Rilind Nivokazi

Rilind Nivokazi is a Kosovo forward born in Perugia, Italy, on 26 January 2000. He began with Collepieve, Grifoponte and Bastia before joining Atalanta’s youth system in 2014. At Atalanta, Nivokazi scored 24 goals in 22 appearances for the Under-17 side during the 2016–17 season and represented Italy at Under-16, Under-17 and Under-18 level. He moved into senior football through Bologna’s Under-19 team and spells with Lecco and Foggia, making his professional debut for Lecco in Serie C in September 2019. In 2021, he moved to Switzerland with Chiasso, later continuing with Rapperswil-Jona, Lugano’s reserve side and AC Bellinzona. Nivokazi joined FC Sion in July 2025 and is listed with the club’s first team. He later became involved with Kosovo after previously playing for Italy’s youth teams, offering Sion a 190-centimetre central attacking option.