Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (2000-09-21) 21 September 2000 (age 24) | ||
Place of birth | Thun, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Lugano | ||
Number | 9 | ||
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 | 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.
Club career
On 23 June 2023, Vladi signed a four-year contract with Swiss Super League club Lugano. 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. 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.
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, but due to injury, could not be part of the national team. On 6 October 2023, he received again a call-up from Kosovo for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Andorra and Israel, but due to injury, could not be part of the national team again.
References
- Shkelqim Vladi at WorldFootball.net
- "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.
- "Esordio vincente per i bianconeri" [Winning debut for the Bianconeri] (in Italian). FC Lugano. 26 July 2023.
- "Vittoria tennistica contro l'Yverdon" [Tennis victory against Yverdon] (in Italian). FC Lugano. 13 August 2023.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
- "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.
External links
- Shkelqim Vladi at Soccerway
- Shkelqim Vladi at WorldFootball.net
FC Lugano – current squad | |
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- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Thun
- Kosovan men's footballers
- Kosovo men's international footballers
- Swiss men's footballers
- Swiss people of Kosovan descent
- Swiss people of Albanian descent
- Sportspeople of Albanian descent
- Men's association football forwards
- Swiss Super League players
- BSC Young Boys players
- FC Lugano players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Yverdon-Sport FC players
- FC Aarau players
- 21st-century Swiss sportsmen