# Florian Kamberi

Florian Kamberi (born 8 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Kamberi has previously played for Grasshopper, Karlsruher SC, Hibernian, Rangers and Huddersfield Town. He represented Switzerland at the under-21 level, and has since been selected for the Albania squad.

## Club career
### Grasshoppers

Kamberi started his professional career with Swiss club Grasshoppers. On 31 August 2016, Kamberi was loaned to Karlsruher SC for the 2016–17 season in 2. Bundesliga.

### Hibernian

Kamberi went on trial with Scottish Premiership club Hibernian in January 2018, and moved there on loan on 31 January. Kamberi made his debut for Hibernian later that day, and scored the first goal in a 2–1 win against Motherwell. Kamberi scored a hat-trick for Hibs on 3 April, in a 3–1 win against Hamilton.
In June 2018, Hibernian signed Kamberi to a three-year contract. Kamberi scored a hat-trick in a Europa League qualifier against NSÍ Runavík on 12 July.

#### Loan spell to Rangers

Kamberi moved on loan to Rangers on 31 January 2020. Following the end of this loan period, and after a period spent in Switzerland during the COVID-19 pandemic, Kamberi returned to Hibernian for pre-season training in June 2020.

### St. Gallen

On 6 August 2020, Kamberi moved back to his native Switzerland to sign for St. Gallen on a three-year deal. Kamberi tested positive for COVID-19 in November 2020, and played infrequently for St. Gallen during the early part of the 2020–21 season.
Kamberi was released from his contract by St. Gallen on 23 June 2022.

#### Loan spell to Aberdeen

On 1 February 2021, Kamberi completed a loan switch back to Scotland to sign with Aberdeen until the end of the season.

#### Sheffield Wednesday (loan)

On 30 July 2021, Kamberi moved on a season-long loan deal to England to join recently relegated League One side Sheffield Wednesday. He would make his debut on the opening day of the season against Charlton Athletic coming off the bench to replace Callum Paterson after he suffered a nasty head injury. He scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win at Rotherham United on 21 August 2021.

### Winterthur

On 7 July 2022, Kamberi signed with Winterthur. His contract with the club was cancelled on 29 November 2022.

### Huddersfield Town

On 5 January 2023, Kamberi joined EFL Championship side Huddersfield Town on a short-term deal until the end of the season.

### Slaven Belupo

On 11 October 2023, Kamberi joined Croatian Football League club Slaven Belupo on a contract until the end of the season.

## International career

Kamberi was born in Switzerland and is of Kosovan descent, which made him eligible to represent Switzerland, Kosovo and Albania. Kamberi played in youth internationals for Switzerland, and he scored for their under-21 team in a 1–1 draw against England in March 2016.
Kamberi was included in the Albania squad for the first time in November 2019. Delays in processing the paperwork required to transfer his international status from Switzerland to Albania, and a slight ankle injury, meant that he was unable to play in their matches with Andorra and France.
On 17 March 2021, Kamberi was called up by the Albania national team ahead of their World Cup Qualifiers against Andorra, England and San Marino.

## Career statistics

    As of 13 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | National Cup | National Cup | League Cup | League Cup | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Rapperswil-Jona | 2013–14 | 1. Liga Classic | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| Grasshopper U21 | 2014–15 | 1. Liga Classic | 21 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 21 | 15 |
| Grasshopper U21 | 2015–16 | 1. Liga Classic | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 |
| Grasshopper U21 | 2017–18 | 1. Liga Classic | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Grasshopper U21 | Total | Total | 26 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 21 |
| Grasshopper | 2015–16 | Swiss Super League | 28 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 29 | 3 |
| Grasshopper | 2016–17 | Swiss Super League | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Grasshopper | Total | Total | 32 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 5 | 0 | 38 | 3 |
| Karlsruher SC (loan) | 2016–17 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 1 |
| Hibernian (loan) | 2017–18 | Scottish Premiership | 14 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 9 |
| Hibernian | 2018–19 | Scottish Premiership | 33 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 13 |
| Hibernian | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 20 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 5 | — | — | 27 | 8 |
| Hibernian | Total | Total | 53 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 70 | 21 |
| Rangers (loan) | 2019–20 | Scottish Premiership | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
| St. Gallen | 2020–21 | Swiss Super League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Aberdeen (loan) | 2020–21 | Scottish Premiership | 11 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Sheffield Wednesday (loan) | 2021–22 | EFL League One | 23 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 27 | 5 |
| Winterthur | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 |
| Huddersfield Town | 2022–23 | Championship | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| Slaven Belupo | 2023–24 | HNL | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 |
| Politehnica Iași | 2024–25 | Liga I | 16 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 230 | 54 | 14 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 5 | 268 | 67 |
* ↑ Appearances in 1. Liga Classic-Play-off
* 1 2 3 4 Appearances in the Europa League
* ↑ Soccerbase did not record appearances made by Kamberi against NSI Runavik on 19 July and Asteras Tripolis on 26 July and 2 August, and Molde on 9 August and 16 August 2018.
* ↑ Appearance(s) in Football League Trophy