Dilan Qela (born 7 August 1998) is a

Kosovo Albanian The Albanians of Kosovo ( sq, Shqiptarët e Kosovës, ), also commonly called Kosovo Albanians, Kosovar/Kosovan Albanians or Kosovars/Kosovans, constitute the largest ethnic group in Kosovo. Kosovo Albanians belong to the ethnic Albanian sub-gr ...

professional

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who plays as a

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for the Swiss club FC Bavois.

Early life

Qela was born in

Neuchâtel , neighboring_municipalities= Auvernier, Boudry, Chabrey (VD), Colombier, Cressier, Cudrefin (VD), Delley-Portalban (FR), Enges, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Hauterive, Saint-Blaise, Savagnier , twintowns = Aarau (Switzerland), Besançon (France), ...

, Switzerland, from Kosovo Albanian parents.

International career

Switzerland

Under-19

On 4 October 2016, Qela made his debut with the Switzerland U19 team in a

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against Denmark U19 after coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute in place of Mats Hammerich.

Kosovo

Under-21

On 30 August 2018, Qela was selected by Kosovo U21 for a

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match against Republic of Ireland U21.

Career statistics

Club

References

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Neuchâtel Xamax , neighboring_municipalities= Auvernier, Boudry, Chabrey (VD), Colombier, Cressier, Cudrefin (VD), Delley-Portalban (FR), Enges, Fenin-Vilars-Saules, Hauterive, Saint-Blaise, Savagnier , twintowns = Aarau (Switzerland), Besançon (France ...

1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Neuchâtel Kosovo Albanians Swiss people of Kosovan descent Swiss people of Albanian descent Men's association football midfielders Kosovan men's footballers Kosovo men's youth international footballers Swiss men's footballers Switzerland men's youth international footballers Neuchâtel Xamax FCS players FC Bavois players Swiss Promotion League players Swiss Challenge League players Swiss Super League players {{Kosovo-footy-bio-stub