Berat Djimsiti

Zürich

Djimsiti began his youth career at FC Zürich-Affoltern, where he played until 2007, before joining the Zürich academy at the age of 14. He was initially integrated into the Zürich U21 team in the Swiss Promotion League, making his debut at the age of 17 and going on to play 46 matches over three seasons, scoring six goals in the process. In the 2010–11 season, he scored in the final league match for Zürich U21, opening the scoring in a 2–0 away victory against Zofingen, as the team finished the season in second place in their league group.

2011–2013: First-team debut and breakthrough

He received his first call-up to the senior squad during the 2011–12 Swiss Super League season and was named on the bench in a 2–1 win over Young Boys on 19 April 2011. Later that year, he was included in the matchday squad for the UEFA Champions League play-off round fixture against Bayern Munich on 17 August 2011. Djimsiti made his professional debut on 3 March 2012 in a 1–0 loss to Sion, coming on as an 84th-minute substitute for Heinz Barmettler. He scored his first goal for Zürich on 20 May 2012 in a 1–0 away win over Grasshopper, starting the match and scoring in the 75th minute. These two matches were his only appearances of the season, which Zürich finished in sixth place in the league, missing out on qualification for European competitions. He established himself as a regular starter during the 2012–13 Swiss Super League season, featuring in the vast majority…

Switzerland

Djimsiti represented Switzerland at youth international levels, playing for the U18, U19 and U21 teams between 2011 and 2014 in both friendly matches and official qualifying competitions, making around 20 appearances across the age groups.

Albania

In September 2014, Djimsiti was contacted by Albania national team head coach Gianni De Biasi, who invited him to represent Albania, prompting him to consider switching from Swiss international allegiance. In the same month, he declined an invitation from Kosovo. He officially received Albanian citizenship on 15 July 2015, alongside Swiss-Albanian footballers, twins Albian Ajeti and Adonis Ajeti of FC Basel. He confirmed his decision to represent Albania at international level. On 27 August 2015, Djimsiti, together with Arlind Ajeti and Naser Aliji, received FIFA approval to switch international allegiance, making him eligible to represent Albania in competitive matches, including UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying. Djimsiti received his first call-up for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying Group I matches against Denmark and Portugal on 4 and 7 September 2015, respectively. He made his debut against Denmark, playing as a right back due to the absence of the injured Elseid Hysaj, completing the full 90 minutes as Albania secured an away goalless draw. On 11 October 2015, he scored his first international goal in a 3–0 away win against Armenia, which secured Albania its first ever qualification to a major…

Club

As of match played 26 August 2026

International

As of match played 6 June 2026

As of match played 11 October 2015 Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Djimsiti goal.

Djimsiti was born in Zurich, Switzerland to an ethnic Albanian family from the village of Tërnoc i Madh near Bujanoc, and is part of the Albanian minority in Serbia. Berat has an older brother, Bilent. Since 2012, Djimsiti has been in a relationship with Serbian model Alisa Menković. They have three children together: a son, Lion Aron, born in September 2020; a daughter, Adria Jela, born in July 2023; and a son, Aron Noah, born in January 2025.