text: A university student from Kosovo has become an internet celebrity thanks to his uncanny likeness to Zayn Malik. Flamur Ukshini, 23, from the Kosovan capital of Pristina, is in his final year studying Business Informatics and also works as a part time model. But thanks to his eerie similarity to the One Direction singer, he boasts almost 40,000 followers on his Instagram page. Scroll down for video . Flamur Ukshini, 23, (left) from the Kosovan capital of Pristina has got almost 40,000 fans on Instagram thanks to his likeness to Zayn Malik (right) Every picture that Flamur posts on his Instagram page is immediately fawned over by legions of Directioners and most of his photos have been liked thousands of times. Apart from his good looks, Flamur is an average 20-something man, but thanks to his physical similarity to Zayn, Flamur is often stopped in the street and asked for photos by adoring teens. He told FEMAIL: 'In the beginning I didn't realise we looked the same, because I didn't know him. 'But when people on the street wanted to take pictures with me I was surprised, but then I started to realise that I look very much like somebody I don't know and who has to be famous.' Every picture that Flamur posts is immediately fawned over by legions of Directioners . Thousands of 1D fans 'like' Flamur's photos and comments on his likeness to the singer . Flamur added: 'It started to happen when they got famous and when I started to post pictures on Instagram.' Since then, Flamur has started modelling and in under a year he had built up a busy portfolio. But the main bulk of his attention still comes form the fans who follow his every move on social media. Flamur is a university student but also works as a part time model . He said: 'They try to contact me daily. I get messages on Instagram and on all of the social networks. 'First I was surprised, because so many people were interested in my looks - sometimes the messages make me smile, the messages from the female fans. 'They make jokes about it, but in a positive way. Anyway I feel blessed to look like him. 'One female fan did text me, "why travel to London to meet Zayn, if we can hang out in our country with a same handsome looking guy".' Until recently, Zayn Malik was a member of the boyband one Direction . Flamur has an uncanny likeness to the boyband member .
target: Flamur Ukshini, 23, from Kosovo, is the doppelgänger of Zayn Malik .
  The university student's likeness has got him 40,000 Instagram followers .
  He tells FEMAIL that he is often asked for photos in the street .