Romedi Llapi (born 31 January 2002) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for

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club Labëria. Born in the United States and raised in Canada, he represented Albania at youth international level.

Early life

Born in Detroit, United States of America, Llapi grew up in Toronto, starting with local youth side East York SC at the age of five. Afterwards, he joined Wexford SC's Global Satellite Soccer Academy, at age nine. In 2015, Llapi went on a six-week trial with English club

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after previously attending trials with

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and Tottenham Hotspur. In 2017, Llapi was called into a talent identification camp for the Canada U15 team. In 2021, he joined the youth system of Spanish club

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Club career

After progressing through

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's youth system, Llapi made his Albanian Superliga debut on 21 January 2020, coming on as a 69th-minute substitute for Arinaldo Rrapaj in a 2–0 away defeat to Vllaznia. In 2021, he played one game for

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in League1 Ontario. In 2022, he joined Burlington SC.

International career

Llapi is also eligible to play for the United States and Canada. In 2015, he attended a national team camp for the Canada U15 team. In 2018, Llapi appeared for Albania U17 at the San Marino Cup.

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* 2002 births Living people Flamurtari FC players Albanian men's footballers Albania men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders Burlington SC (League1 Ontario) players League1 Ontario players Toronto FC Academy players {{Albania-footy-midfielder-stub