Liridon_Balaj
Liridon Balaj
Kosovan footballer (born 1999)
Liridon Balaj (born 15 August 1999) is a Kosovan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss club Schaffhausen on loan from the Belgian club Deinze, and the Kosovo national team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1999-08-15) 15 August 1999 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Schaffhausen | ||
| Number | 99 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2018 | Besa Pejë | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2019 | Besa Pejë | 24 | (1) |
| 2019–2022 | Aarau | 86 | (17) |
| 2022– | Deinze | 19 | (0) |
| 2023– | → Schaffhausen (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Kosovo U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2021– | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2021 | |||
Aarau
On 7 August 2019, Balaj signed a two-year contract with Swiss Challenge League club Aarau and received squad number 9.[2] One day later, he made his debut in a 4–2 away defeat against Chiasso after coming on as a substitute at 74th minute in place of Petar Mišić.[3]
Deinze
On 2 September 2022, Balaj joined Deinze in Belgium on a two-year contract.[4]
Schaffhausen
On 8 September 2023, Balaj moved on loan to Schaffhausen back in Switzerland.[5]
On 31 May 2021, Balaj received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly matches against Guinea and Gambia.[6] Eight days later, he made his debut with Kosovo in a friendly match against Guinea after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Arbër Hoxha.[7]
- Liridon Balaj at Soccerway
- "Liridon Balaj wechselt für zwei Jahre zum FC Aarau" [Liridon Balaj is moving to FC Aarau for two years] (in German). FC Aarau. 7 August 2019.
- "Chiasso vs. Aarau 4–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
- "Welkom, Liridon Balaj!" (in Dutch). Deinze. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
- "Liridon Balaj neuer Mittelfeldspieler" [Liridon Balaj new midfielder] (in German). Schaffhausen. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- "Challandes publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy miqësoret në Antali" [Challandes publishes the list of footballers for the two friendlies in Antalya] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
- "Guinea vs Kosovo, 8 June 2021". eu-football.info. 8 June 2021.
- Liridon Balaj at Soccerway
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