| Donat Rrudhani | |
| Birth Date: | 2 May 1999 |
| Birth Place: | Kamenica, FR Yugoslavia |
| Height: | 1.86 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Lausanne-Sport (on loan from Young Boys) |
| Clubnumber: | 29 |
| Youthclubs1: | CO Langres |
| Youthyears2: | –2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Troyes AC |
| Youthyears3: | 2016–2017 |
| Youthclubs3: | FC Brunstatt |
| Years1: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs1: | Timau Basel |
| Caps1: | 22 |
| Goals1: | 2 |
| Years2: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs2: | Black Stars Basel |
| Caps2: | 29 |
| Goals2: | 15 |
| Years3: | 2019–2022 |
| Clubs3: | Aarau |
| Caps3: | 96 |
| Goals3: | 19 |
| Years4: | 2022– |
| Clubs4: | Young Boys |
| Caps4: | 34 |
| Goals4: | 2 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | → Lausanne-Sport (loan) |
| Caps5: | 11 |
| Goals5: | 4 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2021– |
| Nationalteam1: | Kosovo |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 27 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 19:42, 4 June 2023 (UTC) |
Donat Rrudhani (born 2 May 1999) is a Kosovan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss club Lausanne-Sport on loan from Young Boys, and the Kosovo national team.
Rrudhani was born and raised in Kamenica, at the age of 12, he and his parents emigrated to France. Rrudhani after coming to France, joins CO Langres and where in addition to being part of CO Langres, he was also part of Troyes AC until 2016 and then part of FC Brunstatt. In 2017, he moved to Switzerland and started his senior career at Timau Basel and after a season transferred to Black Stars Basel.[1]
On 9 August 2019, Rrudhani signed a four-year contract with Swiss Challenge League club Aarau.[2] His debut with Aarau came nine days later in the 2019–20 Swiss Cup first round against SC Cham after coming on as a substitute in the 103rd minute in place of Yvan Alounga.[3]
On 8 June 2022, Rrudhani signed a four-year contract with Swiss Super League club Young Boys and this transfer would become legally effective in July 2022.[4] On 16 July 2022, he was named as a Young Boys substitute for the first time in a league match against Zürich.[5] His debut with Young Boys came five days later in the 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round against Liepāja after coming on as a substitute at 76th minute in place of Moumi Ngamaleu.[6] Three days after debut, Rrudhani made his league debut in a 0–3 away win against Sion after coming on as a substitute at 76th minute in place of Christian Fassnacht.[7] Four days later, he scored his first goal for Young Boys in his third appearance for the club in a 3–0 home win over Liepāja in 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League second qualifying round.[8]
On 6 February 2024, Rrudhani was loaned by Lausanne-Sport until the end of the season.[9]
On 31 May 2021, Rrudhani received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly matches against Guinea and Gambia.[10] His debut with Kosovo came eight days later in a friendly match against Guinea after being named in the starting line-up.[11]
Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 September 2022 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | 2–0 | 5–1 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C | ||
| 2. | 16 November 2022 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | 2–2 | 2–2 | Friendly |
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