Liridon Balaj

Liridon Balaj (born 15 August 1999) is a Kosovan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Belgian club Deinze and the Kosovo national team.

Liridon Balaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-15) 15 August 1999
Place of birth La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Deinze
Number 11
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 4 (1)
International career‡
2017–2018 Kosovo U19 5 (0)
2021– Kosovo 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 June 2021

Club career

Aarau

On 7 August 2019, Balaj signed a two-year contract with Swiss Challenge League club Aarau and received squad number 9.[1] 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.[2]

Deinze

On 2 September 2022, Balaj joined Deinze in Belgium on a two-year contract.[3]

International career

On 31 May 2021, Balaj received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly matches against Guinea and Gambia.[4] 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.[5]

References
  1. "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.
  2. "Chiasso vs. Aarau 4–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  3. "Welkom, Liridon Balaj!" (in Dutch). Deinze. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  4. "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.
  5. "Guinea vs Kosovo, 8 June 2021". eu-football.info. 8 June 2021.


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