Bersant Celina
Kosovan footballer (born 1996) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bersant Celina (born 9 September 1996) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Swedish club AIK and the Kosovo national team.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1996-09-09) 9 September 1996 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Prizren, Kosovo | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AIK | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2012 | Strømsgodset | ||
2012–2014 | Manchester City | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2018 | Manchester City | 1 | (0) |
2016–2017 | → Twente (loan) | 27 | (5) |
2017–2018 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 35 | (7) |
2018–2020 | Swansea City | 73 | (7) |
2020–2024 | Dijon | 32 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 32 | (6) |
2022–2023 | → Kasımpaşa (loan) | 18 | (1) |
2023 | → Stoke City (loan) | 6 | (0) |
2023 | → AIK (loan) | 9 | (0) |
2024– | AIK | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2011–2012 | Norway U15 | 4 | (0) |
2012–2013 | Norway U16 | 3 | (0) |
2013–2014 | Norway U17 | 8 | (0) |
2014 | Norway U21 | 1 | (0) |
2013–2017 | Kosovo U21 | 4 | (0) |
2014– | Kosovo | 37 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:19, 19 June 2023 |
He began his professional career with Manchester City, having previously been with the youth system at Strømsgodset. He made his senior debut for Manchester City in 2016, going on to have loan spells at Twente and Ipswich Town during his time at the club. He signed for Swansea City in 2018. He spent two seasons at Swansea before joining French side Dijon in 2020.
Born in Kosovo, Celina was raised in Norway. After representing both Norway and Kosovo at youth level, he made his senior international debut for the Kosovo national team in 2014.