Astrit Selmani

Early career and Superettan debut

Selmani started to play football with local club Malmö FF as a youngster. In 2009, at age 12, he injured his cruciate ligament and left the club for Kulladals IF. At the age of 17, Selmani joined BK Olympic in Division 3, the Swedish fifth tier, where he made his senior debut. In total, he played 37 matches and scored 14 goals for the side. Before the start of the 2016 season, Selmani joined Ängelholms FF in Superettan, Sweden's second highest league. On 3 April 2016, he made his debut in a 1–0 home win against Syrianska FC, after coming on as a substitute in the 81st minute in place of Oliver Stojanović-Fredin.

Years in the third tier

Kristianstad FC

On 17 July 2016, Selmani joined Division 1 side Kristianstad FC in the third tier. On 21 August 2016, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Landskrona BoIS after coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute in place of Anton Bloom.

FC Rosengård

On 24 November 2016, Selmani joined fellow Division 1 club FC Rosengård, a transfer that came to effect in January 2017. On 15 April the same year, he made his debut in a 0–1 home defeat against Skövde AIK, after coming on as a substitute in the 75th minute in place of Mohamed Ramadan.

Torns IF

On 8 February 2018, Selmani joined Torns IF in Division 1. Two months later, he made his competitive debut for the club in a 1–2 away win against Lunds BK after being named in the starting…

Born and raised in Sweden, Selmani is of Kosovo Albanian origin from Mitrovica. He was eligible to represent three countries on international level, either Albania, Kosovo or Sweden. On 17 March 2021, the Football Federation of Kosovo announced that Selmani had decided to represent their national team, and was planned to get called up to the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Sweden and Spain, but was ultimately left out of the squad due to testing positive for COVID-19. Selmani was also called up by Kosovo to the matches in June and September 2021, but due to the lack of a passport he was forced to stay as an unused substitute. On 15 September 2021, seven days after the end of the gathering in the September matches he received his passport. His debut with Kosovo came on 9 October 2021 in the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Sweden after coming on as a substitute in the 70th minute in place of Zymer Bytyqi. On 24 March 2022, Selmani scored his first goal for Kosovo in his fifth appearance for the country in a 5–0 home win over Burkina Faso.

Club

As of match played 16 May 2025

International

As of match played on 24 March 2022

BK Olympic

Division 3 – Södra Götaland: 2015 Hammarby IF

Svenska Cupen: 2020–21 Hapoel Be'er Sheva

Toto Cup runner-up: 2022–23