Liridon Balaj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liridon Balaj | ||
| Date of birth | 15 August 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Aarau | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Besa Pejë | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Besa Pejë | 39 | (19) |
| 2019– | Aarau | 50 | (47) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Kosovo U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 May 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2021 | |||
Liridon Balaj (born 15 August 1999) is a Kosovan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss club Aarau and the Kosovo national team.
Club career[]
Aarau[]
On 7 August 2019, Balaj signed a two-year contract with Swiss Challenge League club Aarau and received squad number 9.[1] One day later, he made his debut in a 4–2 away defeat against Chiasso after coming on as a substitute at 74th minute in place of Petar Mišić.[2]
International career[]
On 31 May 2021, Balaj received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly matches against Guinea and Gambia.[3] Eight days later, he made his debut with Kosovo in a friendly match against Guinea after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Arbër Hoxha.[4]
References[]
- ^ "Liridon Balaj wechselt für zwei Jahre zum FC Aarau" [Liridon Balaj is moving to FC Aarau for two years] (in German). FC Aarau. 7 August 2019.
- ^ "Chiasso vs. Aarau 4–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- ^ "Challandes publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy miqësoret në Antali" [Challandes publishes the list of footballers for the two friendlies in Antalya] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- ^ "Guinea vs Kosovo, 8 June 2021". eu-football.info. 8 June 2021.
External links[]
- Liridon Balaj at Soccerway
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- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from La Chaux-de-Fonds
- Kosovan footballers
- Kosovo youth international footballers
- Kosovo international footballers
- Swiss footballers
- Swiss people of Kosovan descent
- Swiss people of Albanian descent
- Association football midfielders
- Football Superleague of Kosovo players
- KF Besa players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- FC Aarau players
- Kosovan football biography stubs