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Burim Kukeli

Burim Kukeli

Midfield - Defensive Midfield  at Retired
Age42
CitizenshipAlbania Switzerland
Height1.80 m
Footleft
BornJanuary 16, 1984
👕200+ Apps 🏴25+ Caps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Defensive Midfield Midfield

Career snapshot

8
clubs played for
04/05
debut season
0.04
goals / match
FC Luzern
top club · 115 apps

Career highs

€850k
peak value · 2015
€200k
top transfer fee · 17/18
4
best season · 05/06
27 / 0
int'l caps / goals

Born the same day

Stephan Lichtsteiner
Defender - Right-Back · Retired
Craig Beattie
Attack - Centre-Forward · Retired
Pablo Batalla
Midfield - Attacking Midfield · Retired
Miroslav Radovic
Attack - Right Winger · Retired

Shares 1984-01-16 · 6 players total

313Appearances
13Goals
23Assists
52Yellow cards
3Red cards
92Full matches (90′)
Full nameBurim Kukeli
Name in home countryBurim Nue Kukeli
Date of birth1984-01-16 (42 yrs)
Place of birthGjakovë, Albania
CitizenshipAlbania Switzerland
PositionMidfield - Defensive Midfield (main: Midfield)
Footleft
Height180.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2021-07-01
Contract expires—
Agentno agent
OutfitterPuma
Jul 2021
Transfer: SC Kriens → Retired
21/22 · Transfer
May 2021
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Apr 2021
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Dec 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Nov 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2020
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — SC Kriens
24 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Sep 2019
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — SC Kriens
23 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: FC Sion → SC Kriens
19/20 · Transfer
Feb 2019
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2018
Injury: unknown
15 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Sion U21, FC Sion
6 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Feb 2018
Injury: unknown
16 games missed
Dec 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2017
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Aug 2017
Transfer: FC Zürich → FC Sion
17/18 · Transfer · €200k
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Sion, FC Zürich
13 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
May 2017
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Oct 2016
Injury: unknown
3 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — FC Zürich
33 matches · 0 G · 6 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Zürich
26 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Zürich
26 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Zürich
13 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: FC Luzern → FC Zürich
12/13 · Transfer
Jul 2011
11/12 — FC Luzern
34 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Luzern
31 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC Luzern
38 matches · 2 G · 7 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — FC Luzern U21, FC Luzern
3 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2008
Transfer: FC Schötz → FC Luzern
07/08 · Transfer
Jul 2007
07/08 — FC Luzern U21, FC Schötz, FC Luzern
28 matches · 2 G · 1 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2006
06/07 — FC Schötz
3 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2005
05/06 — FC Schötz
11 matches · 4 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: SC Zofingen → FC Schötz
05/06 · Transfer
Jul 2004
Transfer: FC Olten → SC Zofingen
04/05 · Transfer
Jul 2004
04/05 — SC Zofingen
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2002
Transfer: FC Solothurn → FC Olten
02/03 · Transfer
Jul 2001
Transfer: Solothurn II → FC Solothurn
01/02 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €850k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
8,267 min
Minutes played by club
SC Kriens 0.0%
FC Sion 0.0%
FC Sion U21 0.0%
FC Zürich 40.2%
FC Luzern 47.8%
FC Luzern U21 0.0%
FC Schötz 12.0%
SC Zofingen 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
SC Kriens 2 19/20 20/21 47 0 2 0
FC Sion 2 17/18 18/19 14 0 1 0
FC Sion U21 1 18/19 18/19 3 0 0 0
FC Zürich 5 12/13 17/18 100 2 9 3,321
FC Luzern 5 07/08 11/12 115 3 11 3,952
FC Luzern U21 2 07/08 08/09 3 0 0 0
FC Schötz 3 05/06 07/08 30 8 0 994
SC Zofingen 1 04/05 04/05 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

2€213K5€425K7€638K9€850K05/06 — 4 goals (FC Schötz)405/0606/07 — 2 goals (FC Schötz)206/0707/08 — 2 goals (FC Schötz)07/08 — 1 assists307/0808/0909/10 — 2 goals (FC Luzern)09/10 — 7 assists909/1010/11 — 1 assists110/1111/12 — 1 goals (FC Luzern)11/12 — 2 assists311/1212/13 — 1 assists112/1314/15 — 1 goals (FC Zürich)14/15 — 2 assists314/1515/16 — 1 goals (FC Zürich)115/1616/17 — 6 assists616/1717/18 — 1 assists117/1818/1919/20 — 1 assists119/2020/21 — 1 assists120/2108/09 — €250K09/10 — €500K10/11 — €750K11/12 — €650K12/13 — €800K14/15 — €750K15/16 — €850K16/17 — €500K17/18 — €450K18/19 — €450K19/20 — €100K20/21 — €100KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 4405/0606/07: 2206/0707/08: 2207/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 2209/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 1111/1212/13: 0012/1314/15: 1114/1515/16: 1115/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/21

Assists by season

04/05: 0004/0505/06: 0005/0606/07: 0006/0707/08: 1107/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 7709/1010/11: 1110/1111/12: 2211/1212/13: 1112/1314/15: 2214/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 6616/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 1119/2020/21: 1120/21
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
20/21 Challenge League SC Kriens 23 0 1 1 0 0
20/21 Swiss Cup SC Kriens 1 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Challenge League SC Kriens 21 0 1 7 0 0
19/20 Schweizer Cup SC Kriens 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Promotion League FC Sion U21 3 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Super League FC Sion 3 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Schweizer Cup FC Sion 1 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Super League FC Sion 10 0 1 3 0 0
17/18 Super League FC Zürich 2 0 0 2 0 0
16/17 Challenge League FC Zürich 25 0 5 4 0 0
16/17 Europa League FC Zürich 5 0 1 0 0 0
16/17 Schweizer Cup FC Zürich 3 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Europa League Qualifying FC Zürich 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Schweizer Cup FC Zürich 3 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Super League FC Zürich 22 1 0 5 1 1,645
14/15 Europa League FC Zürich 5 0 0 2 0 0
14/15 Super League FC Zürich 21 1 2 5 0 1,676
12/13 Super League FC Zürich 12 0 1 0 1 0
12/13 Swiss Cup FC Zürich 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Super League FC Luzern 29 1 1 4 1 2,424
11/12 Swiss Cup FC Luzern 5 0 1 0 0 0
10/11 Europa League Qualifying FC Luzern 2 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Super League FC Luzern 28 0 1 5 0 0
10/11 Swiss Cup FC Luzern 1 0 0 1 0 0
09/10 Super League FC Luzern 34 2 7 8 0 1,528
09/10 Swiss Cup FC Luzern 4 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12) FC Luzern U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 Super League FC Luzern 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12) FC Luzern U21 2 0 0 0 0 0
07/08 1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12) FC Schötz 15 2 0 2 0 664
07/08 Super League FC Luzern 10 0 1 1 0 0
07/08 Swiss Cup qualifiers FC Schötz 1 0 0 0 0 0
06/07 2. Liga inter - Gr. 3 (- 11/12) FC Schötz 2 2 0 0 0 90
06/07 Swisscom Cup FC Schötz 1 0 0 0 0 0
05/06 1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12) FC Schötz 11 4 0 0 0 240
04/05 Swisscom Cup SC Zofingen 1 0 0 0 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
01/02 2001-07-01 Solothurn II FC Solothurn Transfer 0 —
02/03 2002-07-20 FC Solothurn FC Olten Transfer 0 —
04/05 2004-07-08 FC Olten SC Zofingen Transfer 0 —
05/06 2005-07-01 SC Zofingen FC Schötz Transfer 0 —
07/08 2008-01-16 FC Schötz FC Luzern Transfer 0 —
12/13 2012-07-01 FC Luzern FC Zürich Transfer 800000 —
17/18 2017-08-09 FC Zürich FC Sion Transfer 450000 €200k
19/20 2019-07-01 FC Sion SC Kriens Transfer 100000 —
21/22 2021-07-01 SC Kriens Retired Transfer 0 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
16/17 Ill 2016-10-12 2016-10-25 14 3
16/17 unknown injury 2017-05-02 2017-05-15 14 3
17/18 unknown injury 2017-10-19 2017-11-01 14 2
17/18 unknown injury 2017-12-14 2018-01-22 40 1
17/18 unknown injury 2018-02-07 2018-05-25 108 16
18/19 unknown injury 2018-07-19 2018-11-02 107 15
18/19 unknown injury 2019-02-21 2019-04-01 40 6
19/20 unknown injury 2019-09-26 2019-10-16 21 2
19/20 unknown injury 2020-02-12 2020-02-19 8 1
19/20 Rib fracture 2020-07-23 2020-09-01 41 3
20/21 unknown injury 2020-10-19 2020-11-02 15 3
20/21 unknown injury 2020-11-18 2020-12-02 15 2
20/21 unknown injury 2020-12-09 2020-12-14 6 1
20/21 unknown injury 2021-04-01 2021-04-12 12 3
20/21 unknown injury 2021-05-13 2021-05-31 19 2
Current€100k
Peak€850k
Low—
Δ since start+€25k
—€213k€425k€638k€850k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €450k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €700k
Jan 1, 1970 €850k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €800k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €750k
Jan 1, 1970 €650k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €250k
Jan 1, 1970 €75k
TeamShirtMatchesGoalsDebutAge at debutStatus
Team #3561 #13 27 0 — — former national player
TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Oliver Buff 2 2 0
Nico Siegrist 1 0 0
Marco Schönbächler 2 3 0
Berat Djimsiti 1 0 0
Liridon Berisha 1 0 0
Cédric Brunner 2 0 0
Diogo Costa 1 0 0
Dario Ulrich 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
05/06 1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12) FC Schötz 4 11
06/07 2. Liga inter - Gr. 3 (- 11/12) FC Schötz 2 2
07/08 1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12) FC Schötz 2 17

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
09/10 Super League FC Luzern 7 34
16/17 Challenge League FC Zürich 5 25
14/15 Super League FC Zürich 2 21

Teams faced most often by Burim Kukeli's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
FC Vaduz 8 4 4 0 16 6 +10 50%
FC Basel 1893 8 1 0 7 7 24 -17 13%
BSC Young Boys 8 2 1 5 8 13 -5 25%
FC St. Gallen 8 3 2 3 16 10 +6 38%
FC Sion 8 4 2 2 16 10 +6 50%
Grasshopper Club Zürich 8 5 1 2 15 9 +6 63%
FC Thun 8 1 3 4 7 10 -3 13%
FC Aarau 8 4 4 0 15 3 +12 50%
Borussia Mönchengladbach 2 0 1 1 1 4 -3 0%
Villarreal CF 2 1 0 1 4 6 -2 50%
SS Lazio 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 0%
Sporting CP 2 0 0 2 0 4 -4 0%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
04/05 Senior debut season
05/06 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
20/21 24 0 1 0 0 0
19/20 23 0 7 0 0 0
17/18 13 0 5 0 0 0
16/17 33 0 4 0 0 0
15/16 26 1,645 6 0 1 0.38
14/15 26 1,676 7 0 0 0.38
12/13 13 0 0 0 1 0
11/12 34 2,424 4 0 1 0.19
10/11 31 0 7 0 0 0
09/10 38 1,528 8 0 0 0.47
07/08 28 664 3 1 0 0.54

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12)
29 apps
6 G
0 A
Super League
173 apps
5 G
14 A
2. Liga inter - Gr. 3 (- 11/12)
2 apps
2 G
0 A
Challenge League
69 apps
0 G
7 A
Swisscom Cup
23 apps
0 G
1 A
Europa League
10 apps
0 G
1 A

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Who is Burim Kukeli?

Burim Kukeli is an Albania professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfield for Retired.

How old is Burim Kukeli?

Burim Kukeli is 42 years old. He was born on January 16, 1984 in Gjakovë.

What position does Burim Kukeli play?

Burim Kukeli plays as a defensive midfield (Midfield - Defensive Midfield).

What club does Burim Kukeli play for?

Burim Kukeli currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Burim Kukeli scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Burim Kukeli has scored 13 goals in 313 appearances.