Lumbardh Dellova (born 1 January 1999) is a Kosovan professional

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who plays as a

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for Kosovan club Ballkani and the Kosovo national team.

Club career

Hajduk Split

Beginnings in the second team

On 1 September 2018, Dellova signed a three-year contract with Croatian Second Football League club Hajduk Split II. On 22 March 2019, he was named as a Hajduk Split II substitute for the first time in a league match against

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. His debut with Hajduk Split II came on 26 April in a 0–1 away win against

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after being named in the starting line-up.

Unused substitute in the senior team

On 21 July 2019, Dellova was named as a

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substitute for the first time in a league match against Istra 1961 and received squad number 77. In addition to this match, he has fourteen matches as a unused substitute.

=Loan at Prishtina

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, on a season-long loan. Eleven days later, he made his debut in a 3–0 home win against

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after being named in the starting line-up.

Return from loan

On 13 July 2021, Dellova returned to

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after agreeing to a four-year contract extension agreement and received squad number 16. Five days later, he made his debut in a 2–2 away draw against Lokomotiva after coming on as a substitute at 81st minute in place of

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International career

Under-19

On 1 October 2017, Dellova was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications. Two days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U19 in a match against Austria U19 after being named in the starting line-up.

Under-21

On 11 November 2019, Dellova received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the

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match against Austria U21, and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 66th minute in place of Leonat Vitija.

Senior

On 31 May 2021, Dellova received a call-up from

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for the friendly matches against

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and

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, but a day later the

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confirmed that he and his three Prishtina teammates who were called up for these matches will not be part of the national team following the club's request to release them from the squad in order to be as fresh as possible for the 2021–22 UEFA Champions League preliminary round matches. His debut with Kosovo came on 24 March 2022 in a friendly match against

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after coming on as a substitute in the 72nd minute in place of

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dellova, Lumbardh 1999 births Living people People from Rahovec Kosovan men's footballers Kosovo men's youth international footballers Kosovo men's under-21 international footballers Kosovo men's international footballers Kosovan expatriate men's footballers Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Slovenia Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Men's association football central defenders Football Superleague of Kosovo players KF Liria Prizren players FC Prishtina players FC Ballkani players First Football League (Croatia) players Croatian Football League players HNK Hajduk Split players