Përparim Hetemaj (born 12 December 1986) is a Finnish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Chievo and the Finnish national team. Born in Kosovo, Hetemaj arrived in Finland when he was 6 years old and played for Helsingin Jalkapalloklubi's youth teams; signing a professional contract in 2004 at age 17. He joined Greek side AEK Athens in 2006, and moved to Twente in 2009. Subsequently, in 2010, he was signed by Brescia and was transferred to Chievo in 2011.
Hetemaj made his international debut for Finland in February 2009, at the age of 22 and had 49 caps, including appearing in 2014 and 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifications before his retirement from international football in 2018.
Of Albanian ethnicity, Hetemaj was born in Skenderaj, SAP Kosovo, SFR Yugoslavia, and moved to Finland in 1992. His family first arrived at Oulu but they moved to Helsinki due to his father, Miftar, having asthma. He has a younger brother, the footballer Mehmet, and two sisters, Fatlume and Fatbardhe. In 2004, he acquired Finnish citizenship.