Donis Avdijaj

Schalke 04

After scoring 59 goals in 53 matches for U17 and 17 goals in 24 games for U19, Avdijaj became a first team player. He was called up for the first time in a major competition on 17 September 2014 to participate in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage match against Chelsea, where he didn't come on to play.

Loan at Sturm Graz

On 13 January 2015, in the winter transfer window, Avdijaj went on an 18-month loan deal at Austrian side Sturm Graz. He made his debut for Sturm Graz in a friendly match against Kalsdorf and scored a goal.

2014–15 season

On 21 February 2015. He made his professional debut in a 3–3 home draw against Wiener Neustadt. He came in as a substitute in the 81st minute in place of Bright Edomwonyi and just 2 minutes later, Avdijaj made an assist for the temporary advantage goal 3–2 scored by Martin Ehrenreich. In his second ever match for the senior squad, Avdijaj played only as a substitute against Rapid Wien, coming on in the 73rd minute in place of Daniel Offenbacher for the 1–0 loss. Then in his third match, Avdijaj played for the first time in the starting line up against Austria Wien on 3 March 2015 where he substituted off in the 64th minute for exactly his rival Bright Edomwonyi, whose place Avdijaj had previously taken in his debut. He scored his first goal for Sturm Graz in his 7th match on 21 March 2015 against Admira, playing as a starter and scoring the opening goal in the 28th minute in the 3–1…

On 11 October 2014, Avdijaj announced to have refused the Germany U19 as his intention was to represent Albania, where he said: "It's better to have behind my own people, rather than foreigners" and he needed just an Albanian citizenship for him to be part of the national team managed by Gianni De Biasi. In November 2014, the coach Gianni De Biasi declared that he spoke with his father and the Schalke 04 coach Roberto Di Matteo for the situation of Avdijaj if he would play for the first team as a professional, a condition of De Biasi to invite him in the national team. In December 2014. Donis' father confirmed the family's desire that the footballer represents Albania in the future. In March 2015. Avdijaj told Albanian media that he has personally met with De Biasi and is looking forward to a call-up.

Kosovo

On 10 November 2016, two days before a match with Turkey, he joined with the Kosovo in Antalya, but in the match with Turkey, could not play because that was not allowed by FIFA. On 20 March 2017, he received the call-up from Kosovo in a match against Iceland. On 24 March 2017, FIFA accepted Avdijaj's request to play for Kosovo and on the same day he made his debut in a match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Iceland.

Club

As of match played 17 August 2025

International

As of 17 November 2018

International goals

As of 17 November 2018 Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first.

Avdijaj was born in Osnabrück, Germany from Kosovo Albanian parents from Istog (Kosovo), he attended the Gesamtschule Berger Feld until 2012–13.