Valmir Veliu

Valmir Veliu
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-06-04) 4 June 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Podujevo, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 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 26 (2)
International career‡
2020–2022 Kosovo U21 11 (1)
2020– Kosovo 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 January 2025
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2022

Valmir Veliu (born 4 June 2000) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Llapi and the Kosovo national team.

Club career

Llapi

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

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

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

  1. ^ "Valmir Veliu". Gaziantep F.K. Retrieved 12 November 2022.
  2. ^ "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
  3. ^ "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)
  4. ^ "Transfer | Valmir Veliu Gaziantep'te!" [Transfer | Valmir Veliu in Gaziantep!] (in Turkish). Gaziantep F.K. 26 June 2022.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ @GaziantepFK (6 August 2022). "64' Çıkan oyuncu Lazar Markovic, giren oyuncu Valmir Veliu" [64' Lazar Markovic out, Valmir Veliu in] (Tweet) (in Turkish) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Valmir Veliu at the Turkish Football Federation
  8. ^ "Lista e futbollistëve për ndeshjen Kosovë–Suedi" [List of players for the match Kosovo–Sweden] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 December 2019.
  9. ^ "Sweden (1–0) Kosovo". eu-football.info. 12 January 2020.
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