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 Kategoria Superiore (), also known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons with internet service provider, Abissnet, is a professional league for men's association football clubs in Albania. At the top of the Albanian football league syste ...

side

Flamurtari Vlorë Flamurtari Football Club is an Albanian professional football club based in Vlorë, Albania. The club plays in the Kategoria Superiore, which is the first tier of football in the country. Founded in 1923, the club is one of the oldest in Alba ...

. 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 footballer who plays as a striker for Kosovan club Flamurtari Pristina in the Football Superleague of Kosovo. Club career On 24 January 2012, Shehaj was sent on loan to fellow ...

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 The 2017–18 Kosovar Cup was the football knockout competition of Kosovo in the 2017–18 season. First round The draw for the first round was held on 16 October 2017. Results: Second round The draw for the second round was held on 16 Octobe ...

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 Ja ...

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 (, ), also commonly called Kosovo Albanians, Kosovan Albanians or Kosovars (), constitute the largest ethnic group in Kosovo. Kosovo Albanians belong to the ethnic Albanian sub-group of Ghegs, who inhabit the north of ...

parents from

Gjakova Gjakova or Đakovica, ) and Đakovica ( sr-Cyrl, Ђаковица, ) is the sixth largest city of Kosovo and seat of the Gjakova Municipality and the District of Gjakova, Gjakova District. According to the 2024 census, the municipality of Gjakov ...

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* 1993 births Living people Footballers from Lucerne Kosovo Albanians Kosovan people of Albanian descent Men's association football midfielders Albanian men's footballers Albania men's 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 FC players FC Drita players FC Feronikeli 74 players Football Superleague of Kosovo players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo 21st-century Albanian sportsmen {{Albania-footy-midfielder-stub