Altin Zeqiri (born 18 July 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Süper Lig club Çaykur Rizespor. Born in Finland, he plays for the Kosovo national team.
Early life Born in Espoo, Finland, Zeqiri started to play football in the youth sectors of local clubs EBK, FC Honka and FC Espoo.Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, A.Zeqiri, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto
Club career Zeqiri started his senior career in 2017 with FC Espoo, playing in the third-tier Kakkonen.Altin Zeqiri siirtyy Turkin pääsarjaan, fclahti.fi, 10 August 2023
Lahti On 23 July 2019, Zeqiri signed a two-year contract with Veikkausliiga club Lahti and received squad number 24. Eighteen days later, he made his debut in a 4–0 away defeat against HJK after coming on as a substitute at 85th minute in place of Josu. On 5 October 2021, he extended his contract with Lahti until the end of the 2023 season.Altin Zeqiri jatkaa Lahdessa, fclahti.fi, 5 October 2021FC Lahti teki jatkosopimuksen Altin Zeqirin kanssa, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 5 October 2023
Çaykur Rizespor On 9 August 2023, Zeqiri was acquired by Turkish club Çaykur Rizespor on a three-year deal, with an option for an additional year, for an undisclosed fee. He debuted in Süper Lig on 13 August 2023, after being named in the starting line up in a 2–1 away loss against Adana Demirspor, playing full 90 minutes in the match.ADANA DEMIRSPOR VS. RIZESPOR 2-1, soccerway Zeqiri scored his first goal in the league on 21 October 2023, in a 3–1 away loss against Kayserispor.KAYSERISPOR VS. RIZESPOR 3-1, soccerway
International career On 15 March 2021, Zeqiri received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Qatar U23. Eleven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in first match against Qatar U23 after being named in the starting line-up.
In August 2023, Zeqiri received his first call-up to the Kosovo senior national team by head coach Primož Gliha, for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Switzerland and Romania. He scored a goal in his full international debut for Kosovo on 12 October 2023, in a 0–3 away win against Andorra.
Personal life Zeqiri is a devout Muslim and he fasts during Ramadan.Valioliigan pelejä keskeytettiin, jotta pelaajat saivat syödä – ramadania viettävät urheilijat kertovat, miten kuukauden paasto vaikuttaa heihin, Yle, 21 April 2023
Career statistics Club
+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupLeague cupEuropeTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsEspoo2017Kakkonen2300——232018Kakkonen18300——1832019Kakkonen1050030—135Total30110030003311Lahti2019Veikkausliiga7100——712020Veikkausliiga20231——2332021Veikkausliiga18730——2172022Veikkausliiga2745023—3472023Veikkausliiga1543153—238Total8718142760010826Çaykur Rizespor2023–24Süper Lig35510——3652024–25Süper Lig27353——326Total6286300006811Career total179372051060020948
International
National teamYearCompetitiveFriendlyTotalAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsKosovo20233Appearances in the UEFA Euro 2024 qualification.10031Total310031
Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Zeqiri goal.
+ List of international goals scored by Altin ZeqiriNo.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition1Estadi Nacional, Andorra la Vella, Andorra3–03–0UEFA Euro 2024 qualification
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