Elvis Rexhbeçaj (born 1 November 1997) is a Kosovar professional

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who plays as a

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for club

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Career

VfL Wolfsburg

On 20 August 2017, Rexhbeçaj signed a professional contract with

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side

VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony. The club grew out of a multi-sports club for Volkswagen workers in the city of W ...

. On 28 January 2018, he made his debut in a 1–0 away win against Hannover 96 after coming on as a substitute at 84th minute in place of

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Loan at 1. FC Köln

In January 2020, it was announced that Rexhbeçaj would be loaned to 1. FC Köln until June 2021. The move included an option to remain permanently at the club.

Loan at VfL Bochum

On 2 August 2021 Rexhbeçaj was loaned to

VfL Bochum Verein für Leibesübungen Bochum 1848 Fußballgemeinschaft, commonly referred to as simply VfL Bochum (), is a German association football club based in the city of Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club has spent 35 seasons in the Bundeslig ...

for the 2021–22 season.

Augsburg

On 27 July 2022, Rexhbeçaj signed a four-year contract with

Career statistics

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Personal life

Rexhbeçaj was born in the village of

Gjonaj Gjonaj is an Albanian surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Adriana Gjonaj, Albanian politician *Algert Gjonaj (born 1987), Albanian basketball player *Etilda Gjonaj (born 1981), Albanian politician *Kujtim Gjonaj (born 1946), Albanian ...

and is of

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 ...

descent. His family fled 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 ...

during the

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and settled in

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rexhbecaj, Elvis 1997 births Living people Footballers from Prizren German people of Kosovan descent German people of Albanian descent Sportspeople of Albanian descent Yugoslav Wars refugees Kosovan refugees Naturalized citizens of Germany Kosovan emigrants to Germany Albanian emigrants to Germany German men's footballers Kosovan men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Bundesliga players Regionalliga players VfL Wolfsburg II players VfL Wolfsburg players 1. FC Köln players VfL Bochum players FC Augsburg players