List of Albanians in Germany

Politics

Elyesa Bazna – Secret agent for Nazi Germany during World War II
Zana Ramadani – German politician, feminist activist and author
Shqiprim Arifi – Politician and businessman^[1]

Science and academia

Fatmir Dalladaku – German cardiac surgeon
Bujar Bukoshi – LDK Politician and surgeon
Mira Mezini – German computer scientist and Professor of Computer Science^[2]^[3]

Writers

Anila Wilms – German writer
Lindita Arapi – German writer and journalist

Business and civil society

Nicolas Berggruen – Philanthropist and investor

Arts and entertainment

Adela Demetja – Albanian-German independent art curator

Cinema

Blerim Destani is an actor and film producer.

Gedeon Burkhard – German film and television actor
Heinrich Schmieder – German actor
Nur Fettahoğlu – Turkish-German actress^[4]^[5]^[6]
Bettina Moissi – German stage and film actress
Blerim Destani – actor and film producer^[7]
İrem Helvacıoğlu – Turkish-Albanian actress ^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]

Musicians

Dhurata Dora is a popular singer/songwriter.

Miriam Cani – singer, member of Preluders
Njomza – singer
Gent – Rapper
Ardian Bujupi – singer, DSDS contestant^[12]
Azet – German-Albanian rapper^[13]
Alida Hisku – German-Albanian singer
Vanessa Krasniqi – German singer
Dhurata Dora – German-Albanian singer^[14]
Butrint Imeri – German-Albanian singer^[15]^[16]
Dardan – German rapper^[17]
Fifi – singer^[18]^[19]^[20]
DJ Gimi-O – German-Albanian Rapper
Blerando – Kosovo-Albanian singer, songwriter, and rapper^[21]^[22]

Sports

Football

Fatmire Bajramaj placed third in the 2010 FIFA Ballon d'Or competition, an award given to the world's best player.

Shkodran Mustafi was part of the German national team that won the 2014 FIFA World Cup.

Fatmire Bajramaj – commonly known as Lira Bajramaj, footballer of the German women's national football team^[23]
Shkodran Mustafi – Footballer, currently playing for Levante UD and the Germany national football team^[24]^[25]
Mërgim Mavraj – Footballer, currently playing for Hamburger SV and the Albania national football team^[26]^[27]
Donis Avdijaj – Footballer, currently playing for Schalke 04 and the Kosovo national football team
Mërgim Berisha – Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for German club 1. FC Magdeburg,
Florent Muslija – German-Albanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Hannover 96^[28]
Leart Paqarada – German-Albanian footballer
Besar Halimi – German-Albanian footballer^[29]
Meritan Shabani – German footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Bayern Munich
Valdet Rama – Footballer, currently playing for Yanbian Funde F.C.
Jürgen Gjasula – Footballer, currently playing for SpVgg Greuther Fürth and the Albania national football team
Bajram Sadrijaj – Footballer, currently retired due to injury, last played for Borussia Dortmund
Faton Toski – Footballer^[30]
Alban Meha – Footballer
Valentina Limani – Kosovo Albanian professional footballer
Enis Bunjaki – Professional footballer
Shergo Biran – German football player
Arianit Ferati – Professional footballer
Ali Ibrahimaj – German footballer who plays as a midfielder for KFC Uerdingen 05
Enis Alushi – Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for the Kosovo national team
Agim Zeka – Albanian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Portuguese club Varzim on loan from French club Lille
Valmir Sulejmani – German-Albanian footballer
Jürgen Gjasula – Albanian professional footballer
Klaus Gjasula – German-Albanian footballer
Dren Hodja – Albanian professional footballer
Ndriqim Halili – German–Albanian footballer
Bashkim Renneke – German–Albanian professional footballer
Elvis Rexhbeçaj – German footballer^[31]^[32]
Mërgim Neziri – German–Albanian footballer
Kushtrim Lushtaku – German–Albanian footballer
Florent Muslija – German footballer
David Nreca-Bisinger – Kosovo German professional footballer
Dren Feka – Kosovo Albanian professional footballer
Agim Zeka – Albanian professional footballer
Edon Zhegrova – Kosovar professional footballer
Bledar Hajdini – Kosovar professional footballer
Tim Civeja – German footballer who plays as a central midfielder for FC Augsburg
Blendi Idrizi – Kosovo-Albanian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for German club Schalke 04
Nelson Weiper – German–Albanian footballer
Brajan Gruda – German–Albanian footballer
Marvin Çuni – German–Albanian footballer^[33]
Diant Ramaj – German professional footballer ^[34]

Boxing

Arber Bellegu – German-Kosovar professional boxer and MMA trainer
Valdet Gashi – German kickboxer and Muay Thai fighter
Luan Krasniqi – Boxer^[35]^[36]
Besim Kabashi – Kosovar-German kickboxer who competed in the light heavyweight, cruiserweight and heavyweight divisions
Mirdi Limani – Albanian former kickboxer who competed in the welterweight division
Robin Krasniqi – German professional boxer
Juergen Uldedaj – German professional boxer
Besar Nimani – former German professional boxer^[37]

Other sports

Lirim Zendeli – German-Albanian racing driver
Kristian Bećiri – German-Croatian handball player

References

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^ "Albanische Wissenschaftlerin zur Prorektorin der Uni Darmstadt ernannt". Albinfo. 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2019-11-25.
^ Darmstadt, Technische Universität. "Vizepräsidentin Prof. Mira Mezini". Technische Universität Darmstadt (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-25.
^ "nur-fettahogl". nur-fettahoglu.blogspot (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-02-13.
^ "nur_aysan_hakkinda_bilinmesi_gereken". harpersbazaar (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2019-05-12.
^ "Kurtlar Vadisi Filistin'in esas kızı Nur Aysan hakkında bilinmesi gereken 30 şey". sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-05-12.
^ "Derde film rond Vincke en Verstuyft in de maak". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 18 January 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
^ "O Ses Türkiye İrem Helvacıoğlu kimdir? İrem Helvacıoğlu kimdir kaç yaşında nereli? | STAR". January 2019.
^ "İrem Helvacıoğlu Kimdir? Nereli – Boyu – Yaşı – Dizileri – Ailesi". 22 July 2020.
^ "İrem Helvacıoğlu kimdir? İrem Helvacıoğlu nereli ve kaç yaşında?". Sözcü. 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.
^ "İrem Helvacıoğlu". Cosmopolitan Turkey. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ "Ardian Bujupi ist nicht Adrian aber im Recall! Deutschland sucht den Superstar News & Videos". Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-04-30.
^ ""Ein Leben lang kriminell" – Azet im Kesselhaus". morgenpost.de (in German). Berliner Morgenpost. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2019. Seine Eltern kamen als Kriegsflüchtlinge aus dem Kosovo, der Vater ist querschnittgelähmt, und die Familie weiß aus Erfahrung, was Rassismus bedeutet.
^ "Lansohet dueti i shumëpritur i Azet dhe Dhurata Dorës". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.
^ "Butrint Imeri–Biografia" (in Albanian). TeksteShqip. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ "Butrint Imeri #Bio" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
^ "Nimo und Dardan kündigen Release Date von "Telefon" an". hiphop.de (in German). 14 September 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
^ "Filloreta Raçi (Fifi)–Biografia" (in Albanian). TeksteShqip. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ "Fifi #Bio" (in Albanian). Top Music Awards. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^ "Fifi: Nuk do doja të isha kthyer në Kosove, nuk do kisha vuajtur kaq shumë" (in Albanian). Televizioni Klan (TV Klan). 5 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021. Sepse unë kam lindur në Gjermani edhe kam jetuar atje deri në 2000
^ "Blerando sot feston ditëlindjen, ja sa vjet i bën" (in Albanian). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
^ "Blerando: Born and raised in Germany..." Spotify. Retrieved 3 February 2024.
^ "Film ab! Jetzt spielen auch die Eltern mit". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). 23 June 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2010.
^ "Shkodran Mustafi: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
^ Panorama-sport (22 January 2014). "Shkodran Mustafi, "blerja" e kombetares". Panorama sport. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.
^ Yjet e Istogut Archived 14 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine K.F. Istogu "Mërgim Mavraj - Greuther Fürth: Mërgim Mavraj është lojtarë me origjinë nga Istogu, prindërit i ka nga Starodrane i Istokut. U lind më 9 Qershor 1986 në Hanau."
^ "Mërgim Mavraj – Euro 2016 profile" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. Retrieved 29 November 2017. Kur i keni patur fillesat me futbollin? Kur keni filluar të luani si futbollist profesionist? Kam filluar të luaj kur isha rreth 10 vjec.
^ "Florent Muslija". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 22 July 2017.
^ "A e dini prej nga është super-lojtari i Kosovës, Besar Halimi?" [Do you know where the Kosovo super-player, Besar Halimi, comes from?]. GazetaOlle (in Albanian). 15 November 2017.
^ "Steckbrief von – Eintracht Frankfurt". Archived from the original on 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2016-08-30.
^ "Dreier im Derby" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 28 January 2018.
^ "Edhe një kosovar bëhet pjesë e Bundesligës, 20 vjeçari mbrëmë debutoi tek skuadra e njohur gjermane". Gazeta Blic (in Albanian). 28 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2021.
^ "Чуни – игрок "Рубина"" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 11 September 2024.
^ "Heidenheim vs. St. Pauli 3–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 April 2019.
^ "BoxRec: Luan Krasniqi". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
^ "Luan Krasniqi". Luankrasniqi.blogspot.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017.
^ Reiner Burger (10 March 2024). "Bielefeld: Ehemaliger Profiboxer Besar Nimani erschossen". FAZ.NET. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

[:0-1] "Kryetari – Komuna e Preshevës" (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 2021-01-17. Retrieved 2021-03-29.

[2] "Albanische Wissenschaftlerin zur Prorektorin der Uni Darmstadt ernannt". Albinfo. 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2019-11-25.

[3] Darmstadt, Technische Universität. "Vizepräsidentin Prof. Mira Mezini". Technische Universität Darmstadt (in German). Retrieved 2019-11-25.

[4] "nur-fettahogl". nur-fettahoglu.blogspot (in Turkish). Retrieved 2018-02-13.

[5] "nur_aysan_hakkinda_bilinmesi_gereken". harpersbazaar (in Turkish). Archived from the original on 2020-01-25. Retrieved 2019-05-12.

[6] "Kurtlar Vadisi Filistin'in esas kızı Nur Aysan hakkında bilinmesi gereken 30 şey". sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2019-05-12.

[Nieuwsblad-7] "Derde film rond Vincke en Verstuyft in de maak". Het Nieuwsblad (in Dutch). 18 January 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2011.

[8] "O Ses Türkiye İrem Helvacıoğlu kimdir? İrem Helvacıoğlu kimdir kaç yaşında nereli? | STAR". January 2019.

[9] "İrem Helvacıoğlu Kimdir? Nereli – Boyu – Yaşı – Dizileri – Ailesi". 22 July 2020.

[bio-10] "İrem Helvacıoğlu kimdir? İrem Helvacıoğlu nereli ve kaç yaşında?". Sözcü. 5 September 2019. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2019.

[11] "İrem Helvacıoğlu". Cosmopolitan Turkey. 22 September 2017. Archived from the original on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.

[12] "Ardian Bujupi ist nicht Adrian aber im Recall! Deutschland sucht den Superstar News & Videos". Archived from the original on 2011-02-23. Retrieved 2011-04-30.

[13] ""Ein Leben lang kriminell" – Azet im Kesselhaus". morgenpost.de (in German). Berliner Morgenpost. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2019. Seine Eltern kamen als Kriegsflüchtlinge aus dem Kosovo, der Vater ist querschnittgelähmt, und die Familie weiß aus Erfahrung, was Rassismus bedeutet.

[14] "Lansohet dueti i shumëpritur i Azet dhe Dhurata Dorës". telegrafi.com (in Albanian). 28 February 2020. Retrieved 4 March 2020.

[Biography-15] "Butrint Imeri–Biografia" (in Albanian). TeksteShqip. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[Bio-16] "Butrint Imeri #Bio" (in Albanian). Top Channel. 16 January 2018. Archived from the original on 31 December 2020. Retrieved 3 February 2020.

[17] "Nimo und Dardan kündigen Release Date von "Telefon" an". hiphop.de (in German). 14 September 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2020.

[TeksteShqip-18] "Filloreta Raçi (Fifi)–Biografia" (in Albanian). TeksteShqip. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

[19] "Fifi #Bio" (in Albanian). Top Music Awards. Archived from the original on 25 October 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2021.

[20] "Fifi: Nuk do doja të isha kthyer në Kosove, nuk do kisha vuajtur kaq shumë" (in Albanian). Televizioni Klan (TV Klan). 5 April 2020. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 March 2021. Sepse unë kam lindur në Gjermani edhe kam jetuar atje deri në 2000

[21] "Blerando sot feston ditëlindjen, ja sa vjet i bën" (in Albanian). 24 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

[22] "Blerando: Born and raised in Germany..." Spotify. Retrieved 3 February 2024.

[23] "Film ab! Jetzt spielen auch die Eltern mit". Der Tagesspiegel (in German). 23 June 2008. Retrieved 23 March 2010.

[24] "Shkodran Mustafi: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 11 May 2017. Retrieved 29 June 2020.

[Panorama-sport-25] Panorama-sport (22 January 2014). "Shkodran Mustafi, "blerja" e kombetares". Panorama sport. Archived from the original on 25 January 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2014.

[26] Yjet e Istogut Archived 14 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine K.F. Istogu "Mërgim Mavraj - Greuther Fürth: Mërgim Mavraj është lojtarë me origjinë nga Istogu, prindërit i ka nga Starodrane i Istokut. U lind më 9 Qershor 1986 në Hanau."

[27] "Mërgim Mavraj – Euro 2016 profile" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. Retrieved 29 November 2017. Kur i keni patur fillesat me futbollin? Kur keni filluar të luani si futbollist profesionist? Kam filluar të luaj kur isha rreth 10 vjec.

[28] "Florent Muslija". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 22 July 2017.

[29] "A e dini prej nga është super-lojtari i Kosovës, Besar Halimi?" [Do you know where the Kosovo super-player, Besar Halimi, comes from?]. GazetaOlle (in Albanian). 15 November 2017.

[30] "Steckbrief von – Eintracht Frankfurt". Archived from the original on 2014-02-04. Retrieved 2016-08-30.

[31] "Dreier im Derby" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 28 January 2018.

[32] "Edhe një kosovar bëhet pjesë e Bundesligës, 20 vjeçari mbrëmë debutoi tek skuadra e njohur gjermane". Gazeta Blic (in Albanian). 28 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 2 March 2021.

[33] "Чуни – игрок "Рубина"" (in Russian). FC Rubin Kazan. 11 September 2024.

[34] "Heidenheim vs. St. Pauli 3–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 April 2019.

[35] "BoxRec: Luan Krasniqi". Boxrec.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

[36] "Luan Krasniqi". Luankrasniqi.blogspot.com. Retrieved 28 August 2017.

[37] Reiner Burger (10 March 2024). "Bielefeld: Ehemaliger Profiboxer Besar Nimani erschossen". FAZ.NET. Retrieved 11 March 2024.

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