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Lindon Selahi

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Lindon Selahi
Personal information
Full name Lindon Selahi
Date of birth (1999-02-26) 26 February 1999 (age 27)
Place of birth Namur, Belgium
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Widzew Łódź
Number 18
Youth career
2004–2005 CAPS Namur
2005–2006 Sportive Jamboise
2006–2011 UR Namur
2011–2014 Standard Liège
2014–2016 Anderlecht
2016–2018 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Standard Liège 1 (0)
2019–2021 Twente 30 (2)
2021 → Willem II (loan) 16 (0)
2021–2025 Rijeka 153 (9)
2025– Widzew Łódź 24 (1)
International career‡
2014 Belgium U16 2 (0)
2015 Albania U17 5 (0)
2018–2019 Albania U21 6 (0)
2019–2020 Albania 4 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 16:01, 26 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 19 November 2020

Lindon Selahi (born 26 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Albania national team.[1]

Early life

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Selahi was born in Namur, Belgium to an Albanian family from North Macedonia. He started playing football at the age of 4 with local clubs.

Club career

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Youth career

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Selahi started his football career in local clubs, he joined UR Namur which played in the second division at this time, he regularly played with older boys and was captain of his teams. He was noticed by Standard Liège staff and joined the club in 2011. He left the Walloon club to join RSC Anderlecht, then he joined Standard Liège again in 2016. During his youth career at Standard Liège and Anderlecht, Selahi has played with many players of the talented 99-born generation, many of them became professional football players in and outside Belgium.

Standard Liège

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In June 2016, Selahi signed his first professional contract with Standard Liège.[2] Selahi made his professional debut for Standard Liège in a 3-1 Belgian First Division A win over Anderlecht on 10 May 2018.[3]

Twente

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On 6 June 2019, Selahi signed a two-year contract with an option of further one with the Dutch club FC Twente.[4] He made his official debut in a league game against PSV Eindhoven and scored his first Eredivisie goal on 25 October 2019 against FC Emmen.[5]

Loan to Willem II Tilburg

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On 15 January 2021, Selahi moved to Dutch club Willem II Tilburg, on loan until the end of the season.[6]

HNK Rijeka

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On 24 July 2021, Selahi signed a three-year contract with Croatian club HNK Rijeka, he arrived as a free agent.[7]

Widzew Łódź

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On 1 July 2025, Selahi joined Polish club Widzew Łódź on a three-year deal, with an option for a fourth year, where he was reunited with his former Rijeka manager Željko Sopić.[8] Selahi was brought in as a key addition to support the club’s strategic restructuring aimed at building a team capable of competing at the European level, under the leadership of new owner Robert Dobrzycki, CEO of Panattoni.

International career

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Selahi was born in Belgium, his family is of Albanian descent from North Macedonia, his grandparents left Kumanovo in the late 1950s then moved to Belgium in the 1960s. Selahi's family still lives in Belgium today but is attached to the Albanian homeland, all of them speak perfect Albanian. Selahi was a youth international footballer for Belgium.[9] He had the choice between several national teams: Kosovo, Albania, Belgium and North Macedonia but he chose to represent Albania and obtained an Albanian passport in 2018. Selahi also represented the Albania U17s in a pair of friendly tournaments in 2015.[10][11]

He made his debut with the Albania U21 national team against Bosnia and Herzegovina. In October 2019, he was called by the senior Albania national team. He made his debut on 14 October 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Moldova. He substituted Keidi Bare in the 89th minute.[12]

Personal life

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Selahi is the cousin of fellow professional footballer Ardon Jashari, who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge, and represents the Switzerland national team.

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 23 May 2026[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Standard Liège 2017–18 Belgian First Division A 1 0 0 0 — — 1 0
2018–19 Belgian First Division A 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 1000——10
FC Twente 2019–20 Eredivisie 25 2 1 0 — — 26 2
2020–21 Eredivisie 5 0 1 0 — — 6 0
Total 30220——322
Willem II (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 16 0 0 0 — — 16 0
Rijeka 2021–22 1. HNL 30 2 4 0 2[b] 0 — 36 2
2022–23 1. HNL 33 2 1 0 2[b] 0 — 36 2
2023–24 1. HNL 30 4 3 0 6[b] 0 — 39 4
2024–25 1. HNL 30 1 6 0 6[c] 0 — 42 1
Total 1239140160001539
Widzew Łódź 2025–26 Ekstraklasa 24 1 3 0 — — 27 1
Career total 194121901600022912
  1. ↑ Includes KNVB Cup, Croatian Cup, Polish Cup
  2. 1 2 3 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ↑ Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, two appearances in UEFA Conference League

International

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As of 19 November 2020[14][1]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Albania 201910
202030
Total40

Honours

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Standard Liège

Rijeka[16]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Lindon Selahi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
  2. ↑ "Le Namurois Lindon Selahi (17 ans) signe un contrat professionnel au Standard".
  3. ↑ "Le Standard donne une leçon de réalisme à Anderlecht et s'empare de la 2ème place". 10 May 2018.
  4. ↑ "AANWINST LINDON SELAHI - NA ROUTINE NU TOEKOMST".
  5. ↑ Twente zonder groots te spelen simpel langs Emmen - AD (in Dutch)
  6. ↑ "Willem II loan Selahi from Twente". Football Oranje. 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Lindon Selahi novi igrač HNK Rijeka: 'Jedva čekam zaigrati pred navijačima Rijeke'" (in Croatian). 24 July 2021.
  8. ↑ Pawlik, Luka (1 July 2025). "Reprezentant Albanii w Ekstraklasie. Widzew pokazał siłę". goal.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
  9. ↑ "Albanian talent Lindon Selahi: I'm interested to play for Albania or Belgium, not Macedonia". 21 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "Grumbullohet kombëtarja U-17 – FSHF". 9 March 2015.
  11. ↑ "U-17, turne ne Austri – FSHF". 16 April 2015.
  12. ↑ "Moldova v Albania game report". ESPN. 14 October 2019.
  13. ↑ Lindon Selahi at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 October 2025.
  14. ↑ Lindon Selahi at EU-Football.info (archived)
  15. ↑ "Sam. 17 Mars 2018, 20h45 - BELGIQUE - Coupe de Belgique". maxifoot.fr. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
  16. ↑ "Lindon Selahi". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 3 July 2025.
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