Shkelqim Vladi | |
Birth Date: | 21 September 2000 |
Birth Place: | Thun, Switzerland |
Height: | 1.84 m |
Position: | Forward |
Currentclub: | Lugano |
Clubnumber: | 9 |
Youthclubs1: | Rot-Schwarz Thun |
Youthclubs2: | Dürrenast |
Youthclubs3: | Thun |
Youthyears4: | –2018 |
Youthclubs4: | Young Boys |
Years1: | 2018–2021 |
Clubs1: | Young Boys U21 |
Caps1: | 28 |
Goals1: | 16 |
Years2: | 2021–2022 |
Clubs2: | Young Boys |
Caps2: | 0 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2021 |
Clubs3: | → Yverdon (loan) |
Caps3: | 18 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2022 |
Clubs4: | → Aarau (loan) |
Caps4: | 10 |
Goals4: | 4 |
Years5: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs5: | Aarau |
Caps5: | 25 |
Goals5: | 15 |
Years6: | 2023– |
Clubs6: | Lugano |
Caps6: | 30 |
Goals6: | 6 |
Nationalyears1: | 2023– |
Nationalteam1: | Kosovo |
Nationalcaps1: | 0 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 --> |
Club-Update: | 27 May 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 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.
On 23 June 2023, Vladi signed a four-year contract with Swiss Super League club Lugano.[1] 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.[2] 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.[3]
On 16 September 2022, Vladi received a call-up from Kosovo for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Northern Ireland and Cyprus,[4] but due to injury, could not be part of the national team.[5] On 6 October 2023, he received again a call-up from Kosovo for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Andorra and Israel,[6] but due to injury, could not be part of the national team again.[7]