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Liridon Balaj

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Liridon Balaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-08-15) 15 August 1999 (age 26)
Place of birth La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Drita
Number 10
Youth career
–2014 Rinia Isniq
2014–2018 Besa Pejë
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Besa Pejë 46 (27)
2019–2022 Aarau 86 (17)
2022–2024 Deinze 19 (0)
2023–2024 → Schaffhausen (loan) 21 (1)
2024–2025 Skënderbeu 18 (1)
2025– Drita 28 (8)
International career‡
2017–2018 Kosovo U19 5 (0)
2021– Kosovo 2 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 26 July 2025

Liridon Balaj (born 15 August 1999) is a Kosovan footballer who plays as a midfielder for Drita of the Kosovo Superleague and the Kosovo national team.[1]

Club career

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Besa Pejë

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He started his professional career with Besa Pejë in 2016.[2]

Aarau

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On 7 August 2019, Balaj signed a two-year contract with Swiss Challenge League club Aarau and received squad number 9.[2] One day later, he made his debut in a 4–2 away defeat against Chiasso after coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute in place of Petar Mišić.[3]

Deinze

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On 2 September 2022, Balaj joined Deinze in Belgium on a two-year contract.[4]

Schaffhausen

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On 8 September 2023, Balaj moved on loan to Schaffhausen back in Switzerland.[5]

Skënderbeu

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On 18 September 2024, Balaj signed a three-year contract with KF Skënderbeu in the Albanian Kategoria Superiore.[6]

Drita

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After Skënderbeu were relegated, Balaj signed a two-year contract with FC Drita in the Football Superleague of Kosovo on 26 May 2025.[7] He was part of the team that reached the 2025-26 UEFA Conference League knockout phase play-offs and scored one goal and gave two assists in that round against NK Celje.[8] [9]

International career

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On 31 May 2021, Balaj received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly matches against Guinea and Gambia.[10] Eight days later, he made his debut with Kosovo in a friendly match against Guinea after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Arbër Hoxha.[11]

Honours

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Drita

References

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  1. ↑ Liridon Balaj at Soccerway
  2. 1 2 "Liridon Balaj wechselt für zwei Jahre zum FC Aarau" [Liridon Balaj is moving to FC Aarau for two years] (in German). FC Aarau. 7 August 2019.
  3. ↑ "Chiasso vs. Aarau 4–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "Welkom, Liridon Balaj!" (in Dutch). Deinze. 2 September 2022. Retrieved 11 October 2022.
  5. ↑ "Liridon Balaj neuer Mittelfeldspieler" [Liridon Balaj new midfielder] (in German). Schaffhausen. 8 September 2023. Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  6. ↑ "OFFICIAL/ Balaj signs for Skënderbeu, 3-year contract". balkanweb.com. 18 September 2024.
  7. ↑ "The light is strengthened with a striker". koha.net. 26 May 2025.
  8. ↑ "Drita 2-3 Celje, player ratings: Liridon Balaj and Veton Tusha shine". telegrafi.com. 19 February 2026.
  9. ↑ "NK Celje 3-2 Drita Gjilan". as.com. 26 February 2026.
  10. ↑ "Challandes publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy miqësoret në Antali" [Challandes publishes the list of footballers for the two friendlies in Antalya] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 31 May 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  11. ↑ "Guinea vs Kosovo, 8 June 2021". eu-football.info. 8 June 2021.
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