Eniss Shabani

Eniss Shabani
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-05-29) 29 May 2003
Place of birth Giessen, Germany
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Śląsk Wrocław
Number 77
Youth career
–2008 TSV Krofdorf-Gleiberg
2008–2012 FSG Wettenberg
2012–2014 TSG Wieseck
2015–2021 1. FSV Mainz 05
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2025 1. FSV Mainz 05 II 85 (5)
2022–2025 1. FSV Mainz 05 1 (0)
2025–2026 Vukovar 1991 27 (0)
2026– Śląsk Wrocław 3 (1)
International career
2018 Germany U16 1 (0)
2022 Germany U19 1 (0)
2023–2024 Albania U21 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 23 August 2026

Eniss Shabani (born 29 May 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Śląsk Wrocław. Born in Germany, he is an Albania and Germany youth international.

Early life

Shabani was born on 29 May 2003 in Giessen, Germany and is a native of Giessen.[1] He was born to Kosovan father Veton Shabani and a mother from Bosnia and Herzegovina.[2]

Club career

As a youth player, Shabani joined the youth academy of German side TSV Krofdorf-Gleiberg. In 2008, he joined the youth academy of German side FSG Wettenberg. Four years later, he joined the youth academy of German side TSG Wieseck. Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of German side TSG Wieseck in 2014.

Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side 1. FSV Mainz 05 and was promoted to the club's reserve team in 2021. Six months later, he was promoted to their senior team. On 13 May 2023, he debuted for them during a 3–0 away loss to Eintracht Frankfurt in the league.[3]

International career

Shabani is an Albania and Germany youth international. During October and November 2023, he played for the Albania under-21 team for the 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Auf dem Weg zum nächsten Profi" [On the way to becoming the next professional] (in German). Gießener Allgemeine Zeitung. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "The midfielder who debuted in the Bundesliga does not close the door to Kosovo". Koha Ditore. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
  3. ↑ Eniss Shabani at Soccerway
  4. ↑ "Eniss Shabani, shpresa e madhe kosovare e Kombëtares së Shqipërisë" [Eniss Shabani, the great Kosovar hope of the Albanian National Team] (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
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