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Perparim Hetemaj#56

HJK Helsinki

Repères

Âge

39 ans

Poste

Milieu de terrain

Nationalité

Finland

Numéro

#56

Taille

175 cm

Poids

67 kg

Naissance

12 décembre 1986

Lieu de naissance

Skënderaj, Jugoslawien (SFR)

Parcours

Përparim Hetemaj (born 12 December 1986) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for HJK. Born in modern-day Kosovo, Hetemaj arrived in Finland when he was 6 years old and played for HJK's youth teams; signing a professional contract in 2004 at age 17. He joined Greek side AEK Athens in 2006, and moved to Twente in 2009. Subsequently, in 2010, he was signed by Brescia and was transferred to Chievo in 2011. Hetemaj played 300 matches in the Serie A before returning to Finland in 2022 after a season with Reggina in the Serie B. Hetemaj made his international debut for Finland in February 2009, at the age of 22, and made 50 appearances, including appearing in 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications, before his retirement from international football in 2018.