Migjen Basha

Basha was born in Lausanne, Switzerland, to Kosovar Albanian parents who were originally from Theranda (also called Suhareka) and is the elder brother of Vullnet Basha, who is also a professional footballer. Basha went to Theranda for the first time in his early childhood to learn the Albanian language and attended the elementary school for several years. He returned to Lausanne before the Kosovo war broke out. During the war, his childhood home was burned to the ground and Basha's uncle was killed. Those events had left a profound mark on his life. Basha started his youth career as an infant and aged 11 joined the local team Dardania Lausanne, an amateur football club founded by the Albanian community in Lausanne, coached by Agim Cana. Then he moved at an amateur club called Team Vaud, and in 2004 he moved to Lausanne. In his first year at Lausanne, Basha gained entry to the first team.

Lausanne

He made his professional debut at the age 18, on 16 July 2005 in the 2005–06 season, in the match against Winterthur, which ended in a 5–4 victory for Lausanne, with Basha entering as a substitute in the 60th minute in place of Patrick Isabella. He scored his first goal in his third match appearance two weeks later, on 30 July 2005 in a 4–1 victory over Luzern. Basha once again came in as a substitute in place of Isabella in the 68th minute, scoring in the 88th minute and bringing the score to 3–1.

Lucchese

For the second half of the 2005–06 season, Basha moved to Italy at Luccehse-Libertas in the Serie C1. He played in five matches until the end of the season. He played for Lucchese in eight matches in the 2006–07 season.

Viareggio

In 2007, Basha moved to Viareggio in Serie C2. He made a total of 15 appearances and scored 1 goal, only in the first half of the 2007–08 season.

Rimini

For the second half of the 2007–08 season, Basha moved to Rimini. He played 12 matches for Rimini in the second half of the 2007–08 season, since he made his debut on 2 February 2008 in the away victory 0–1 against Bari, entering as a substitute in the 77th minute. Basha began the 2008–09 season with a goal on 17 August 2008 against Ravenna in Coppa Italia. The match finished in a draw 3–3 and ended a penalty shoot-out, where Basha missed a penalty and finished in a penalty loss 5–7. He debuted with a goal in Serie B on 29 August, scoring the…

Switzerland

Basha has been a member of Switzerland youth teams, representing the Rossocrociati at under-17, -18, -19 and -21 levels.

Albania

Although capped for Switzerland at youth levels, in July 2010 Basha declared that he wanted to play for Albania instead. He said also that would apply for an Albanian passport in order to be eligible to play for the "Red and Blacks", but the Swiss Football Association did not agree Basha be able to play for another nation. After Basha publicly declared that he will never play for Switzerland, only Albania, on 30 July 2012 it was reported Basha would apply to receive an Albanian passport. On 21 August, it was reported Basha had acquired Albanian citizenship. However, FIFA had not yet authorized him to play for Albania. FIFA once ruled out the switch of nationality by outside his country of birth (or parent and grandparent's country of birth), however had opened the door for Irish from Northern Ireland to represent Republic of Ireland, which may apply to ethnic minority outside the boundary of modern political border. Basha was called up to the Albania squad Gianni De Biasi on 15 March 2013 ahead of a match against Norway. On 19 March 2013, Basha and the Albanian Football Association (FSHF) received approval from FIFA allowing Basha to play for Albania.

2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers

On 22 March 2013, Basha debuted with Albania coincided in a 0–1 victory against Norway in Oslo, as part of 2014 FIFA World Cup…

On 16 April 2026, Basha was appointed as interim head coach of Lausanne-Sport alongside Markus Neumayr, following the dismissal of Peter Zeidler due to poor results.