Elvis Rexhbeçaj

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Elvis Rexhbeçaj
Personal information
Full name Elvis Rexhbeçaj[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997 (age 24)[2]
Place of birth Đonaj, FR Yugoslavia[3]
(now Gjonaj, Kosovo)
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 VfL Bochum
(on loan from VfL Wolfsburg)
Number 20
Youth career
0000–2010 Brandenburger SC Süd
2010–2016 VfL Wolfsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–0000 VfL Wolfsburg II 35 (9)
2017–0000 VfL Wolfsburg 28 (2)
2020–2021 → 1. FC Köln (loan) 43 (5)
2021–0000 → VfL Bochum (loan) 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:03, 1 July 2021 (UTC)

Elvis Rexhbeçaj (born 1 November 1997) is a German-Kosovan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum, on loan from VfL Wolfsburg.

Club career[]

VfL Wolfsburg[]

On 20 August 2017, Rexhbeçaj signed a professional contract with Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg.[3][1] On 28 January 2018, he made his debut in a 1–0 away win against Hannover 96 after coming on as a substitute at 84th minute in place of Daniel Didavi.[4][5]

Loan at 1. FC Köln[]

In January 2020, it was announced that Rexhbeçaj would be loaned to 1. FC Köln until June 2021. The move included an option to remain permanently at the club.[6]

Loan at VfL Bochum[]

On 2 August 2021 Rexhbeçaj was loaned to VfL Bochum for the 2021-22 season.[7]

Personal life[]

Rexhbeçaj was born in the village of Gjonaj and is of Kosovo Albanian descent.[3] His family fled from Kosovo during the Kosovo War and settled in Brandenburg.[8]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Rexhbeçaj me kontratë profesionale te Wolfsburgu" [Rexhbeçaj with professional contract at Wolfsburg] (in Albanian). Koha.net. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Elvis Rexhbeçaj". vfl-wolfsburg.de. VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. ^ a b c "Zyrtare: Talenti shqiptar nga Prizreni promovohet në ekipin e parë të Wolfsburgut (Foto)" [Official: Albanian talent from Prizren promoted to Wolfsburg's first team (Photo)]. prizrenpress.com (in Albanian). PrizrenPress. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. ^ "Dreier im Derby" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 28 January 2018.
  5. ^ "Edhe një kosovar bëhet pjesë e Bundesligës, 20 vjeçari mbrëmë debutoi tek skuadra e njohur gjermane". Gazeta Blic (in Albanian). 28 January 2018.
  6. ^ "1. FC Köln leiht Mittelfeld-Talent Elvis Rexhbecaj vom VfL Wolfsburg aus". ksta.de. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  7. ^ "Season-long loan for Rexhbecaj". VfL Wolfsburg. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  8. ^ Steinberg, Arne (5 January 2020). "Neuzugang Elvis Rexhbecaj: Aus dem Kosovo über die Autostadt nach Köln". Effzeh.com (in German). Retrieved 18 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)

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