Elvis Rexhbeçaj

Elvis Rexhbeçaj (born 1 November 1997) is a Kosovar professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club Augsburg.

Elvis Rexhbeçaj
Personal information
Full name Elvis Rexhbeçaj[1]
Date of birth (1997-11-01) 1 November 1997[2]
Place of birth Gjonaj, Prizren, FR Yugoslavia[3]
(now Gjonaj, Kosovo)
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Augsburg
Number 8
Youth career
0000–2010 Brandenburger SC Süd
2010–2016 Wolfsburg
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Wolfsburg II 47 (12)
2017–2022 Wolfsburg 28 (2)
2020–2021 → Köln (loan) 43 (5)
2021–2022 → Bochum (loan) 32 (0)
2022– Augsburg 48 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2024

Career

VfL Wolfsburg

On 20 August 2017, Rexhbeçaj signed a professional contract with Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg.[3][1] On 28 January 2018, he made his debut in a 1–0 away win against Hannover 96 after coming on as a substitute at 84th minute in place of Daniel Didavi.[4][5]

Loan at 1. FC Köln

In January 2020, it was announced that Rexhbeçaj would be loaned to 1. FC Köln until June 2021. The move included an option to remain permanently at the club.[6]

Loan at VfL Bochum

On 2 August 2021 Rexhbeçaj was loaned to VfL Bochum for the 2021–22 season.[7]

Augsburg

On 27 July 2022, Rexhbeçaj signed a four-year contract with Augsburg.[8]

Career statistics
As of match played on 13 January 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League DFB Pokal Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Wolfsburg II 2016–17 Regionalliga Nord 171——171
2017–18 Regionalliga Nord 249——249
2018–19 Regionalliga Nord 31——31
2019–20 Regionalliga Nord 31——31
Total 4712——4712
Wolfsburg 2017–18 Bundesliga 4000—40
2018–19 Bundesliga 24220—262
2019–20 Bundesliga 00101[lower-alpha 1]020
Total 2823010320
Köln (loan) 2019–20 Bundesliga 13000—130
2020–21 Bundesliga 30532—337
Total 43532—467
Bochum (loan) 2021–22 Bundesliga 32040—360
Augsburg 2022–23 Bundesliga 31020—330
2023–24 Bundesliga 17210—182
Total 48230—512
Career total 198211321021223
Notes
  1. Appearance in UEFA Europa League

Personal life

Rexhbeçaj was born in the village of Gjonaj and is of Kosovo Albanian descent.[3] His family fled from Kosovo during the Kosovo War and settled in Brandenburg.[10]

References
  1. "Rexhbeçaj me kontratë profesionale te Wolfsburgu" [Rexhbeçaj with professional contract at Wolfsburg] (in Albanian). Koha.net. 21 August 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  2. "Elvis Rexhbeçaj". vfl-wolfsburg.de. VfL Wolfsburg-Fußball GmbH. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  3. "Zyrtare: Talenti shqiptar nga Prizreni promovohet në ekipin e parë të Wolfsburgut (Foto)" [Official: Albanian talent from Prizren promoted to Wolfsburg's first team (Photo)]. prizrenpress.com (in Albanian). PrizrenPress. 20 August 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2018.
  4. "Dreier im Derby" (in German). VfL Wolfsburg. 28 January 2018.
  5. "Edhe një kosovar bëhet pjesë e Bundesligës, 20 vjeçari mbrëmë debutoi tek skuadra e njohur gjermane". Gazeta Blic (in Albanian). 28 January 2018. Archived from the original on 13 April 2018. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  6. Werner, Lars. "1. FC Köln leiht Mittelfeld-Talent Elvis Rexhbecaj vom VfL Wolfsburg aus". Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  7. "Season-long loan for Rexhbecaj". VfL Wolfsburg. 2 August 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
  8. "FCA complete the signing of midfielder Elvis Rexhbecaj". Augsburg. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 28 July 2022.
  9. Elvis Rexhbeçaj at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  10. Steinberg, Arne (5 January 2020). "Neuzugang Elvis Rexhbecaj: Aus dem Kosovo über die Autostadt nach Köln". Effzeh.com (in German). Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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