Olti Hyseni

Olti Hyseni
Personal information
Full name Olti Hyseni
Date of birth (2007-07-17) 17 July 2007
Place of birth Sønderborg, Denmark[1]
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Left winger[2]
Team information
Current team
 Brøndby
Number 7
Youth career
FC Sønderborg
Sønderjyske
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2026 Sønderjyske 62 (9)
2026– Brøndby 1 (1)
International career‡
2023 Denmark U16 4 (5)
2023–2024 Denmark U17 11 (2)
2024–2025 Denmark U18 6 (4)
2025– Denmark U19 16 (8)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 02:32, 3 August 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 4 July 2026

Olti Hyseni (born 17 July 2007) is a Danish footballer who plays as a left winger for Danish Superliga club Brøndby.

Club career

Sønderjyske

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 27 October 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 24 November 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.[9] 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.[10]

On 28 December 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.[11]

In August 2025, after a strong start to the 2025–26 season, 18-year-old Hyseni extended his contract until June 2029.[12]

Brøndby

On 31 July 2026, Hyseni joined Danish Superliga club Brøndby on a five-year contract running until June 2031.[13] The move reunited him with Thomas Nørgaard, who had coached him at Sønderjyske and had taken charge of Brøndby earlier in 2026.[13] According to Tipsbladet, Brøndby paid an initial fee of €2.65 million, potentially rising to €3.2 million through performance-related bonuses, with Sønderjyske retaining a 14% sell-on clause, which is a record sale for Sønderjyske.[14] In his debut for Brøndby he scored the only goal in 1–0 win against Viborg FF.[15]

International career

In May 2025, Hyseni 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.[16]

Personal life

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.[17][18]

Hyseni'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.[19]

References

  1. ↑ Forældrene er fra Kosovo – han er født og opvokset i Sønderborg: Nu skal Olti spille EM for Danmark, jv.dk, 7 May 2024
  2. ↑ Olti Hyseni at WorldFootball.net
  3. ↑ Olti flyttede hjemmefra som 15-årig og lever af at spille fodbold i "baghaven", /sport.tv2.dk, 27 October 2024
  4. ↑ Sønderjysk stortalent skriver med SønderjyskE, soenderjyske.dk, 17 July 2022
  5. ↑ Video: Olti Hyseni glad og stolt efter sin førsteholdsdebut, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 28 October 2023
  6. ↑ 16-årig fik debut for Sønderjyske: Drømmen er gået i opfyldelse, bold.dk, 28 October 2023
  7. ↑ Video: Olti Hyseni glad og stolt efter sin førsteholdsdebut, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 28 October 2023
  8. ↑ SønderjyskE vs. Næstved 4 – 1, soccerway.com, 24 November 2023
  9. ↑ "Olti Hyseni blev den yngste Superliga-målscorer i klubhistorien" (in Danish). SønderjyskE. 27 April 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  10. ↑ Olti Hyseni satte rekord og blev yngste målscorer, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 26 November 2023
  11. ↑ Fra akademi til førstehold: Fuldtidskontrakt til Olti Hyseni, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 28 December 2023
  12. ↑ Olti Hyseni forlænger i Sønderjyske Fodbold, soenderjyskefodbold.dk, 22 August 2025
  13. 1 2 "Olti Hyseni er ny mand i Brøndby IF" [Olti Hyseni is a new man at Brøndby IF]. Brøndby IF (in Danish). 31 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  14. ↑ "Afsløring: Rekordsalget Hyseni på plads i Brøndby" [Exclusive: record sale Hyseni completed at Brøndby]. Tipsbladet (in Danish). 31 July 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  15. ↑ "Hyseni får drømmedebut i Brøndby-sejr" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 2 August 2026. Retrieved 2 August 2026.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ Forældrene er fra Kosovo – han er født og opvokset i Sønderborg: Nu skal Olti spille EM for Danmark, frdb.dk, 7 May 2024
  18. ↑ "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
  19. ↑ Olti Hysen's father reacts, after the talented player's 'bombastic' statement, telegrafi.com, March 2024
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