| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2004-03-04)4 March 2004 (age 21) | ||
| Place of birth | Kaçanik,Kosovo underUN administration | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Malisheva | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| New Star Football Academy | |||
| –2020 | Prishtina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Besa Pejë | 28 | (2) |
| 2023– | Malisheva | 78 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Kosovo U19 | 6 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Kosovo U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2025– | Albania U21 | 2 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 8 June 2025 | |||
Etnik Brruti (born 3 March 2004) is a professionalfootballer who plays as aright winger forKosovo Superleague clubMalisheva. Born in Kosovo, he represented that nation at youth international levels but in 2025 switched to play forAlbania national team.
Brruti began his career at one of his hometown clubs, New Star Football Academy and then continued toPrishtina. On 18 September 2020, Brruti joinedKosovo Superleague sideBesa Pejë.[1] His debut with Besa Pejë came a day later againstBallkani after being named in the starting line-up.[2]
In January 2023, Brruti joinedKosovo Superleague sideMalisheva.[3] On 11 February 2023, he was named as a Malisheva substitute for the first time in a league match againstBallkani.[4] His debut with Malisheva came eleven days later againstFerizaj after coming on as a substitute at 70th minute in place ofAlban Shillova.[5]
From 2021, until 2024, Brruti has been part of Kosovo at youth international level, respectively has been part of theunder-19 andunder-21 teams and he with these teams played fourteen matches. On 9 January 2025, Brruti received a call-up fromKosovo national senior team for a three-day training camp inPristina.[6]
On 7 March 2025, Brruti received theAlbanian passport and this paved the way for him to representAlbania.[7] Eight days later, he received a call-up from Albania for the2026 FIFA World Cup qualification matches againstEngland andAndorra.[8] Two days after call-up, his request to switch international allegiance to Albania was approved byFIFA.[9] On 25 May 2025, he received another call-up from Albania, but now from theunder-21 team for thefriendly matches againstHungary andTurkey.[10] His debut with Albania U21 came eleven days later in the friendly match against Hungary after being named in the starting line-up.[11]
