Miralem Sulejmani
Midfield - Left Midfield
at Retired
👕200+ Apps
⚽100+ Goals
🎯100+ Assists
🏴25+ Caps
⏳Veteran
Market value
—
Rating · 21/22
6.7
Strong
Left Midfield Midfield
Career snapshot
6
clubs played for
05/06
debut season
0.23
goals / match
BSC Young Boys
top club · 219 apps
Position rank · 21/22
#137
goals rank
#64
assists rank
106
season goals
104
season assists
Among 277 Midfield - Left Midfields · ≥200 mins
Career highs
€8.50m
peak value · 2008
€16.25m
top transfer fee · 08/09
15
best season · 07/08
46 / 12
int'l caps / goals
Born the same day
Shares 1988-12-05 · 4 players total
460Appearances
106Goals
104Assists
21Yellow cards
0Red cards
71Full matches (90′)
| Full name | Miralem Sulejmani |
|---|---|
| Name in home country | Миралем Сулејмани |
| Date of birth | 1988-12-05 (37 yrs) |
| Place of birth | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Citizenship |  Serbia |
| Position | Midfield - Left Midfield (main: Midfield) |
| Foot | left |
| Height | 179.00 m |
| Current club | Retired |
| Joined | 2024-07-01 |
| Contract expires | — |
| Agent | Relatives |
Jul 2024
Transfer: Zeleznicar (I) → Retired
24/25 · Transfer
Jan 2024
Transfer: Without Club → Zeleznicar (I)
23/24 · Transfer
Jul 2022
Transfer: BSC Young Boys → Without Club
22/23 · Transfer
Feb 2022
Injury: unknown
9 games missed
Jul 2021
21/22 — BSC Young Boys
19 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Sep 2020
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2020
20/21 — BSC Young Boys
37 matches · 2 G · 5 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2020
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Jul 2019
Injury: unknown
28 games missed
Jul 2019
19/20 — BSC Young Boys
19 matches · 4 G · 8 A · across 3 competitions
Mar 2019
Injury: unknown
14 games missed
Dec 2018
Injury: unknown
7 games missed
Aug 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — BSC Young Boys
27 matches · 9 G · 11 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2018
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Dec 2017
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2017
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Jul 2017
17/18 — BSC Young Boys
44 matches · 13 G · 13 A · across 4 competitions
May 2017
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Dec 2016
Injury: unknown
2 games missed
Oct 2016
Injury: unknown
6 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — BSC Young Boys
35 matches · 9 G · 6 A · across 4 competitions
Feb 2016
Injury: unknown
1 games missed
Oct 2015
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2015
15/16 — BSC Young Boys
38 matches · 8 G · 9 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: Benfica → BSC Young Boys
15/16 · Transfer · €3.00m
Jul 2014
14/15 — SL Benfica
8 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2013
13/14 — SL Benfica
26 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2013
Transfer: Ajax → Benfica
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2012
12/13 — Ajax Amsterdam U21, Ajax Amsterdam
18 matches · 3 G · 1 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2011
11/12 — Ajax Amsterdam
32 matches · 12 G · 4 A · across 5 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — Ajax Amsterdam
53 matches · 13 G · 14 A · across 6 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — Ajax Amsterdam
31 matches · 3 G · 4 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2008
Transfer: Heerenveen → Ajax
08/09 · Transfer · €16.25m
Jul 2008
08/09 — Ajax Amsterdam
34 matches · 10 G · 8 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2007
07/08 — SC Heerenveen
38 matches · 15 G · 11 A · across 3 competitions
Jan 2007
Transfer: Partizan → Heerenveen
06/07 · Transfer · €260k
Jul 2005
05/06 — FK Partizan Belgrade
1 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2005
Transfer: Partizan U19 → Partizan
05/06 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €8.50m
Highest valuation recorded in dataset
Percentile rank vs 183 other Midfield - Left Midfields with ≥500 minutes in 21/22. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).
Goals2 total · 0.28/90
Assists5 total · 0.69/90
G+A7 total · 0.97/90
Yellow cards1 total · 0.14/90
Minutes played by club
BSC Young Boys
41.5%
SL Benfica
12.3%
Ajax Amsterdam
38.1%
Ajax Amsterdam U21
3.9%
SC Heerenveen
4.1%
FK Partizan Belgrade
0.0%
| Club | Seasons | First | Last | Matches | Goals | Assists | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BSC Young Boys | 7 | 15/16 | 21/22 | 219 | 47 | 57 | 2,659 |
| SL Benfica | 2 | 13/14 | 14/15 | 34 | 3 | 5 | 791 |
| Ajax Amsterdam | 5 | 08/09 | 12/13 | 158 | 38 | 30 | 2,442 |
| Ajax Amsterdam U21 | 1 | 12/13 | 12/13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 253 |
| SC Heerenveen | 1 | 07/08 | 07/08 | 38 | 15 | 11 | 262 |
| FK Partizan Belgrade | 1 | 05/06 | 05/06 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value
Goals by season
Assists by season
| Season | Competition | Club | Matches | Goals | Assists | YC | RC | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | Champions League | BSC Young Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Champions League Qu. | BSC Young Boys | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21/22 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 16 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 495 |
| 21/22 | Swiss Cup | BSC Young Boys | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 157 |
| 20/21 | Champions League Qu. | BSC Young Boys | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 129 |
| 20/21 | Europa League | BSC Young Boys | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 276 |
| 20/21 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 28 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20/21 | Swiss Cup | BSC Young Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Champions League Qu. | BSC Young Boys | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Schweizer Cup | BSC Young Boys | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19/20 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 15 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 168 |
| 18/19 | Champions League | BSC Young Boys | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Champions League Qu. | BSC Young Boys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18/19 | Schweizer Cup | BSC Young Boys | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 92 |
| 18/19 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 17 | 7 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 142 |
| 17/18 | Champions League Qu. | BSC Young Boys | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Europa League | BSC Young Boys | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 17/18 | Schweizer Cup | BSC Young Boys | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 137 |
| 17/18 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 32 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 216 |
| 16/17 | Champions League Qu. | BSC Young Boys | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 309 |
| 16/17 | Europa League | BSC Young Boys | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Schweizer Cup | BSC Young Boys | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16/17 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 27 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 236 |
| 15/16 | Champions League Qu. | BSC Young Boys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Europa League Qualifying | BSC Young Boys | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Schweizer Cup | BSC Young Boys | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 15/16 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 31 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 302 |
| 14/15 | Allianz Cup | SL Benfica | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 14/15 | Liga NOS | SL Benfica | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Allianz Cup | SL Benfica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 272 |
| 13/14 | Champions League | SL Benfica | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Europa League | SL Benfica | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 13/14 | Liga ZON Sagres | SL Benfica | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 363 |
| 13/14 | Taça de Portugal | SL Benfica | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 156 |
| 12/13 | Beloften Eredivisie | Ajax Amsterdam U21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Beloften nacompetitie | Ajax Amsterdam U21 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 253 |
| 12/13 | Champions League | Ajax Amsterdam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | Eredivisie | Ajax Amsterdam | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12/13 | KNVB Beker | Ajax Amsterdam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Champions League | Ajax Amsterdam | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 498 |
| 11/12 | Eredivisie | Ajax Amsterdam | 22 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 157 |
| 11/12 | Europa League | Ajax Amsterdam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | Johan Cruijff Schaal | Ajax Amsterdam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 11/12 | KNVB Beker | Ajax Amsterdam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Champions League | Ajax Amsterdam | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Champions League Qu. | Ajax Amsterdam | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | Eredivisie | Ajax Amsterdam | 32 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 261 |
| 10/11 | Europa League | Ajax Amsterdam | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 153 |
| 10/11 | Johan Cruijff Schaal | Ajax Amsterdam | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10/11 | KNVB Beker | Ajax Amsterdam | 6 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 188 |
| 09/10 | Eredivisie | Ajax Amsterdam | 17 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 290 |
| 09/10 | Europa League | Ajax Amsterdam | 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 375 |
| 09/10 | Europa League Qualifying | Ajax Amsterdam | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 09/10 | KNVB Beker | Ajax Amsterdam | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 08/09 | Eredivisie | Ajax Amsterdam | 27 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 234 |
| 08/09 | UEFA Cup | Ajax Amsterdam | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 286 |
| 07/08 | Eredivisie | SC Heerenveen | 34 | 14 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 172 |
| 07/08 | KNVB Beker | SC Heerenveen | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 |
| 07/08 | UEFA Cup | SC Heerenveen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 05/06 | Meridian Prva | FK Partizan Belgrade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Season | Date | From | To | Type | Market value | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | 2005-07-01 | Partizan U19 | Partizan | Transfer | 0 | — |
| 06/07 | 2007-01-01 | Partizan | Heerenveen | Transfer | 450000 | €260k |
| 08/09 | 2008-07-06 | Heerenveen | Ajax | Transfer | 8500000 | €16.25m |
| 13/14 | 2013-07-01 | Ajax | Benfica | Transfer | 2500000 | — |
| 15/16 | 2015-07-01 | Benfica | BSC Young Boys | Transfer | 3000000 | €3.00m |
| 22/23 | 2022-07-01 | BSC Young Boys | Without Club | Transfer | 400000 | — |
| 23/24 | 2024-01-19 | Without Club | Zeleznicar (I) | Transfer | 200000 | — |
| 24/25 | 2024-07-01 | Zeleznicar (I) | Retired | Transfer | 0 | — |
| Season | Injury | From | To | Days missed | Games missed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15/16 | Adductor pain | 2015-10-29 | 2015-11-16 | 19 | 4 |
| 15/16 | Ill | 2016-02-11 | 2016-02-15 | 5 | 1 |
| 16/17 | Knee problems | 2016-10-10 | 2016-11-03 | 25 | 6 |
| 16/17 | Knock | 2016-12-05 | 2016-12-29 | 25 | 2 |
| 16/17 | Hamstring injury | 2017-05-22 | 2017-06-29 | 39 | 2 |
| 17/18 | minor knock | 2017-10-12 | 2017-10-18 | 7 | 1 |
| 17/18 | unknown injury | 2017-12-05 | 2017-12-14 | 10 | 2 |
| 17/18 | Shoulder joint contusion | 2018-02-11 | 2018-02-15 | 5 | 1 |
| 18/19 | unknown injury | 2018-08-31 | 2018-09-13 | 14 | 1 |
| 18/19 | Broken foot | 2018-12-08 | 2019-02-28 | 83 | 7 |
| 18/19 | Tendon rupture | 2019-03-03 | 2019-06-03 | 93 | 14 |
| 19/20 | Muscle injury | 2019-07-24 | 2020-01-06 | 167 | 28 |
| 19/20 | Torn muscle fiber | 2020-02-16 | 2020-03-08 | 22 | 2 |
| 20/21 | unknown injury | 2020-09-28 | 2020-10-02 | 5 | 1 |
| 21/22 | Calf problems | 2022-02-25 | 2022-04-27 | 62 | 9 |
Current—
Peak€8.50m
Low—
Δ since start−€450k
| Date | Value |
|---|---|
| Jan 1, 1970 | — |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €200k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €300k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €400k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €800k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.25m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.30m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €3.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €5.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €6.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €7.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €2.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €4.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €8.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.50m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €1.00m |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €150k |
| Jan 1, 1970 | €450k |
| Team | Shirt | Matches | Goals | Debut | Age at debut | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team #17383 | — | 9 | 5 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #9566 | #10 | 17 | 6 | — | — | former national player |
| Team #3438 | — | 20 | 1 | — | — | former national player |
| Teammate | PPG played with | Joint goals | Minutes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Fassnacht | 2 | 9 | 0 |
| David von Ballmoos | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Michel Aebischer | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Leonardo Bertone | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Jean-Pierre Nsame | 2 | 10 | 0 |
| Christian Eriksen | 2 | 11 | 0 |
| Luis Suárez | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Nicolas Moumi Ngamaleu | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Kevin Mbabu | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Yvon Mvogo | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Roger Assalé | 2 | 3 | 0 |
| Loris Benito | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Kenneth Vermeer | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.
Top goalscoring seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Goals | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 07/08 | Eredivisie | SC Heerenveen | 14 | 34 |
| 11/12 | Eredivisie | Ajax Amsterdam | 11 | 22 |
| 17/18 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 11 | 32 |
Top assist seasons
| Season | Competition | Club | Assists | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18/19 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 11 | 17 |
| 07/08 | Eredivisie | SC Heerenveen | 10 | 34 |
| 17/18 | Super League | BSC Young Boys | 9 | 32 |
Teams faced most often by Miralem Sulejmani's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).
| Opponent | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| FC Basel 1893 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 22 | +8 | 50% |
| FC Zürich | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 8 | +30 | 92% |
| FC Luzern | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 17 | +11 | 67% |
| FC Sion | 12 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 9 | +18 | 92% |
| FC St. Gallen | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 28 | 20 | +8 | 67% |
| FC Lugano | 12 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 7 | +15 | 67% |
| FC Porto | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 16 | -6 | 20% |
| Zenit St. Petersburg | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 70% |
| Portimonense SC | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 20 | 9 | +11 | 63% |
| Neuchâtel Xamax FCS | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 5 | +18 | 88% |
| Servette FC | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 25% |
| Moreirense FC | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 50% |
Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.
| Season / Year | Milestone | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 05/06 | Senior debut season | |
| 07/08 | First senior goal | |
| 11/12 | Goal #50 (career) | |
| 19/20 | Goal #100 (career) |
Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.
| Season | Matches | Mins | YC | 2nd YC | RC | Cards / 90′ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21/22 | 19 | 652 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.14 |
| 20/21 | 37 | 405 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.67 |
| 19/20 | 19 | 168 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.54 |
| 18/19 | 27 | 234 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.77 |
| 17/18 | 44 | 353 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.51 |
| 16/17 | 35 | 545 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.17 |
| 15/16 | 38 | 302 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0.89 |
| 11/12 | 32 | 655 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 10/11 | 53 | 602 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.6 |
| 09/10 | 31 | 665 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.27 |
| 07/08 | 38 | 262 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.34 |
Output by competition
Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.
Eredivisie
137 apps
43 G
28 A
Super League
166 apps
39 G
49 A
Swiss Cup
17 apps
5 G
5 A
KNVB Beker
15 apps
4 G
10 A
Europa League
35 apps
4 G
2 A
Beloften nacompetitie
9 apps
3 G
1 A
Champions League Qu.
18 apps
2 G
3 A
UEFA Cup
9 apps
2 G
1 A
Liga ZON Sagres
15 apps
1 G
3 A
Champions League
22 apps
1 G
2 A
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Frequently asked about Miralem Sulejmani
Who is Miralem Sulejmani?
Miralem Sulejmani is a Serbia professional footballer who plays as a left midfield for Retired.
How old is Miralem Sulejmani?
Miralem Sulejmani is 37 years old. He was born on December 5, 1988 in Belgrade.
What position does Miralem Sulejmani play?
Miralem Sulejmani plays as a left midfield (Midfield - Left Midfield).
What club does Miralem Sulejmani play for?
Miralem Sulejmani currently plays for Retired.
How many career goals has Miralem Sulejmani scored?
Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Miralem Sulejmani has scored 106 goals in 460 appearances.