Alush Gavazaj (born 24 March 1995) is a Kosovan professional

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who plays as a

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for

First Football League of Kosovo The First Football League of Kosovo ( sq, Liga e Parë e Futbollit të Kosovës) is the second level of the Kosovar football league system. The First League is organized by the Football Federation of Kosovo and the division currently has 2 groups ...

club

Ferizaj Ferizaj, . or Uroševac, . Also formerly known as Ferizovići ( tr, Firzovik). is the sixth largest city in Kosovo by population and seat of Ferizaj Municipality and Ferizaj District. Ferizaj has been populated since the prehistoric era by t ...

Club career

Tirana

On 2 July 2014, Gavazaj joined

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side

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

. On 1 October 2014, he made his debut with Tirana in a

2014–15 Albanian Cup 2014–15 Albanian Cup () was the sixty-three season of Albania's annual cup competition. Flamurtari Vlorë, Flamurtari were the most recent winners of the competition, that being their fourth first Cup trophy. Ties are played in a two-legged for ...

first round match against

Sopoti Librazhd KF Sopoti is an Albanian sports club based in Librazhd. The club currently competes in the Kategoria e Dytë, the third tier of football in Albania. History They were founded in 1948 under the name ''KS Albania Tabak Librazhd'', and they play t ...

after being named in the starting line-up.

Loan at Bylis Ballsh

On 2 February 2015, Gavazaj joined

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Bylis Ballsh KF Bylis, also known as Bylis Ballsh, is an Albanian football club based in Ballsh, Mallakastër District. The club's home ground is the Adush Muça Stadium and they currently compete in the Kategoria Superiore. History Early history The club ...

, on a season-long loan.

Loan at Tërbuni Pukë

On 29 July 2015, Gavazaj joined

side Tërbuni Pukë, on a season-long loan. On 23 August 2015, he made his debut with Tërbuni Pukë in a 2015–16 Albanian Superliga match against

after being named in the starting line-up.

Korabi Peshkopi

On 2 September 2016, Gavazaj signed with the newly promoted team of

side

Korabi Peshkopi KS Korabi is an Albanian football club based in Peshkopi, named after the nearby Mount Korab, which is the tallest mountain in Albania and North Macedonia. The club's home ground is the Korabi Stadium. History Early history The club was founded ...

. On 28 September 2016, he made his debut with Korabi Peshkopi in a

2016–17 Albanian Cup 2016–17 Albanian Cup () was the sixty-fifth season of Albania's annual cup competition. Tirana won the title for the 16th time, becoming the most successful club in cup's history. Ties are played in a two-legged format similar to those of Europ ...

first round match against Kamza after being named in the starting line-up.

International career

On 22 January 2018. Gavazaj received a call-up from

Kosovo Kosovo ( sq, Kosova or ; sr-Cyrl, Косово ), officially the Republic of Kosovo ( sq, Republika e Kosovës, links=no; sr, Република Косово, Republika Kosovo, links=no), is a partially recognised state in Southeast Euro ...

for the

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against

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. The match however was cancelled two days later, which prolonged his debut.

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* * 1995 births Living people Footballers from Prizren Kosovo Albanians Kosovan men's footballers Kosovan expatriate men's footballers Men's association football midfielders KF Tirana players KF Bylis players KF Tërbuni Pukë players KS Korabi players KF Liria Prizren players FC Feronikeli 74 players KF Renova players KF Vëllaznimi players Kategoria Superiore players Kategoria e Parë players Football Superleague of Kosovo players Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia KF Malisheva players {{Kosovo-footy-bio-stub