Lumbardh Salihu
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.jpg) Salihu with Austria at the 2015 FIFPro Tournament | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 November 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Gjilan, Kosovo | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2010 | Floridsdorfer AC | ||
| 2008–2009 | → Brigittenau (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2010 | Wiener Linien | 16 | (11) |
| 2010–2011 | Liesing ASK | 8 | (4) |
| 2011 | SV Wienerberg | 11 | (4) |
| 2011–2012 | Northampton Town | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | Austria Klagenfurt | 18 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Annabichler SV | 13 | (2) |
| 2015 | Post SV Wien | 13 | (2) |
| 2015–2016 | SV Oberwart | 16 | (3) |
| 2016 | 1. SC Sollenau | 12 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | SV Schwechat | 13 | (2) |
| 2017 | Llapi | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | SV Haitzendorf | 26 | (2) |
| 2018–2019 | Obergänsernndorf | 24 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Oberp./Schwarz. | 20 | (2) |
| 2022 | Gerasdorf/Stammersdorf | 7 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | FC Mistelbach | 12 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lumbardh Salihu (born 18 November 1992) is a former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder. Salihu lately competed on the celebrity version of Big Brother VIP Kosova and was crowned as the winner of the second season on 2 February 2024.
His father, Salih Salihu, served as a deputy in the Assembly of the Republic of Kosovo for Vetëvendosje.[2] His father left Kosovo for economic reasons.[3] He and the family joined his father in Vienna in 2003.[4]
Football career
Early career
In 2005 Salihu started the career at Floridsdorfer AC. While, on 2008 was on loan for a year to Brigittenau.[clarification needed]
On 1 January 2011. Salihu signed to Wiener Stadtliga side SV Wienerberg. On 13 March 2011, he made his debut in a 2–1 away win against Landstraßer after coming on as a substitute in the 61st minute in place of Denis Gavrilovic.[clarification needed]
Northampton Town
On 29 July 2011. Salihu signed to League Two side Northampton Town.[5] On 23 August 2011, he made his debut in a 4–0 defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers in an EFL Cup match[6] and after debut Gary Johnson, the Northampton Town manager said of his debut that "He's only just come back from an injury and he's only 18 so it was one of those where we just wanted to give him a little feel for it". He was released in January 2012.[7][8]
Austria Klagenfurt and Annabichler SV
On 4 July 2012. Salihu signed to Regionalliga Mitte side Austria Klagenfurt and in 2013–14 season, he also came to Landesliga Kärnten side Annabichler SV (farm team).[clarification needed]
Post SV Wien
On 1 January 2015. Salihu signed to Wiener Stadtliga side Post SV Wien. On 27 February 2015, he made his debut in a 0–0 away draw against Ostbahn XI after being named in the starting line-up.[clarification needed]
Regionalliga Ost
He played for some the Regionalliga Ost teams as with Oberwart (2015–2016), 1. SC Sollenau (2016) and SV Schwechat (2016–2017).[clarification needed]
Llapi
On 21 January 2017. Salihu signed to Football Superleague of Kosovo side Llapi.[9][10]
Later career
On 1 July 2017. Salihu signed to 1. Niederösterreichische Landesliga side Haitzendorf. On 12 August 2017, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Rohrbach/Gölsen after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute in place of Benjamin Pasic.[clarification needed]
Media career
Salihu was crowned winner of the second season of Big Brother VIP Kosova in February 2024.[11][12] He said he would invest the €144,000 prize money into property in Kosovo or Albania.[13] On the show, he dated Kader Kicaj, though the pair split up after the series finished.[14] He was later linked with singer Semi Japuaj.[15] He gained Kosovar citizenship in September 2024.[16]
