Atdhe Nuhiu (Albanian pronunciation: [ˈatðɛ nuhiˈu]; born 29 July 1989) is a Kosovan professional football coach and former player who is the assistant manager of Austrian Bundesliga club SCR Altach and Kosovo national team.
[10] On 8 June 2010, Nuhiu joined fellow Austrian Bundesliga side SK Rapid Wien on a three-year contract with an option of a further one.
[11] He choose squad number 15, and made his competitive debut on 22 August in the Bundesliga matchday 5 against SV Mattersburg, partnering his patriot Hamdi Salihi in an eventual 2–0 home win.
On 23 August 2014, Nuhiu scored twice in the 2–3 victory against Middlesbrough, helping the team to extended their unbeaten Championship start to four matches.
[14] On the last day of the season, Nuhiu scored an important stoppage-time equalizer which meant opponents Watford came second and Bournemouth won the league.
[18] On 30 June 2021, Nuhiu signed a two-year contract with SCR Altach, marking his return to the Austrian Bundesliga.
[19] He made his competitive debut on 17 July, in the first round of the 2021–22 edition of the Austrian Cup, also scoring his first goal in a surprising 2–1 loss to third-tier Regionalliga side SC Kalsdorf.
[20] He made his league debut in a 1–0 defeat to LASK at home a week later on 24 July, where he played 63 minutes before being replaced by Noah Bischof.
However, on 20 August 2013 media reported that Nuhiu had started the procedures to get an Albanian passport in order to be able to represent the senior Albania national team in the future.
[34] On 20 March 2017, he received a call-up from Kosovo for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Iceland,[35] made his début after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's only goal during a 2–1 defeat.