Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 January 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Lauingen, Germany | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | St. Gallen | ||
Number | 6 | ||
Youth career | |||
FC Augsburg | |||
2016–2022 | Bayern Munich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2022–2023 | Bayern Munich II | 17 | (0) |
2023–2025 | St. Gallen U21 | 29 | (4) |
2024–2025 | → FC Wil (loan) | 21 | (1) |
2025– | St. Gallen | 7 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2018 | Kosovo U16 | 2 | (0) |
2021 | Kosovo U19 | 3 | (0) |
2022– | Kosovo U21 | 8 | (0) |
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14:25, 1 October 2025 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals as of 14:25, 1 October 2025 (UTC) |
Behar Neziri (born 6 January 2003) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for the Swiss Super League club St. Gallen. Born in Germany, he plays for Kosovo internationally.
A youth product of the German clubs FC Augsburg and Bayern Munich, Neziri signed a contract with Bayern on 30 April 2021 until 2023. [1] He debuted with Bayern Munich II in the Regionalliga in 2022. On 3 July 2023, he transferred to St. Gallen on a contract until 2025 and was assigned to their reserves in the Promotion League. [2] In August 2024, he extended his contract until 2026 and joined FC Wil on loan for the 2024–25 season in the Swiss Challenge League. [3] In the summer of 2025, he returned to St. Gallen and was promoted to their senior team, extending his contract until 2028. [4]
Born in Germany, Neziri is of Kosovan descent and holds dual German-Kosovan citizenship. [5] He is a youth international for Kosovo, having played up to the Kosovo U21s. [6]