Andi Zeqiri
Andi Zeqiri (born 22 June 1999) is a Kosovan Swiss football player who plays as centre-forward for Swiss side Lausanne.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Andi Zeqiri | ||
Date of birth | 22 June 1999 | ||
Place of birth | Lausanne, Switzerland | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Lausanne | ||
Number | 9 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2011 | Stade Lausanne-Ouchy | ||
2011–2016 | Lausanne | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016– | Lausanne | 66 | (21) |
2016–2017 | → Juventus U19 (loan) | 21 | (5) |
National team‡ | |||
2014–2015 | Switzerland U17 | 6 | (2) |
2015–2020 | Switzerland U19 | 6 | (1) |
2020- | Kosovo | 0 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of December 8, 2016 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of December 8, 2016 |
Club career
Early career
Born in Lausanne in 1999, Zeqiri started his football career with local team Stade Lausanne-Ouchy youth team. Zeqiri moved to Lausanne in 2011 at the age of 12.[2]
Lausanne-Sport
In 2015, Zeqiri was called up for Lausanne first team. On 20 March 2016, he made his Swiss Challenge League debut against LeMont at Stade Sous-Ville, replacing Anđelko Savić at the 71st minute.[3] On 21 April 2016, Zeqiri scored his first league goal against Wohlen. In 2015/16 season, Zeqiri played fourteen games and scored two goals. In the season Lausanne won the 2015–16 Swiss Challenge League. On 18 September 2015, Zeqiri played in Swiss Cup against Thun.[4]
International career
Born in Switzerland, Zeqiri is of Kosovo Albanian descent.[8] Zeqiri is a member of Switzerland national under-19 football team in the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification.[9]On June 18 2020, Andi's father Avdi Zeqiri confirmed to futbolli.info that Andi is getting all necessary documents to complete a move to Kosovo ahead of their game against North Macedonia in October.
Club career statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Switzerland | League | Swiss Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
2014-15 | Lausanne-Sport | Swiss Challenge League | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
2015-16 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |||
Total | Switzerland | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | |
Career total | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 |
Honours
Club
Laussane-Sport
References
- "Switzerland - A. Zeqiri - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "Andi Zeqiri (17) ist das nächste Schweizer Supertalent - Blick" [Zeqiri (17) is a Swiss Supertalent - Blick] (in German). Blick. October 13, 2016. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "Le Mont vs. Lausanne Sport - 22 May 2015 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "Lausanne Sport vs. Thun - 18 September 2015 - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "Andi Zeqiri, chi è il nuovo attaccante della Primavera bianconera" [Andi Zeqiri ,A new striker for Juventus Primavera team.] (in Italian). SpazioJ. August 30, 2016. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- "Andi Zeqiri - Football-Wonderkids". football-wonderkids.co.uk. Retrieved December 23, 2016.
- "Juventus, non riscattato Zeqiri. L'agente: "Grande società, è stata una scelta nostra"". mondoprimavera.com (in Italian). Retrieved August 25, 2017.
- "Zyrtare: Super talenti kosovar i bashkohet ekipit të parë të Juventusit (FOTO) - GazetaBlic". March 8, 2017.
- "Under-19 - Andi Zeqiri – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. Retrieved December 8, 2016.