Shkelqim Demhasaj
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Shkelqim Demhasaj | ||
Date of birth | 19 April 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Schaffhausen, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Luzern | ||
Number | 20 | ||
Youth career | |||
2007–2013 | Schaffhausen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | Schaffhausen | 58 | (21) |
2017– | Luzern | 76 | (10) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
2017 | Switzerland U21 | 2 | (0) |
2018– | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2018 |
Shkelqim Demhasaj (born 19 April 1996) is a Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Swiss club Luzern and the Kosovo national team.
Early life
Demhasaj was born in Schaffhausen, Switzerland from Kosovo Albanian parents from Donji Crnobreg, a village near Deçan. He holds Kosovan and Swiss passport.
Club career
Luzern
On 22 June 2017, Demhasaj joined Swiss Super League side Luzern, on a three-year contract.[1][2] On 20 July 2017, he made his debut with Luzern in the second qualifying round of 2017–18 UEFA Europa League against the Croatian side Osijek after coming on as a substitute at 77th minute in place of Cedric Itten.
International career
Kosovo
On 12 November 2018, Demhasaj received an urgent call-up from Kosovo for the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League matches against Malta and Azerbaijan to replace the injured Bersant Celina.[3] On 17 November 2018, he made his debut with Kosovo in a 2018–19 UEFA Nations League match against Malta after coming on as a substitute at 84th minute in place of Vedat Muriqi.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 October 2018[4]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe[a] | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Schaffhausen | 2013–14 | Swiss Challenge League | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 1 | |
2014–15 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 11 | 1 | |||
2015–16 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 10 | 2 | |||
2016–17 | 34 | 17 | 3 | 1 | — | 37 | 18 | |||
Total | 58 | 21 | 5 | 1 | — | 63 | 22 | |||
Luzern | 2017–18 | Swiss Super League | 32 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 37 | 8 |
2018–19 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 6 | ||
Total | 41 | 8 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 51 | 14 | ||
Career total | 99 | 29 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 114 | 36 |
- ^ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
International
- As of 17 November 2018[5]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Kosovo | 2018 | 1 | 0 |
Total | 1 | 0 |
References
- ^ "Shkelqim Demhasaj wechselt zum FC Luzern" [Shkelqim Demhasaj joins FC Luzern] (in German). FC Luzern. 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Zyrtare: Demhasaj e bën hapin e madh, i bashkohet gjigantit zviceran" [Official: Demhasaj makes the big step, joins with Swiss giant] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 22 June 2017.
- ^ "Challandes e fton Shkelqim Demhasajn" [Challandes invites Shkëlqim Demhasaj] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 12 November 2018.
Pas lëndimit të Bersant Celinës në ndeshjen e së shtunës në skuadrën e tij, përzgjedhësi Bernard Challandes e ka ftuar në grumbullim Shkëlqim Demhasajn për dy ndeshjet e ardhshme kundër Maltës dhe Azerbajxhanit
- ^ Shkelqim Demhasaj at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Shkelqim Demhasaj". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 17 November 2018.
External links
- Shkelqim Demhasaj at Soccerway
- Shkelqim Demhasaj at FC Luzern
- 1996 births
- Living people
- People from Schaffhausen
- Swiss people of Kosovan descent
- Swiss people of Albanian descent
- Association football forwards
- Kosovan footballers
- Kosovo international footballers
- Swiss footballers
- Switzerland under-21 international footballers
- Switzerland youth international footballers
- FC Schaffhausen players
- FC Luzern players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Swiss Super League players
- Kosovan football biography stubs