1 June 2023, Emini signed a two-season contract with Vaduz.[3]
International career
During 2014, Emini has been part of Switzerland at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U15 and U16 teams and he with these teams played six matches. On 25 May 2021, Emini received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly matches against San Marino and Malta.[4] Seven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo in a friendly match against San Marino after coming on as a substitute at 71st minute in place of Besar Halimi.[5]
