Besian Idrizaj

Besian Idrizaj (12 October 1987 – 15 May 2010) was an Austrian professional footballer.^[1] He also played in the Football League for Crystal Palace and Luton Town both whilst on loan from Liverpool for whom he did not make a League appearance. He also played for LASK Linz, Wacker Innsbruck and FC Eilenburg. He died of a heart attack on 15 May 2010 at the age of 22.^[2]

Besian Idrizaj

Personal information
Full name	Besian Idrizaj
Date of birth	(1987-10-12)October 12, 1987
Place of birth	Baden bei Wien, Austria
Date of death	(2010-05-15)May 15, 2010 (aged 22)
Height	1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
1998–2003	Admira Linz
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2003–2004	Admira Linz	0	(0)
2003–2005	LASK Linz	35	(4)
2005–2008	Liverpool	0	(0)
2007	→ Luton Town (loan)	7	(1)
2007–2008	→ Crystal Palace (loan)	7	(0)
2008	→ Wacker Innsbruck (loan)	2	(0)
2009	FC Eilenburg	5	(0)
2009–2010	Swansea City	3	(0)
Total		59	(5)
International career
2007–2009	Austria U21	12	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Statistics

Club performance^[3]

Club	Season	League		National Cup		League Cup		Europe		Others		Total
		App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals	App	Goals
Admira Linz	2003–04	0	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	0	0
LASK Linz	2003–04	1	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	1	0
	2004–05	27	3	1?	1?	—		0	0	0	0	28	4
	2005–06	7	0	0	0	—		0	0	0	0	7	0
Liverpool	2005–06	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2006–07	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2007–08	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Total	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Luton Town (loan)	2006–07	7	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Crystal Palace (loan)	2007–08	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Fußballclub Wacker Innsbruck (loan)	2007–08	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
FC Eilenburg	2008–09	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	5	0
Swansea City	2009–10	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Total		59	4	1?	1?	0	0	0	0	0	0	60	5