Ylber Ramadani

Early career in Kosovo

Ramadani was born in Starnberg, Germany, to Kosovo-Albanian parents originally from the village of Vojnoc near Shtime, where he spent part of his childhood and helped his family with agricultural work. He began his football career at youth level with local third-tier club Çeliku in Ferizaj. At the age of 15, he was invited to play for the senior team in a friendly match against Ferizaj due to a shortage of players; his performance impressed the Ferizaj coaching staff and led to a transfer shortly afterwards. At Ferizaj, Ramadani progressed through the youth system and made his senior debut during the 2013–14 Kosovo Superleague season at the age of 17, establishing himself as a regular, making 29 league appearances and scoring once as the club finished fourth. During the first half of the 2014–15 season, he made 13 appearances and scored twice before joining Prishtina in the second half of the campaign and made 14 appearances and scored once as Prishtina finished third in the league. On 1 August 2015, Ramadani signed for Drita of Gjilan, remaining in the Kosovo Superleague for another season. During the first half of the 2015–16 season, he made 17 league appearances before leaving the club during the winter transfer window.

Partizani

In December 2015, Ramadani was linked with a move to Partizani of the Kategoria Superiore ahead of the January transfer window and began training with the club before signing a three-year contract on 10…

Ramadani received his first call-up to the Kosovo under-19 team in October 2015 for a friendly against Albania, scoring on his debut in a 2–0 victory. He also represented the under-21 team. On 18 August 2016, Ramadani was granted Albanian citizenship and switched his international allegiance to Albania. He was subsequently called up to the Albania under-21 team for the 2017 European Under-21 qualification, making his debut on 10 October 2016 in a 4–0 away defeat to Israel. During the following qualifying campaign, he established himself as a regular starter, making 11 appearances in total, and received his first senior call-up from manager Christian Panucci for the friendly against Turkey on 13 November 2017, describing the selection as a "dream come true". He scored his first under-21 international goal on 10 November in a 1–1 draw against Northern Ireland, remained an unused substitute in Albania's 3–2 victory over Turkey three days later. He made his senior debut on 26 March 2018 in a 1–0 home defeat to Norway. Following the appointment of Edoardo Reja in 2019, Ramadani established himself as a regular member of the national team during the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying campaign, making three appearances, all as a starter and scoring on his debut in a 2–0 victory over Moldova on 11 June 2019. During the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign, Ramadani made six appearances, including three starts, and played just over 300 minutes as Albania finished third in the group and…

Club

As of match played 8 July 2026

International

As of match played 6 June 2026

Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first.

Ramadani became engaged to Dardana Hoxhaj in December 2017 while playing for Vejle in Denmark. He is noted for speaking six languages fluently: Albanian, German, English, Danish, Hungarian and Italian.