Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 21 September 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Thun, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [1] | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lugano | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
Rot-Schwarz Thun | |||
Dürrenast | |||
Thun | |||
–2018 | Young Boys | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Young Boys U21 | 28 | (16) |
2021–2022 | Young Boys | 0 | (0) |
2021 | → Yverdon (loan) | 18 | (2) |
2022 | → Aarau (loan) | 10 | (4) |
2022–2023 | Aarau | 25 | (15) |
2023– | Lugano | 40 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 October 2023 |
Shkelqim Vladi (born 21 September 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss club Lugano. Born in Switzerland, he represents Kosovo at international level.
On 23 June 2023, Vladi signed a four-year contract with Swiss Super League club Lugano. [2] His debut with Lugano came on 26 July against Stade Lausanne Ouchy after coming on as a substitute at 71st minute in place of Renato Steffen. [3] Eighteen days after debut, he scored his first goal for Lugano in his fourth appearance for the club in a 6–1 home win over his former club Yverdon in Swiss Super League. [4]
On 16 September 2022, Vladi received a call-up from Kosovo for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Northern Ireland and Cyprus, [5] but due to injury, could not be part of the national team. [6] On 6 October 2023, he received again a call-up from Kosovo for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Andorra and Israel, [7] but due to injury, could not be part of the national team again. [8]
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