Riola Xhemaili is a Swiss midfielder who plays for PSV Eindhoven in the Vrouwen Eredivisie. She is also a Switzerland international at senior level.
She said she joined PSV to βfind the joy in football again,β and described that goal as achieved.
She has named Cristiano Ronaldo as her biggest idol.
She is also eligible to represent Kosovo through her parents.
Before football took over, she was considered a volleyball talent. After volleyball training she would go straight home to kick a ball around with her twin brother and her father.
She and her twin brother Rion played together from U11 to U15, side-by-side in midfield.
She was the only girl in a boysβ FC Basel youth team, and she captained the U15 side.
Her favourite food is βpide,β a Kosovo-style flatbread filled with sheepβs cheese or minced meat.
| Adidas |
| Netherlands β Eredivisie Cup | 1× |
| Year | Club | AP | GL |
|---|---|---|---|
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2025
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present
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PSV Eindhoven | 14 | 9 |
|
2023
-
2025
|
PSV Eindhoven (loan) | 29 | 11 |
|
2023
-
2025
|
VfL Wolfsburg | 14 | 2 |
|
2021
-
2023
|
SC Freiburg | 45 | 5 |
|
2019
-
2021
|
Basel | 52 | 27 |
| International Stats | |||
|
2019
-
present
|
Switzerland | 39 | 7 |