SOCCER PLAYERS from Kosovo

Top 3

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Soccer Players of all time. This list of famous Soccer Players is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.

1. Xherdan Shaqiri (b. 1991)

With an HPI of 50.90, Xherdan Shaqiri is the most famous Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 64 different languages on wikipedia.

Xherdan Shaqiri (Albanian pronunciation: [dʒɛrˈdan ʃaˈciɾi]; born 10 October 1991) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a winger for Swiss Super League club Basel. Shaqiri rose through the youth ranks at Basel. In his three years playing for the Basel first-team, he was an important player in the team that won three Swiss Super League titles. He moved to Bayern Munich in 2012, where he won three Bundesliga titles in his three seasons at the club. He faced stiff competition at Bayern and did not nail down a first-team spot. In January 2015, he moved to Inter Milan for a fee of €15 million. After half a season at Inter, Shaqiri moved to Stoke City in the summer of 2015 for a club record £12 million. After Stoke's relegation from the Premier League in 2018, Shaqiri was transferred to Liverpool for a reported £13.5 million fee. He was part of the UEFA Champions League winning squad in his first season. He also won the UEFA Super Cup and the FIFA Club World Cup in 2019, as well as the Premier League in 2020, Liverpool's first league title in 30 years. A full international from 2010 until 2024, Shaqiri earned 125 caps and scored 32 goals for Switzerland, making him the country's second-most capped player and fourth-highest goalscorer. He represented the nation at four FIFA World Cups (in 2010, 2014, 2018, and 2022), as well as three UEFA European Championships (in 2016, 2020, and 2024).

2. Albert Bunjaku (b. 1983)

With an HPI of 36.19, Albert Bunjaku is the 2nd most famous Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 26 different languages.

Albert Bunjaku (born 29 November 1983) is a Kosovar former professional footballer who played as a striker. Having previously represented Switzerland, participating at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he switched to the newly formed Kosovo national team.

3. Fatos Bećiraj (b. 1988)

With an HPI of 34.63, Fatos Bećiraj is the 3rd most famous Soccer Player.  His biography has been translated into 21 different languages.

Fatos Bećiraj (Montenegrin: Фатос Бећирај, Albanian: Fatos Besim Beqiraj; born 5 May 1988) is a Montenegrin former professional footballer who played as a striker.