Ardian Nuhiu

Ardian Nuhiu (; Ardijan Nuhiji, born 7 December 1978 in Skopje) is a retired association footballer and manager born in the Socialist Republic of Macedonia, within the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. An ethnic Albanian, he represented Macedonia at the international level. He is the current manager of Drita.

Playing career Nuhiji played as an attacking midfielder or striker.

Club He had previously played in Republic of Macedonia and in Albania.

International He made his senior debut for Macedonia in an October 2003 friendly match against Ukraine and has earned a total of 5 caps (2 unofficial), scoring 1 goal. His final international was a November 2005 friendly against Paraguay.

Managerial career After a retirement, Nuhiji was from 2016 to 2018 a manager of the club where he finished his playing career, FK Shkupi.

He was appointed manager of kosovar club FC Drita in February 2019 and won win them the 2019-20 Football Superleague of Kosovo.

After managing KF Shkëndija in his home country for a few months in 2023, he returned to Kosovo in June 2024 and signed for Drita's local rivals SC Gjilani. He left the club on 29 September 2025 in a mutual agreement after a 4-1 loss against KF Llapi.

On 31 October 2025, only one month after leaving SC Gjilani, Nuhiu signed as the new manager of KF Tirana in the Albanian Kategoria Superiore. He left the club on 23 February 2026 with Tirana placed in the relegation zone.

On 10 August 2026, Nuhiu returned to Drita replacing Zekirija Ramadani. His first month was very difficult, as Drita was knocked out of the 2026-27 UEFA Conference League in the Play-Off round after losing against Inter Club d'Escaldes in the penalty shoot-out.

Managerial statistics

+Coaching record by team and tenureTeamNatFromToRecord Shkupi 29 November 201613 March 2018 Drita 11 February 201924 November 2022 Shkëndija 5 June 202314 December 2023 Gjilani 3 June 202429 September 2025 Tirana 31 October 202523 February 2026 Drita 10 August 2026PresentTotal

Honours

Manager Drita

Kosovar League: 2019–20