# Elbasan Rashani

Elbasan "Elba" Rashani (born 9 May 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Segunda División club Elche. Born in Sweden, he grew up in Norway and represented them at youth international level, before switching in 2015 to represent the Kosovo national team.

## Club career
### Brøndby

On 24 July 2014, Rashani signed a four-year contract with Danish Superliga club Brøndby and received squad number 14. Brøndby reportedly paid a 4.9 million Danish krone transfer fee. Seven days later, he made his debut with Brøndby in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round against Club Brugge after coming on as a substitute at 76th minute in place of Mikkel Thygesen.

### Rosenborg
#### 2016 season as loan

On 11 January 2016, Rashani joined Tippeligaen side Rosenborg, on a season-long loan. Two days later, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Odd after being named in the starting line-up.

#### 2017 season

On 18 November 2016, Rashani returned and signed a two-year contract with Eliteserien club Rosenborg and this transfer would become legally effective in January 2017. On 23 March 2017, he made his debut with Odd in the 2017 Mesterfinalen against Brann after being named in the starting line-up.

### Return to Odd

On 4 August 2017, Rashani signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Eliteserien club Odd and received squad number 11. Two days later, he made his debut in a 2–1 home win against Sogndal after being named in the starting line-up.

### BB Erzurumspor

On 24 January 2021, Rashani signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Süper Lig club BB Erzurumspor. Three days later, he made his debut in a 2–0 away defeat against Galatasaray after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Rahman Buğra Çağıran.

### Clermont

On 16 July 2021, Rashani signed a two-year contract with Ligue 1 club Clermont. On 8 August 2021, he made his debut against Bordeaux after coming on as a substitute at 78th minute in place of Jim Allevinah and assists in his side's first goal during a 0–2 away win. Fourteen days after his debut, Rashani scored his first goals for Clermont in his third appearance for the club in the 3–3 away draw against Lyon in Ligue 1. On 4 July 2022, Rashani signed a contract extension with Clermont until 2025.

### Elche

On 30 August 2024, Rashani moved to Spanish Segunda División side Elche.

## International career

From 2010 to 2015, Rashani represented Norway at youth international level, being part of the U17, U18, U19, Norway U20 and U21 teams and he with these teams played 33 matches and scored three goals. On 10 November 2015, he received a call-up from Kosovo for a friendly match against Albania, Rashani made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 67th minute in place of Mërgim Brahimi and scored his side's second goal during a 2–2 home draw.

## Personal life

Rashani was born in Värnamo, Sweden from Kosovan parents from Vushtrri but grew up in Kragerø and Bø in Norway.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of match played 18 January 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Continental | Continental | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Odd | 2010 | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Odd | 2011 | Tippeligaen | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 0 |
| Odd | 2012 | Tippeligaen | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 18 | 3 |
| Odd | 2013 | Tippeligaen | 21 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 4 |
| Odd | 2014 | Tippeligaen | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 17 | 4 |
| Odd | Total | Total | 69 | 7 | 10 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 79 | 11 |
| Brøndby | 2014–15 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 2 |
| Brøndby | 2015–16 | Danish Superliga | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 18 | 5 |
| Brøndby | Total | Total | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | — | — | 34 | 7 |
| Rosenborg (loan) | 2016 | Tippeligaen | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 4 |
| Rosenborg | 2017 | Eliteserien | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| Odd | 2017 | Eliteserien | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 2 |
| Odd | 2018 | Eliteserien | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 9 |
| Odd | 2019 | Eliteserien | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 3 |
| Odd | 2020 | Eliteserien | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 24 | 3 |
| Odd | Total | Total | 93 | 15 | 10 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 103 | 17 |
| BB Erzurumspor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 3 |
| Clermont | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 29 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 31 | 8 |
| Clermont | 2022–23 | Ligue 1 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 32 | 3 |
| Clermont | 2023–24 | Ligue 1 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 2 |
| Clermont | Total | Total | 85 | 13 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 88 | 13 |
| Elche | 2024–25 | Segunda División | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 7 | 2 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 316 | 46 | 32 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 363 | 58 |
* 1 2 Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
* ↑ One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
* ↑ Appearance in Mesterfinalen

### International

    As of match played 21 November 2023
Appearances and goals by national team and year :
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Kosovo | 2015 | 1 | 1 |
| Kosovo | 2016 | 1 | 1 |
| Kosovo | 2017 | 2 | 1 |
| Kosovo | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
| Kosovo | 2019 | 6 | 1 |
| Kosovo | 2020 | 7 | 0 |
| Kosovo | 2021 | 4 | 0 |
| Kosovo | 2022 | 2 | 1 |
| Kosovo | 2023 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 27 | 5 |
    As of 27 September 2022.
    Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rashani goal.
List of international goals scored by Elbasan Rashani :
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
| 1 | 13 November 2015 | Pristina City Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | Albania | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 3 June 2016 | Stadion am Bornheimer Hang, Frankfurt, Germany | Faroe Islands | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
| 3 | 13 November 2017 | Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium, Mitrovica, Kosovo | Latvia | 3–3 | 4–3 | Friendly |
| 4 | 10 June 2019 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 3–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying |
| 5 | 27 September 2022 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | Cyprus | 3–0 | 5–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |

## Honours

Rosenborg
* Eliteserien: 2016, 2017
* Norwegian Cup: 2016
* Mesterfinalen: 2017