 Ajdini withSV Sandhausen in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1992-12-10)10 December 1992 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Halmstad, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Osnabrück | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2011 | SJC Hövelriege | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011–2015 | Arminia Bielefeld II | 82 | (14) |
| 2014–2015 | Arminia Bielefeld | 9 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Sonnenhof Großaspach | 31 | (3) |
| 2016–2021 | VfL Osnabrück | 142 | (10) |
| 2021–2023 | SV Sandhausen | 57 | (3) |
| 2023– | VfL Osnabrück | 27 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 October 2024 | |||
Bashkim Ajdini (born 10 December 1992), previously known asBashkim Renneke, is a professionalfootballer who plays as aright-back for German3. Liga clubVfL Osnabrück. Born in Sweden, he has chosen to represent theKosovo national team.[1]
On 24 May 2016, Ajdini joined3. Liga sideVfL Osnabrück.[2] On 31 July 2016, he made his debut in a 0–1 away win againstPreußen Münster after coming on as a substitute at 58th minute in place ofJules Reimerink.[3] Twenty-six days after debut, Ajdini scored his first goal for VfL Osnabrück in his second appearance for the club in a 4–2 away defeat overWerder Bremen II in 3. Liga.[4]
On 28 June 2021, Ajdini joined2. Bundesliga sideSV Sandhausen, to replace the injuredDennis Diekmeier as the second choice.[5] On 25 July 2021, he made his debut in a 0–2 home defeat againstFortuna Düsseldorf after being named in the starting line-up.[6]
On 20 June 2023, Ajdini returned toVfL Osnabrück, shortly before promoted to2. Bundesliga.[7]
Ajdini was eligible forKosovo andGermany internationally, as well asSweden, his birthplace. On 25 May 2021, he received a call-up fromKosovo for thefriendly matches againstSan Marino andMalta,[1] he was an unused substitute in these matches.
Ajdini was born in Halmstad, Sweden, where his parents had emigrated to escape the tensions of theYugoslav Wars, and later settled inSchloß Holte-Stukenbrock, Germany. His family was deported back toVeliki Trnovac in August 2003, but he returned to Germany a year later after being adopted by a German family living inHövelhof and taking their surname Renneke instead of his original surname Ajdini.[8] On 5 March 2019, he re-took his birth surname "Ajdini".[9]
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