The list of Kosovo international footballers born outside Kosovo includes all the players who were born outside Kosovo, including the Kosovan diaspora. This has happened officially since 6 February 2013, when the national team was given permission by FIFA to play against FIFA member associations in international friendlies. The first non-Albanian international football player, Adis Nurković was born in Velika Kladuša, SFR Yugoslavia (now Bosnia and Herzegovina) and he represented Kosovo during the 2017. The majority of these players were born in Switzerland.
+CountryTotal262110543311111* = Only eligible players are included.
The following players: have been called up or have played at least one full international match with national senior team. were born outside Kosovo. This list includes players who have dual citizenship with Kosovo and/or have become naturalized Kosovan citizens. This list includes only players who have played with Kosovo from the first official international match against Haiti, and until their last match against Sweden, on 8 September 2025.
The players are ordered per modern-day country of birth or if the country at the time of birth differs from the current, this is indicated with a subsection.
Players Below is the list of the 69 (65 eligible + 4 ineligible) players who were born outside Kosovo. Players in bold are called up to the squad in last 12 months and are still active at international level. Players with flags in front of their name are players who represented Kosovo, but now represent another national team. A yellow background indicates the most recent match. Capped players
NamePlace of birthOriginCapsGoalsFirst capLast capOpponentDateOpponentDate BinningenMiratovacDF61111 June 20178 September 2025 MalmöPodujevëMF5045 September 20165 September 2025 SchlierenRožajeGK45020 November 20188 September 2025 HerfordDobrajë e MadheMF42524 March 201818 November 2024 LangnauDeçanDF38110 June 20199 June 2025 BremenPodujevëDF3717 September 20145 September 2025 FrankfurtMalishevë, GjilanMF34310 October 201514 November 2021 AchernPristinaMF3417 September 20198 September 2025 SäterMitrovicaMF3396 October 201628 March 2023 LuzernRogaçicëMF30013 November 201519 June 2023 VärnamoVushtrriFW29513 November 20155 June 2024 PorsgrunnDrenasMF2706 October 201614 November 2021 Sint-TruidenLipjanMF2615 March 201418 November 2024 Fuxerna, Lilla EdetTuziDF25010 October 201912 September 2023 AigleLipjanMF24412 November 20165 June 2022 VranjeMiratovacDF22011 November 202012 October 2023 StansMitrovicaMF15024 March 20184 June 2021 BocholtKosovo PoljeMF14027 September 20228 September 2025 ZürichMalishevaDF1002 September 202128 March 2023 BonnGjilanMF901 June 20215 June 2024 ZürichGjakovaDF8013 November 20159 October 2017 BerlinPristinaFW816 September 20248 September 2025 ZemunMedveđaMF719 June 202223 March 2025 OsnabrückIstogFW6224 March 201717 November 2018 MalmöMitrovicaFW519 October 202124 March 2022 OsloDeçanFW505 March 201412 January 2020 KristiansandPejaDF505 March 20146 October 2016 KoprivnicaBishtazhinMF4124 March 202212 June 2022 SierrePrizrenDF4019 November 202218 November 2023 EnschedeSuva RekaDF401 June 202111 June 2021 BerlinPodujevëMF4025 May 201411 June 2021 GroßburgwedelGjilanFW4010 October 20151 June 2021 EspooVushtrriMF3112 October 202321 November 2023 ZürichGjilanMF3125 May 201410 October 2015 Altenmarkt/TriestingDrenasMF3020 March 20256 June 2025 SchaffhausenPrizrenGK3012 October 20246 June 2025 TurkuFerizajDF305 March 20143 June 2016 SolothurnKamenicaMF205 September 20258 September 2025 BerlinMitrovicaMF206 June 20259 June 2025 EskilstunaPristinaMF2012 January 20209 June 2025 StuttgartMitrovicaMF2016 November 202219 November 2022 LausanneMiratovacDF208 June 202111 June 2021 La Chaux-de-FondsPejaMF208 June 202111 June 2021 AigleGjakovaMF208 June 202111 June 2021 BujanovacVeliki TrnovacMF2027 March 201829 May 2018 Romfordalign="left" MF2021 May 201425 May 2014 RijekaRestelicëMF10, 8 September 2025 ZurichGjilanMF10, 9 June 2025 UsterRatkocDF10, 18 November 2024 BöblingenArllatFW10, 9 September 2024 ZagrebDrenasMF10, 5 June 2024 GenevaVeliki TrnovacMF10, 21 November 2023 Frauenfeldalign="left" DF10, 12 September 2023 RiehenIstogGK10, 19 November 2022 MalmöMitrovicaDF10, 16 November 2022 SorengoKomogllavëMF10, 16 November 2022 ZugGjilanMF10, 1 June 2021 BerlinMitrovicaDF10, 12 January 2020 Arendalalign="left" MF10, 12 January 2020 BruggFerizajDF10, 10 October 2019 SchaffhausenCarrabreg i PoshtëmFW10, 17 November 2018 NyonKlinaDF10, 29 May 2018 FürstenfeldbruckPodujevëGK10, 13 November 2017 BelgradeMedveđaMF10, 13 November 2017 Velika KladušaPrizren GK10, 11 June 2017
Ineligible players NamePlace of birthOriginCapsGoalsFirst cap or call-upLast cap or call-upOpponentDateOpponentDate BaselShtimeMF2116 November 202219 November 2022 RaaheFerizajFW2016 November 202219 November 2022 Offenbach am MainGjilanFW2025 May 20147 September 2014 ZürichGjakovaFW2021 May 201425 May 2014
References
Player profiles
External links
Kosovo at National-Football-Teams.com Kosovo at RSSSF