Personal information | |||
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Full name | Florijana Ismaili[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-01-01)1 January 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Aarberg, Switzerland[2] | ||
Date of death | 29 June 2019(2019-06-29) (aged 24) | ||
Place of death | Lake Como, Lombardy, Italy | ||
Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, forward | ||
Youth career | |||
2006–2011 | FC Walperswil | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2011–2019 | BSC YB Frauen | ||
International career | |||
2014–2019 | Switzerland | 33 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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 ComoinLombardy, 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]Anautopsy revealed that the cause of death was "an acute episode of asphyxia."[12]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Switzerland | 2014 | 4 | 0 |
2015 | 7 | 1 | |
2016 | 4 | 0 | |
2017 | 8 | 2 | |
2018 | 7 | 0 | |
2019 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 33 | 3 |
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 27 November 2015 | Lurgan, Northern Ireland | ![]() |
5–0
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8–1
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UEFA Women's Euro 2017 qualifying |
2. | 28 November 2017 | Biel/Bienne, Switzerland | ![]() |
1–0
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5–1 | 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup qualifying |
3. |
5–1
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International |
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