| Florijana Ismaili | |
| Fullname: | Florijana Ismaili[1] |
| Birth Date: | 1995 1, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Aarberg, Switzerland[2] |
| Death Place: | Lake Como, Lombardy, Italy |
| Height: | 1.70 m |
| Position: | Midfielder, forward |
| Youthyears1: | 2006–2011 |
| Youthclubs1: | FC Walperswil |
| Years1: | 2011–2019 |
| Clubs1: | BSC YB Frauen |
| Nationalyears1: | 2014–2019 |
| Nationalteam1: | Switzerland |
| Nationalcaps1: | 33 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 3 |
Florijana Ismaili (1 January 1995 – 29 June 2019) was a Swiss footballer who played as a forward for BSC YB Frauen of Switzerland's Nationalliga A. She was a member of the Switzerland national team.[3]
Ismaili was born in Switzerland to parents of Albanian origins.[4]
Ismaili debuted for Switzerland women's national football team January 2014, in a 2–1 win over Portugal.[5] On 27 November 2015, she scored for Switzerland against Northern Ireland in a UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying match.[6] On 28 November 2017, she scored twice for Switzerland in a 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying match against Albania.[7]
15 days before her death, she played in her final match for Switzerland on 14 June 2019 against Serbia.[5]
On 29 June 2019, Ismaili dived into the water from a boat diving platform while on holiday at Lake Como in Lombardy, but did not resurface. The next day, she was declared missing.[8] [9] Local authorities conducted an investigation, including using remotely operated underwater vehicles (ROV). On 2 July, Ismaili's body was found at the bottom of Lake Como at a depth of 204 metres (669 feet).[10] [11] An autopsy revealed that the cause of death was "an acute episode of asphyxia."[12]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 2014 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 7 | 1 | ||
| 2016 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2017 | 8 | 2 | ||
| 2018 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2019 | 3 | 0 | ||
| Total | 33 | 3 | ||
Scores and results list Switzerland's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Ismaili goal.
| Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 27 November 2015 | Lurgan, Northern Ireland | UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying | |||
| 2. | 28 November 2017 | Biel/Bienne, Switzerland | 5–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying | ||
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