Eliot Bujupi

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Eliot Bujupi
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Eliot Bujupi with Kosovo U19 in 2024
Personal information
Date of birth (2006-07-03) 3 July 2006 (age 18)
Place of birth Böblingen, Germany
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 VfB Stuttgart U19
Number 9
Youth career
–2016 VfL Sindelfingen
2016–2017 Stuttgarter Kickers
2017– VfB Stuttgart
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2024– VfB Stuttgart II 2 (1)
International career‡
2021–2022 Germany U16 3 (0)
2022–2023 Germany U17 7 (1)
2023– Kosovo U19 8 (5)
2024– Kosovo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2024

Eliot Bujupi (born 3 July 2006) is a footballer who plays as a centre-forward for German 3. Liga club VfB Stuttgart II. Born in Germany and represented them at youth international level, before switching in 2023 to represent the Kosovo national team.

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Club career

Bujupi initially played for VfL Sindelfingen in his youth and then for Stuttgarter Kickers for a year in the 2016–17 season. He moved to VfB Stuttgart in 2017 with which in the 2021–22 season he became the U17 runner-up with the team. On 10 July 2024, Bujupi extended his contract long-term. [1]

On 23 November 2024, he was named as a VfB Stuttgart II substitute for the first time in a 3. Liga match against SC Verl. [2] His debut with VfB Stuttgart II came seven days later in a 2–0 home win against Waldhof Mannheim after coming on as a substitute in the 77th minute in place of Thomas Kastanaras. [3] Seven days after debut, Bujupi scored his first goal for VfB Stuttgart II in his second appearance for the club in a 2–1 away defeat over Alemannia Aachen in 3. Liga. [4]

International career

Born and raised in Germany, Bujupi is of Kosovan origin from Arllat. [5] [6] From 2021 to 2023, Bujupi represented Germany at youth international level, being part of the U16 and U17 teams and he with these teams played ten matches and scored one goal.

On 24 June 2023, the Football Federation of Kosovo announced that Bujupi had decided to play for the Kosovo national team. [7] On 1 September 2023, he received a call-up from Kosovo U19 for a four-day training camp in Nuremberg. [8] His debut with Kosovo U19 came on 15 November in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying against Slovakia after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's only goal during a 1–1 away win. [9]

On 30 August 2024, Bujupi received a call-up from Kosovo for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League matches against Romania and Cyprus. [10] His debut with Kosovo came ten days later in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League match against Cyprus after coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute in place of Lindon Emërllahu. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ "Eliot Bujupi verlängert" [Eliot Bujupi extends] (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 10 July 2024.
  2. ↑ "Verl vs. Stuttgart II 2–2". Soccerway. 23 November 2024.
  3. ↑ "Souveräner U21-Sieg gegen Mannheim" [Sovereign U21 victory against Mannheim] (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 30 November 2024.
  4. ↑ "U21 verliert unglücklich in Aachen" [U21 loses unluckily in Aachen] (in German). VfB Stuttgart. 7 December 2024.
  5. ↑ "Lladrovci pret në takim Eliot Bujupin nga Arllati që luan për Gjermaninë" [Lladrovci welcomes Eliot Bujupi from Arllati who plays for Germany] (in Albanian). Municipality of Drenas. 30 December 2021. Archived from the original on 12 September 2024.
  6. ↑ "Eliot Bujupi nga Arllati luan për Gjermaninë, shumë premtues për të ardhmen" [Eliot Bujupi from Arllati plays for Germany, very promising for the future]. DrenicaOnline.com (in Albanian). 30 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "Eliot Bujupi anëtari i ri i Kombëtares së Kosovës" [Eliot Bujupi, the new member of the Kosovo national team] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 June 2023.
  8. ↑ "Kombëtarja U19 zhvillon kamp katërditor në Nurnberg" [The national U19 team holds a four-day camp in Nuremberg] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 1 September 2023.
  9. ↑ "Dardanët U19 barazojnë me Sllovakinë në ndeshjen e parë kualifikuese" [Dardanians U19 draw with Slovakia in the first qualifying match] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 15 November 2023.
  10. ↑ "Foda publikon listën e futbollistëve dardanë për dy ndeshjet e shtatorit" [Foda publishes the list of Dardanian footballers for the September matches] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 30 August 2024.
  11. ↑ "Kosova këndellet me fitore bindëse ndaj Qipros" [Kosovo celebrates with a convincing victory over Cyprus] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 9 September 2024.
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