Atdhe Nuhiu

Early years

Atdhe Nuhiu was born on 29 July 1989 in Pristina, Kosovo to Albanian parents originally from Preševo. His father moved to Austria in the same year, and Nuhiu and his family later joined him there. He began his career at Sportunion Ried im Traunkreis before moving to Wels in 1999. At the Regionalliga club, he played 30 matches and scored 11 goals during the 2007–08 season.

Austria Kärnten

In the summer of 2008, Nuhiu signed with Austrian Bundesliga club Austria Kärnten. He made his professional Bundesliga debut on 25 July 2008, against LASK, coming on as a substitute in the 68th minute for Manuel Weber and scoring his first Bundesliga goal 15 minutes later. The match ended in a 3–2 loss.

Loan to Ried

On 31 August 2009, on the deadline day, Nuhiu completed a transfer to SV Ried on loan for the 2009–10 season. He scored his first goal for the team on 23 September 2009 in team's 1–1 away draw at Austria Wien, just eleven days after making his debut in a losing effort against SV Mattersburg.

Rapid Wien

On 8 June 2010, Nuhiu joined fellow Austrian Bundesliga side SK Rapid Wien on a three-year contract with an option of a further one. His salary was reported to be €1.2 million per season, plus various bonuses depending on his performances. He choose squad number 15, and made his competitive debut on 22 August in the Bundesliga matchday 5 against SV Mattersburg, partnering his patriot Hamdi Salihi in an eventual 2–0 home win. Nuhiu…

Nuhiu has played for the Austria U21 side, however on 10 September 2009 he made declarations to the media that he would not play for Austria, but rather for Albania as it is his dream to play for his own nation. In addition, when he scored two goals against the Albanian U21s in a qualifier match, he refused to celebrate. On that occasion he was wearing red-and-black boots to honor Albania. In an interview in April 2014, Nuhiu declared that it is his only intention to play for Austria, although he admitted that he had been in talks with other associations previously. On 7 November 2014, Nuhiu reiterated his desire to play for Austria, should a call-up arise. On 18 November 2010, Nuhiu stated in an interview to the media that the problem with playing for Albania was citizenship, as he had Austrian citizenship and to receive Albanian citizenship he needed to give it up, as Austria did not permit dual citizenship. Media reported that he was called by the coach of Albania, Gianni de Biasi, for the friendly match against Armenia, on 14 August, but De Biasi did not include him in the final call up. However, on 20 August 2013 media reported that Nuhiu had started the procedures to get an Albanian passport in order to be able to represent the senior Albania national team in the future.

Kosovo

On 19 September 2014, Nuhiu returned declaring that he would play for Kosovo, when it was fully recognised by UEFA and FIFA. On 20 September 2016, Muharrem Sahiti, the assistant…

On 13 October 2024, Nuhiu's retirement was announced, and he joined new head coach Fabio Ingolitsch's coaching staff at SCR Altach.

Club

International

Kosovo score listed first, score column indicates score after each Nuhiu goal