Donis Xhemë Avdijaj (born 4 July 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Austrian Bundesliga club TSV Hartberg.
[2] He was called up for the first time in a major competition on 17 September 2014 to participate in the 2014–15 UEFA Champions League group stage match against Chelsea, where he didn't come on to play.
[5] In his second ever match for the senior squad, Avdijaj played only as a substitute against Rapid Wien, coming on in the 73rd minute in place of Daniel Offenbacher for the 1–0 loss.
[9] On 18 July 2015, Avdijaj started the 2015–16 with an impressive performance against Hartberg in the 2015–16 Austrian Cup first round by scoring one goal, providing one assist and winning a penalty to help his side to take an away 0–6 victory.
[15] On 18 March 2019, after having failed to get fit and not playing for the club for multiple months along with off the pitch issues, Willem II decided to dissolve Avdijaj's contract with immediate effect.
[16] On 8 July 2019, Avdijaj joined Süper Lig side Trabzonspor after agreeing to a one-year deal with the option of continuation for three years.
[17] On 8 August 2019, he made his debut with Trabzonspor in the third round of 2019–20 UEFA Europa League against the Czech side Sparta Prague after coming on as a substitute at 76th minute in place of Abdülkadir Ömür.
[29] Avdijaj started the 2022–23 season strong, scoring a brace in the home opener against Rheindorf Altach coached by Miroslav Klose.
[32] On 4 August, Avdijaj made his competitive debut for the club, coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute for Antonio Marchesano in a 2–0 away win over Linfield in the UEFA Europa League qualifiers.
[38] On 11 October 2014, Avdijaj announced to have refused the Germany U19 as his intention was to represent Albania,[39][40] where he said: "It's better to have behind my own people, rather than foreigners" and he needed just an Albanian citizenship for him to be part of the national team managed by Gianni De Biasi.
[48] Avdijaj was born in Osnabrück, Germany from Kosovo Albanian parents from Istok, he attended the Gesamtschule Berger Feld until 2012–13.