Etrit Berisha

Etrit Fadil Berisha (Albanian pronunciation: [ˈɛtɾit bɛˈɾiʃa]; born 10 March 1989) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Allsvenskan club BK Häcken and the Albania national team. Berisha began his career with 2 Korriku, making his senior debut at the age of 18 after also spending time in the KEK-u youth system, before moving to Sweden in 2008 to join Kalmar FF, where he was part of the squad that won the 2008 Allsvenskan title. After a loan spell with fourth-tier Lindsdals IF in 2009, he returned to Kalmar and established himself as the club's first-choice goalkeeper, spending the next four seasons there, scoring several goals from penalties in both regular play and penalty shoot-outs, and being named Allsvenskan Goalkeeper of the Year in 2013. He subsequently played in Serie A for Lazio, Atalanta, SPAL, Torino and Empoli. With Atalanta, he helped the club finish fourth in the 2016–17 Serie A season and qualify for the UEFA Champions League for the first time in its history. He returned to Sweden with BK Häcken in 2025 and won the 2025 Svenska Cupen and made his debut in the 2025–26 UEFA Conference League league phase. Born in Kosovo, Berisha has represented the Albania national football team since 2012. He played at UEFA Euro 2016, Albania's first major tournament, and was part of the squad at UEFA Euro 2024. He also captained the national team and holds national records for most clean sheets and consecutive appearances.