Ferhan Hasani
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Ferhan Hasani nicknamed "Buba" is a Macedonian footballer who plays for KF Shkendija. He made his full international debut on 22 December 2010 against China
China
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 in a friendly.

Childhood

Hasani was born in Tetovo
Tetovo
Tetovo is a city in the northwestern part of Macedonia, built on the foothills of Šar Mountain and divided by the Pena River.The city covers an area of at above sea level, with a population of 86,580 citizens in the municipality. Tetovo is home to the State University of Tetovo and South East...

, Republic of Macedonia
Republic of Macedonia
Macedonia , officially the Republic of Macedonia , is a country located in the central Balkan peninsula in Southeast Europe. It is one of the successor states of the former Yugoslavia, from which it declared independence in 1991...

. As a child, Hasani grew up with the nickname Buba. Buba in Albanian is a small fly insect and he was given this name because he was smaller and faster than his peers. Hasani joined KF Shkendija at the age of 8.

Shkendija

When Shkendija were still played in Macedonian Second League, Hasani got his chance to play for Shkendija's senior squad,he was just 17 years old.After two seasons Shkendija were promoted in Macedonian First League
Macedonian First League
The First Macedonian Football League is the highest professional football competition in the Republic of Macedonia.The league consists of 12 teams. The teams play against each other 3 times...

 and Hasani had a great season, scoring 13 goals in 27 matches. Being the highest goal scorer in the team during the 2010/2011 season, has made him a crucial member of Shkendija that won the title that season. He became a fan favourite by scoring a goal from a free kick against Shkendija rivals FK Vardar
FK Vardar
FK Vardar Skopje is a Macedonian football club based in the capital city of Skopje. FK Vardar is currently a member of the 1-MFL. FK Vardar is the most popular and renowned Macedonian football club both domestically and abroad, having won 6 national championships and 6 national cups...

. On the final game of the season during the half time of the game against Metalurg
FK Metalurg Skopje
FK Metalurg is a football club from Skopje, Republic of Macedonia. It was founded in 1964. Official club and fan colours of FK Metalurg are green and white. Metalurg entered the Macedonian First League in the 1992/93 season and got relegated in the same year. After playing 15 seasons in the...

, Hasani was presented the Best player of the season award given by the web site MacedonianFootball.com.

There has been some speculation that Croatian club Hajduk Split, as well as German club VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg
VfL Wolfsburg is a professional German association football club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, who play in the Bundesliga football competition. Wolfsburg have won the Bundesliga once in their history, in the 2008–09 season, and were DFB-Pokal runners-up in 1995. The current head coach is Felix...

, are interested in signing the striker. The latest reports however are that clubs from the German Bundesliga are scrambling to make last minute transfer window signigns. Amongst the teams mentioned are Hertha BSC, St. Pauli
St. Pauli
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, Nürnberg, Mainz
Mainz
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, and HSV
HSV
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. Several unnamed clubs from the UK have also been alerted to the Macedonian phenomena after recent interest from FC Groningen and Gent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...

, fell through. However, Hasani is set to continue with Shkendija after an incredible start to the season and a very promising international career ahead.

International career

Hasani made his full international debut on 22 December 2010 against China
China
Chinese civilization may refer to:* China for more general discussion of the country.* Chinese culture* Greater China, the transnational community of ethnic Chinese.* History of China* Sinosphere, the area historically affected by Chinese culture...

 in a friendly match. At the end of the football season, Hasani was called up to the Macedonian squad for the up coming fixture with Ireland
Ireland
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 for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifyers. He came on in the 10th minute. Despite Macedonia losing 0:2 to Ireland, Hasani played well, dribbling fast up the flanks.

Club

KF Shkendija
  • Macedonian First League
    Macedonian First League
    The First Macedonian Football League is the highest professional football competition in the Republic of Macedonia.The league consists of 12 teams. The teams play against each other 3 times...

    : 2011
  • Macedonian Super Cup
    Macedonian Super Cup
    The Macedonian Super Cup is a one-match football annual competition. The two participating clubs are the First Macedonian Football League champion and the Macedonian Cup winner.The inaugural edition of the trophy was in 2011.-Matches:2011...

    : 2010-11

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