Lindon Emërllahu (born 7 December 2002) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kosovo Superleague club Ballkani and Kosovo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Mushtishtë, FR Yugoslavia (modern Kosovo)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ballkani | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2021 | Ballkani | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | Ballkani | 55 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2023– | Kosovo U21 | 3 | (2) |
| 2022– | Kosovo | 4 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | |||
International career
editFirst senior call-up
editOn 16 September 2022, Emërllahu received a call-up from Kosovo for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Northern Ireland and Cyprus.[2] His debut with Kosovo came eleven days later in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League match against Cyprus after coming on as a substitute at 89th minute in place of Florent Muslija.[3][4]
Return to youth level
editOn 18 March 2023, Emërllahu received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Moldova and Turkey.[5] His debut with Kosovo U21 came six days later in the friendly match against Moldova after being named in the starting line-up.[6] Three days after debut, Emërllahu scored his first goals for Kosovo U21 in his second appearance for the country in a 2–4 away defeat over Turkey.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Flet Emërllahu: E kisha vështirë t'i thoja jo Shqipërisë por e zgjodha Kosovën" [Emërllahu speaks: It was difficult for me to say no to Albania, but I chose Kosovo]. FanatikiPress.info (in Albanian). 10 September 2022.
- ^ "Giresse publikon listën e Dardanëve për ndeshjet e shtatorit" [Giresse publishes the list of Dardanians for the September matches] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 16 September 2022.
- ^ "Dy shpresat e Superligës – debutuan me Përfaqësuesen e Kosovës" [The two hopes of the Superleague – debuted with the Kosovo national team]. Shqip.com (in Albanian). 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Kosovo vs Cyprus, 27 September 2022". eu-football.info. 27 September 2022.
- ^ "Kosova U21 luan dy miqësore në Turqi, kjo është lista e futbollistëve të ftuar nga Tovërlani" [Kosovo U21 plays two friendlies in Turkey, this is the list of footballers invited from Tovërlani] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 18 March 2023.
- ^ "Kosova U21 ndalet nga Moldavia, përfundon pa gola miqësorja e parë e këtij grumbullimi" [Kosovo U21 is stopped by Moldova, the first friendly of this gathering ends without goals]. FutbolliKosovar.net (in Albanian). 24 March 2023.
- ^ "Kosova U21 humb miqësoren kundër Turqisë, veçohet Emërllahu me paraqitje solide" [Kosovo U21 loses the friendly against Turkey, Emërllahu stands out with a solid performance]. FutbolliKosovar.net (in Albanian). 27 March 2023.
External links
edit- Lindon Emërllahu at Soccerway
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