Blerim Rrustemi

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Personal information
Blerim Rrustemi
Full name	Blerim Rrustemi
Date of birth	February 4, 1983
Place of birth	Vučitrn, Kosovo
Playing position	Defender
Club information
Current club	FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2002 2002-2003 2003-2007 2007-2008 2007-	Azzuri Toronto Supra Portuguesa Defensor Sporting Borussia Mönchengladbach II AC Horsens Rot-Weiss Erfurt	? (?) 0 (0) 0 (0) 1 (0) 63 (2) 1 (0) 0 (0)
National team
2007-	Albania national football team	2 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Blerim Rrustemi (born February 4, 1983, Vučitrn, Kosovo) is an Albanian footballer, who plays as a defender. He holds Albanian and Canadian passport. Even though he's born in Kosovo, like many other Kosovar-born players, he decided on joining the Albania national football team. His debut came in the friendly against the England B team. Rrustemi likes to play as a defensive mildfielder, but currently plays defense for FC Rot-Weiß Erfurt and national team.

As a youngster, he has attended and played for Weston Collegiate Institute high-school in Toronto, Canada. While in Toronto, he has played for the Toronto Supra in 1999-2000 and the Azzuri in 2001-2002 which are both teams of the Canadian Soccer League (CSL). He has also played for different Albanian teams in Toronto. He has played in South America for Portuguesa of Brasil 2000-2001 and Defensor Sporting of Uruguay in 2002-2003. From 2004-2006 he transferred to Europe to play for the well-known German team Borussia Mönchengladbach.