Blerim Džemaili

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Personal information
Blerim Džemaili
Full name	Blerim Džemaili
Date of birth	April 12, 1986 (age 20)
Place of birth	Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia
Height	179 cm
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	FC Zurich
Youth clubs
1995-96 1996-00 2000-01	FC Oerlikon FC Unterstrass SC YF Juventus
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2003-2007 2007-	FC Zurich Bolton Wanderers	109 (8)
National team²
2006-	Switzerland	3 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 26 June 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Blerim Džemaili ((Albanian: Blerim Xhemajli; born 12 April 1986 in Tetovo, Republic of Macedonia) is a Swiss football midfielder of Albanian origin who currently, as of May 2006, plays for FC Zürich. Blerim signed a preliminary contract agreement with Bolton Wanderers on February 9th 2007 meaning he will sign for the Premiership outfit once his contract runs out in the summer of 2007. Bolton manager Sam Allardyce was quoted as saying:

"Blerim is a fantastic player, who has played for the best team in Switzerland for the past three years. For someone so young, he has a wealth of experience.

"At the tender age of 20, he is the skipper of FC Zurich and is expected to become a regular international for Switzerland in the years ahead.

"He has hardly missed a game for FC Zurich since he started playing for them at the age of 17.

"I am excited by the prospect of working with Blerim next season."

He is a member of the national team, and was called up to the 2006 World Cup.

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Player profile

	Switzerland squad - 2006 FIFA World Cup
1 Zuberbühler \| 2 Djourou \| 3 Magnin \| 4 Senderos \| 5 Margairaz \| 6 Vogel \| 7 Cabanas \| 8 Wicky \| 9 Frei \| 10 Gygax \| 11 Streller \| 12 Benaglio \| 13 Grichting \| 14 D. Degen \| 15 Džemaili \| 16 Barnetta \| 17 Spycher \| 18 Lustrinelli \| 19 Behrami \| 20 Müller \| 21 Coltorti \| 22 Yakın \| 23 P. Degen \| Coach: Kuhn

Fussballclub Zürich - Current Squad
1 Leoni \| 4 von Bergen \| 5 Margairaz \| 6 Kollar \| 7 Džemaili \| 8 İnler \| 9 Pouga \| 11 Stanić \| 12 Alphonse \| 13 Stahel \| 14 de Araújo \| 15 Stucki \| 16 Ivana \| 17 Shkelzen \| 18 da Costa \| 19 Rochat \| 20 Cesar \| 22 Leite \| 23 Abdi \| 24 Schneider \| 30 Tihinen \| Manager: Favre