Berat Ridvan Djimsiti (Albanian: Gjimshiti; born 19 February 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Atalanta.
Djimsiti was born in Zürich, Switzerland into an ethnic Albanian family, from the village of Veliki Trnovac, Bujanovac in Serbia.
[2] Djimsiti was called up to the first-team for the first time in the 2011–12 Swiss Super League season, being benched in the 2–1 victory against Young Boys on 19 April 2011.
[citation needed] On 18 January 2016, Djimsiti signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Serie A side Atalanta, taking the number 55 for the second part of 2015–16 season.
[10][11] On 8 July 2017, Djimsiti moved on loan to new promoted Serie A side Benevento until the end of the season,[12] with buying option.
On 17 February 2022, Djimsiti scored a brace in the first leg of the 2021–22 UEFA Europa League knockout round play-off against Olympiacos, which Atalanta won 2–1.
Djimsiti was then called up from the Switzerland national under-19 football team for the 2011 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification and made his debut against Montenegro U19 on 5 June 2011, playing the full 90- minutes match in a 2–2 win.
[30] He played as a centre back among Captain Lorik Cana in both matches and on 11 October against Armenia he scored his first goal in the 23rd minute following a cross from Ledian Memushaj by a free kick from the left side.