Olti Hyseni
Danish footballer (born 2007)
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Olti Hyseni (born 17 July 2007) is a Danish footballer who plays as a left winger for Danish Superliga club Brøndby.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olti Hyseni | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Sønderborg, Denmark[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Left winger[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Brøndby | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Sønderborg | |||
| Sønderjyske | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023–2026 | Sønderjyske | 62 | (9) |
| 2026– | Brøndby | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Denmark U16 | 4 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Denmark U17 | 11 | (2) |
| 2024– | Denmark U18 | 6 | (4) |
| 2025– | Denmark U19 | 16 | (8) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 May 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 July 2026 | |||
Club career
Sønderjyske
Hyseni joined Sønderjyske's academy as an U-13 player from FC Sønderborg, but after two years of driving long distances on a daily basis, he moved closer to the club.[3] Here he worked his way up through the club's youth academy and in the summer of 2022, on his 15th birthday, he signed his first contract with the club.[4]
On 27 October 2023, 16-year-old Hyseni made his debut for Sønderjyske where he came on in the 80th minute and set up the 4-0 goal five minutes later in minute 85. in a Danish 1st Division match against B.93.[5][6] With his 16 years, three months and ten days of age, Hyseni became the second youngest debutant ever for Sønderjyske.[7]
Hyseni scored his first professional goal in a win against Næstved Boldklub on 24 November 2023, where he scored the last goal of the match as a substitute for the final score of 4–1.[8] The goal made him the youngest player in Sønderjyske Football's history to score a professional goal at the age of 16 years, four months and seven days.[9] He took over the record from Simon Poulsen who scored in a cup match for Sønderjyske at the age of 16 years and 11 months in 2001.[10]
On 28 December 2023, he signed his first full-time contract with Sønderjyske until June 2026, and was promoted to the first team squad at the same time.[11]
In August 2025, after a strong start to the 2025–26 season, 18-year-old Hyseni extended his contract until June 2029.[12]
Brøndby
On 31 July 2026, Hyseni joined Danish Superliga club Brøndby on a five-year contract running until June 2031.[13] The move reunited him with Thomas Nørgaard, who had coached him at Sønderjyske and had taken charge of Brøndby earlier in 2026.[13] According to Tipsbladet, Brøndby paid an initial fee of €2.65 million, potentially rising to €3.2 million through performance-related bonuses, with Sønderjyske retaining a 14% sell-on clause.[14]
International career
In May 2025, Hyseni was selected for Denmark's U19 squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania. This is the first time he has been selected for the U19 team.[15]
Personal life
Both Hyseni's parents are from Kosovo, but he was born in Denmark and grew up in Sønderborg. Hyseni can therefore represent Denmark, Kosovo and Albania's national team.[16][17]
Hyseni's mother came to Denmark in 1999, while his fathers residence permit was granted in 2007, the day before Olti was born. Both were refugees from Kosovo.[18]