Valmir Veliu (born 4 June 2000) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Llapi and the Kosovo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 November 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Skenderaj | ||
| Height | 7.00 m (23 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Llapi | ||
| Number | 70 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Liridoni Football School | |||
| –2018 | Ramiz Sadiku | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2022 | Llapi | 104 | (20) |
| 2022–2023 | Gaziantep | 18 | (1) |
| 2023 | → İstanbulspor (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 2023– | Llapi | 9 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020–2022 | Kosovo U21 | 11 | (1) |
| 2020– | Kosovo | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2022 | |||
Club career edit
Llapi edit
On 18 June 2018, Veliu signed his first professional contract with Football Superleague of Kosovo side Llapi after agreeing to a three-year deal.[2] On 29 September 2018, he made his debut in a 2–0 home win against KEK after coming on as a substitute of Festim Alidema.[3]
Gaziantep edit
On 26 June 2022, Veliu signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig club Gaziantep.[4] Gaziantep reportedly paid a €180 thousand transfer fee.[5] On 6 August 2022, he made his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Sivasspor after coming on as a substitute at 64th minute in place of Lazar Marković.[6] Veliu's contract with Gazianstep was terminated on 27 September 2023.[7]
International career edit
On 24 December 2019, Veliu received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Sweden,[8] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Herolind Shala.[9]
References edit
- ^ "Faton Veliu". Gaziantep F.K. Retrieved 20 November 2022.
- ^ "Transferime të reja dhe rinovime te Llapi" [New transfers and renovations to Llapi] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 18 June 2018.
Gjatë ditës së hënë, Valmir Veliu ka nënshkruar kontratë profesionale me Llapin për tre vitet e ardhshme
- ^ "Java VII: LLAPI – KEK-u 2–0" [Week VII: LLAPI – KEK-U 2–0] (in Albanian). KF Llapi. 29 September 2018.
Llapi: 13. Afrim Ademi – 18. Ilir Blakçori, 14. Egzon Sinani, 5. Dardan Jashari, 4. Bujar Idrizi – 16. Hamdi Namani/C/, 6. Kushtrim Shabani, 10. Edon Zeqiri (17. Arbnor Ramadani) – 97. Festim Alidema (77. Valmir Veliu), 11. Fiton Hajdari (95. Alban Rexhepi)
- ^ "Transfer | Valmir Veliu Gaziantep'te!" [Transfer | Valmir Veliu in Gaziantep!] (in Turkish). Gaziantep F.K. 26 June 2022.
- ^ "Llapi përfiton 180 mijë euro nga shitja e Veliut" [Llapi benefits 180 thousand euros from the sale of Veliu] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 26 June 2022.
- ^ @GaziantepFK (August 6, 2022). "64' Çıkan oyuncu Lazar Markovic, giren oyuncu Valmir Veliu" [64' Lazar Markovic out, Valmir Veliu in] (Tweet) (in Turkish) – via Twitter.
- ^ Valmir Veliu at the Turkish Football Federation
- ^ "Lista e futbollistëve për ndeshjen Kosovë–Suedi" [List of players for the match Kosovo–Sweden] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Sweden (1–0) Kosovo". eu-football.info. 12 January 2020.
External links edit
- Valmir Veliu at Soccerway
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