Florent Shehu

Florent Shehu is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Croatian club Rijeka. Born in France and raised in Switzerland, he is a youth international for Albania.

Early life

Shehu was born in 2002 in France. He grew up in Yverdon, Switzerland.

Career

Shehu is a youth product of Yverdon-Sport, FC Basel, Lausanne-Sport, Barcelona, Valencia, Levante, Lazio and Luzern. In 2023, Shehu signed for Turkish side Adana Demirspor. On 27 January 2024, he debuted for the club during a 0–1 loss to Hatayspor. He was subsequently loaned to Zrinski Osječko 1664 in Croatia but played no matches there.

International career

Shehu was born in France to Albanian parents, and moved to Switzerland at a young age and holds all three nationalities. He is a former youth international for Switzerland, having played twice for the Switzerland U17s in 2018. In 2019, he played twice for the Albania U19s.