Lindon Emërllahu (born 7 December 2002) is a Kosovan professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and Kosovo national team.

Club career

CFR Cluj

On 10 February 2025, Ballkani announced the transfer of Emërllahu to Romanian

club

. A day later, the club confirmed that Emërllahu's transfer was permanent. CFR Cluj reportedly paid a €700 thousand transfer fee. His debut with CFR Cluj came five days later against Politehnica Iași after coming on as a substitute at 76th minute in place of

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International career

Under-19

On 16 February 2020, Emërllahu was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2020 Roma Caput Mundi. His debut with Kosovo U19 came two days later in the 2020 Roma Caput Mundi match against Greece U19 after coming on as a substitute.

First senior call-up

On 16 September 2022, Emërllahu received a call-up from

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for the

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matches against

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and

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. His debut with Kosovo came eleven days later in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League match against Cyprus after coming on as a substitute at 89th minute in place of Florent Muslija.

Return to youth level

On 18 March 2023, Emërllahu received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against

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and

Turkey Turkey, officially the Republic of Türkiye, is a country mainly located in Anatolia in West Asia, with a relatively small part called East Thrace in Southeast Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the north; Georgia (country), Georgia, Armen ...

. His debut with Kosovo U21 came six days later in the friendly match against Moldova after being named in the starting line-up. Three days after debut, Emërllahu scored his first goals for Kosovo U21 in his second appearance for the country in a 2–4 away defeat over Turkey.

Career statistics

International

:''Scores and results list Moldova's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Emërllahu goal.''

Honours

;Ballkani * Kosovo Superleague: 2021–22,

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, 2023–24 *

Kosovar Cup The Kosovar Cup () is the major football national cup tournament in Kosovo. It was established in 1991, and is organized by the Football Federation of Kosovo. Prishtina are the current holders, who won their second Kosovar Cup against Gjilani at ...

: 2023–24 *

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CFR Cluj *

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: 2024–25 ;Kosovo U19 *Roma Caput Mundi: 2020 ;Individual *Kosovo Superleague Player of the Season: 2023–24 *Kosovo Superleague "Star of the Week" Award: 2024–25

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Emërllahu, Lindon 2002 births Living people Footballers from Suhareka Kosovan men's footballers 21st-century Kosovan sportsmen Men's association football midfielders Kosovo men's youth international footballers Kosovo men's under-21 international footballers Kosovo men's international footballers Kosovan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Romania Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Romania Football Superleague of Kosovo players FC Ballkani players Liga I players CFR Cluj players