Arbenit Xhemajli
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Arbenit Xhemajli | ||
Date of birth | 23 April 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Brugg, Switzerland[1] | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Neuchâtel Xamax | ||
Number | 27 | ||
Youth career | |||
2015–2017 | Zürich | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017– | Neuchâtel Xamax | 48 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2018– | Kosovo U21 | 5 | (1) |
2019– | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23 July 2020 |
Arbenit Xhemajli (born 23 April 1998) is a Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss club Neuchâtel Xamax.[1]
Club career
Neuchâtel Xamax
On 3 July 2017, Xhemajli joined Swiss Challenge League side Neuchâtel Xamax.[2] On 12 August 2017, he made his debut in a 0–21 biggest away win in the first round of 2017–18 Swiss Cup against Montfaucon after being named in the starting line-up.[3]
International career
Under-21
On 14 March 2018, Xhemajli received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Azerbaijan U21 and Germany U21.[4] On 22 March 2018, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in a match against Azerbaijan U21 after coming on as a substitute at 81st minute in place of the injured Besfort Kolgeci.[5]
Senior
On 23 May 2018, Xhemajli received a call-up from Kosovo for a friendly match against Albania,[6] he was an unused bench in that match. He made his debut on 10 October 2019 in a friendly against Gibraltar.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 8 December 2018[8]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Neuchâtel Xamax | 2017–18 | Swiss Challenge League | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | |||
2018–19 | Swiss Super League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 11 | 0 | ||||
Total | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
Career total | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 |
References
- ^ a b "Arbenit Xhemajli". sport.de (in German).
- ^ "Arbenit Xhemajli rejoint Xamax" [Arbenit Xhemajli joins Xamax] (in French). Neuchâtel Xamax FCS. 3 July 2017.
- ^ "FC Union-Sportive Montfaucon (0:21) Neuchâtel Xamax FCS" (in German). Swiss Football Association. 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Prekazi publikon listën e futbollistëve për ndeshjet me Azerbejxhanin dhe Gjermaninë" [Prekazi publishes the list of footballers for matches with Azerbaijan and Germany] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 14 March 2018. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Kosova U21 e mrekullueshme, e mposht Azerbajxhanin" [The wonderful Kosovo U21 defeats Azerbaijan] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 22 March 2018. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ^ "Lista e futbollistëve të ftuar për miqësoret me Shqipërinë dhe Bregun e Fildishtë" [The list of invited footballers for friendlies with Albania and Ivory Coast] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 23 May 2018. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
Initially, Bernard Challandes published the list of invited footballers for the friendlies with Albania and Ivory Coast, but the match against Ivory Coast was canceled. The canceled match was replaced with Iran that was also canceled
- ^ "Kosovo v Gibraltar game report". ESPN. 10 October 2019.
- ^ Arbenit Xhemajli at Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2019.
External links
- Arbenit Xhemajli at National-Football-Teams.com
- Arbenit Xhemajli at Soccerway
- Arbenit Xhemajli – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1998 births
- Living people
- People from Brugg
- Kosovo Albanians
- Swiss people of Kosovan descent
- Swiss people of Albanian descent
- Association football central defenders
- Kosovan footballers
- Kosovo youth international footballers
- Kosovo under-21 international footballers
- Kosovo international footballers
- Swiss footballers
- Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players
- Swiss Super League players
- Swiss Challenge League players
- Kosovan football biography stubs