Olti Hyseni
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Olti Hyseni | ||
| Date of birth | 17 July 2007 | ||
| Place of birth | Sønderborg, Denmark[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger[2] | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sønderjyske | ||
| Number | 24 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Sønderborg | |||
| Sønderjyske | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2023– | Sønderjyske | 31 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023 | Denmark U16 | 4 | (5) |
| 2023–2024 | Denmark U17 | 11 | (2) |
| 2024– | Denmark U18 | 6 | (4) |
| 2025– | Denmark U19 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2025 | |||
Olti Hyseni (born 17 July 2007) is a Danish footballer who plays as a left winger for Danish Superliga club Sønderjyske.
Career
[edit]Sønderjyske
[edit]Hyseni joined Sønderjyske's academy as an U-13 player from FC Sønderborg, but after two years of driving long distances on a daily basis, he moved closer to the club.[3] Here he worked his way up through the club's youth academy and in the summer of 2022, on his 15th birthday, he signed his first contract with the club.[4]
On October 27, 2023, 16-year-old Hyseni made his debut for Sønderjyske where he came on in the 80th minute and set up the 4-0 goal five minutes later in minute 85. in a Danish 1st Division match against B.93.[5][6] With his 16 years, three months and ten days of age, Hyseni became the second youngest debutant ever for Sønderjyske.[7]
Hyseni scored his first professional goal in a win against Næstved Boldklub on November 24, 2023, where he scored the last goal of the match as a substitute for the final score of 4-1.[8] The goal made him the youngest player in Sønderjyske Football's history to score a professional goal at the age of 16 years, four months and seven days. He took over the record from Simon Poulsen who scored in a cup match for Sønderjyske at the age of 16 years and 11 months in 2001.[9]
On December 28, 2023, he signed his first full-time contract with Sønderjyske until June 2026, and was promoted to the first team squad at the same time.[10]
International career
[edit]In May 2025, Olti was selected for Denmark's U19 squad for the 2025 UEFA European Under-19 Championship in Romania. This is the first time he has been selected for the U19 team.[11]
Personal life
[edit]Both Hyseni's parents are from Kosovo, but he was born in Denmark and grew up in Sønderborg. Hyseni can therefore represent Denmark, Kosovo and Albania's national team.[12][13]
Olti's mother came to Denmark in 1999, while his fathers residence permit was granted in 2007, the day before Olti was born. Both were refugees from Kosovo.[14]
References
[edit]- ^ Forældrene er fra Kosovo - han er født og opvokset i Sønderborg: Nu skal Olti spille EM for Danmark, jv.dk, 7 May 2024
- ^ Olti Hyseni at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Olti flyttede hjemmefra som 15-årig og lever af at spille fodbold i "baghaven", /sport.tv2.dk, 27 October 2024
- ^ Sønderjysk stortalent skriver med SønderjyskE, soenderjyske.dk, 17 July 2022
- ^ Video: Olti Hyseni glad og stolt efter sin førsteholdsdebut, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 28 October 2023
- ^ 16-årig fik debut for Sønderjyske: Drømmen er gået i opfyldelse, bold.dk, 28 October 2023
- ^ Video: Olti Hyseni glad og stolt efter sin førsteholdsdebut, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 28 October 2023
- ^ SønderjyskE vs. Næstved 4 - 1, soccerway.com, 24 November 2023
- ^ Olti Hyseni satte rekord og blev yngste målscorer, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 26 November 2023
- ^ Fra akademi til førstehold: Fuldtidskontrakt til Olti Hyseni, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 28 December 2023
- ^ "Olti Hyseni udtaget til U19 landsholdets EM-slutrunde" [Olti Hyseni selected for the U19 national team's European Championship finals] (in Danish). Sønderjyske Fodbold. 28 May 2025.
- ^ Forældrene er fra Kosovo - han er født og opvokset i Sønderborg: Nu skal Olti spille EM for Danmark, frdb.dk, 7 May 2024
- ^ "There is a bit of Kosovo in me, I feel Danish", the talent that is stunning Denmark does not consider the Dardanians, telegrafi.com, 9 March 2024
- ^ Olti Hysen's father reacts, after the talented player's 'bombastic' statement, telegrafi.com, March 2024
External links
[edit]- Olti Hyseni national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Olti Hyseni at Soccerway
- 2007 births
- Living people
- People from Sønderborg
- Danish men's footballers
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Danish people of Kosovan descent
- 21st-century Danish sportsmen
- Men's association football wingers
- Danish Superliga players
- Danish 1st Division players
- FC Sønderborg players
- Sønderjyske Fodbold players