Kuqi spent three seasons with the club, scoring a total of 20 goals in 57 appearances in all competitions.

After Kuqi's contract ran out at Crystal Palace on 1 July 2009, he signed a two years deal with TuS Koblenz which will be his first non-England club since 2001 and firs German club in his career He spent half a season playing with his brother Njazi Kuqi.

Ahead of the 2006 – 07 season, Kuqi joined Dutch side FC Groningen on a free transfer.

Six months later, in January 2007, Kuqi signed for German outfit FC Carl Zeiss Jena, but made just one first – team appearance in twelve months, before signing for TuS Koblenz in January 2008 on a three – year deal.

Shortly after, in September 2010, Kuqi joined Dundee on a one-year deal, but was released a month later when the club went into administration.

During the second half of the 2005 – 06 season, Kuqi was sent out on loan to Blackpool on a month's loan deal.

In June 2006, Kuqi signed for FC Groningen on a free transfer, where he was to compete for a place in the team with players such as the former Manchester United striker Erik Nevland.

Kuqi played his last game for the club in March 2010, coming on as a 83rd minute substitute in a 2 – 0 loss to Rot-Weiß Oberhausen.

However, just three days after his trial at Roosendaal, Kuqi linked up with his brother Shefki once again, having previously played alongside him at Koblenz, as he joined Championship side Swansea City on trial for two weeks.

Three days later, Kuqi made his debut in the club's 3 – 1 win against Stockport County, coming on as a substitute in the 84th minute.

Shortly after, on 1 September 2010, Kuqi signed for Scottish First Division club Dundee on a one-year contract.

On 28 March 2011, TPS Turku announced that the club had signed Kuqi on a one-year contract.

Kuqi made his debut for the club in a 1-1 draw against Tranmere Rovers on 3 February 2001.

His good performance led him being linked with his future club Blackburn Kuqi was on the verge of joining Blackburn worth about £ 1. 2 million fee, but the move broke down and accused player-manager Carlton Palmer of threatening Kuqi to be sacked for being injured Palmer was responsible for pressuring Graeme Souness for Kuqi not joining the club.

Kuqi joined Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed sum and signed a three year deal Kuqi made his debut for the club in a 1-0 win over Crewe on 12 January 2002.

In September 2003, Kuqi joined Ipswich Town in September 2003 on loan.

Kuqi made his debut in a 3-1 loss against West Ham United on 13 September 2005 and scored his first goal of the Premier League and scored again in a 2-0 win over West Brom on 1 October 2005.

Kuqi would scored another brace of the season in a 2-0 win over Middlesbrough on 26 December 2005.

During the season, Kuqi struggled in the command place as he find himself on the bench.

The following season, Kuqi struggled to make a first team and made one appearance this season, coming on as a substitute in a 3-0 loss against Portsmouth.

* Shefki Kuqi – During a 2007 – 08 Championship game with Wolves, Kuqi was spotted gesturing at Palace fans whilst being substituted.

" However it was not, as Kuqi would return the following season after an injury crisis and would gain popularity with some Palace fans, despite again upsetting them by refusing to lower his wage demands at the end of his contract and subsequently leaving the club.

During his time at Birmingham, Kuqi was loaned out for a month to Blackpool in January 2006, making four appearances before returning to his parent club.

Kuqi remained at the club ahead of the 2009 – 10 season, although his season was disrupted by persistent injuries, only managing to play in 14 games, scoring twice in losses against FC St. Pauli and Karlsruher SC respectively.

Two weeks later, in his third appearance for the club, Kuqi scored twice in a 3 – 0 victory away at Kerkyra.

Kuqi represented the Finland national football team at international level, with eight goals from sixty two appearances.

Many Wednesday fans were bemused though at then manager Chris Turner's decision to let Kuqi leave for Ipswich for free after a strained relationship between the two.

For the next two season at Ispwich Town, Kuqi became a regular in the first team and able to score goals.

By the end of the season with his contract at Ipswich Town coming to a end, Kuqi rejected the offer of a new contract with the club.

In his first season, Kuqi scored seven Premier League goals for Blackburn in the 2005 – 06 season and couldn't produce his form at his time at Ispwich Town.

Kuqi did not have a prolific first season at Selhurst Park, scoring only seven goals in 38 games, and at the end of August 2007, he signed for Fulham on a four-month loan deal, where he made ten league appearances, scoring no goals.

In March 2008, Kuqi returned to Ipswich on loan until the end of the season to fill in for the injured Jonathan Walters but failed to produce his form at Ispwich Town.

Despite scoring seven goals in 16 starts, after less than nine months at Swansea, Kuqi joined fellow Championship side Derby County on a three month emergency loan deal on 13 September 2010.

Shefki Kuqi, currently playing for English side Oldham Athletic has also been nicknamed the " Flying Finn ", owing to a strange but popular celebration when he scores a goal.

In 2005 – 06, Dickov found it hard to retain a regular place in the side, with manager Mark Hughes having signed forwards Craig Bellamy and Shefki Kuqi during the summer.

In August 2010, Kuqi joined League Two side Stevenage, but left after playing just one game.

Kuqi featured regularly for Birmingham's reserve side, but had a number of more experienced strikers in front of him, including Emile Heskey and Mikael Forssell, which made it difficult for him to break into the starting eleven.

However, Kuqi struggled to make first-team appearances for the club, and was subsequently featuring regularly in the reserve side, FC Carl Zeis Jena II, in the German NOFV-Oberliga.

In September 2011, Kuqi joined Super League side Panionios.

Shefki Kuqi ( pronounced ; born 10 November 1976 ) is a Finnish professional footballer who currently plays for Scottish Premier League side Hibernian.

Kuqi was the league top scorer in the 2000 season, representing FC Jokerit side.

On 10 February 2011, Kuqi joined Premier League side Newcastle United for the remainder of the season.