Haxhi Neziraj (born 16 March 1993) is an Albanian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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Club career

Flamurtari Vlorë

On 30 January 2017. Neziraj joined Albanian Superliga side Flamurtari Vlorë. On 1 February 2017, he made his debut with Flamurtari Vlorë in the fourth round of

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 ...

against Besëlidhja Lezhë after coming on as a substitute at 29th minute in place of injured

Ardit Shehaj Ardit Shehaj (born 23 September 1990) is an Albanian professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), striker for Kosovan club KF Flamurtari, Flamurtari Pristina in the Football Superleague of Kosovo. ...

Drita

On 31 January 2018. Neziraj signed to

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side Drita. On 14 February 2018, he made his debut with Drita in the quarter-finals of 2017–18 Kosovar Cup against Istogu and scoring his side's only goal during a 0–1 away win.

International career

On 7 June 2013. Neziraj made his debut with Albania U21 in a

2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification The 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship started with a qualifying competition which began in March 2013 and finished in September 2014. The final tournament was held in the Czech Republic. The draw for the qualifying rounds was held on 31 Jan ...

match against Hungary U21 after being named in the starting line-up.

Personal life

Neziraj was born in Lucerne, Switzerland from

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 ...

parents from

Gjakova Gjakova, ) and Đakovica ( sr-Cyrl, Ђаковица, ) is the seventh largest city of Kosovo and seat of Gjakova Municipality and Gjakova District. The city has 40,827 inhabitants, while the municipality has 94,556 inhabitants. Geographicall ...

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* 1993 births Living people Sportspeople from Lucerne Kosovo Albanians Kosovan people of Albanian descent Association football midfielders Albanian footballers Albania under-21 international footballers Swiss Super League players FC Luzern players Swiss Challenge League players FC Wohlen players FC Schaffhausen players Kategoria Superiore players Flamurtari Vlorë players FC Drita players KF Feronikeli players Football Superleague of Kosovo players Albanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Kosovo Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo {{Albania-footy-midfielder-stub