Shkelqim Vladi
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-21) 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 19
Youth career
0000 Rot-Schwarz Thun
0000 Dürrenast
0000 Thun
0000–2018 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 12 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023
‡ 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.

Club career

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]

International career

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]

References

  1. ↑ Shkelqim Vladi at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ "Dall'Aarau ecco il 22enne attaccante Shkelqim Vladi" [From Aarau comes the 22-year-old forward Shkelqim Vladi] (in Italian). FC Lugano. 23 June 2023.
  3. ↑ "Esordio vincente per i bianconeri" [Winning debut for the Bianconeri] (in Italian). FC Lugano. 26 July 2023.
  4. ↑ "Vittoria tennistica contro l'Yverdon" [Tennis victory against Yverdon] (in Italian). FC Lugano. 13 August 2023.
  5. ↑ "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.
  6. ↑ "Konfirmohen tre mungesa të mëdha për Kosovën për dy ndeshjet e muajit shtator" [Three major absences for Kosovo are confirmed for the two September matches] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 19 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Përzgjedhësi Gliha publikon listën e futbollistëve për ndeshjet kundër Andorrës dhe Izraelit" [Selector Gliha publishes the list of footballers for the matches against Andorra and Israel] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 6 October 2023.
  8. ↑ "Kosova me shumë mungesa kundër Andorrës, Gliha shpreson në rezultat pozitiv" [Kosovo with many absences against Andorra, Gliha hopes for a positive result] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 9 October 2023.
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