Amar Gërxhaliu
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 Gërxhaliu with Kosovo U21 in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Vushtrri, Kosovo under UN administration | ||
| Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Erzurumspor | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Vushtrria | ||
| 2017–2020 | İstanbul Başakşehir | ||
| 2020–2022 | Vushtrria | ||
| 2022–2023 | Antalyaspor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2022–2025 | Antalyaspor | 23 | (1) |
| 2025– | Erzurumspor | 17 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Albania U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Kosovo U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Kosovo U21 | 4 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 8 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 11 October 2024 | |||
Amar Gërxhaliu (born 26 April 2002) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Turkish TFF 1. Lig club Erzurumspor.
His debut with Antalyaspor came on 9 November 2022 in the 2022–23 Turkish Cup fourth round against Pendikspor after being named in the starting line-up.[1] On 28 January 2023, Gërxhaliu made his league debut in a 3–2 home win against Ümraniyespor after coming on as a substitute at the 72nd minute in place of Ömer Toprak.[2]
International career
Kosovo and the short switch to Albania
On 1 August 2019, Gërxhaliu received a call-up from Kosovo U19 for a three-day training camp in Pristina that was being held as part of preparations for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifications.[3] Seven days later, he switched national team and accepted a call-up from Albania U18 for the friendly match against Romania U18.[4] His debut with Albania U18 came seven days later in a friendly match against Romania U18 after being named in the starting line-up.[5]
Return to Kosovo
Youth
On 16 February 2020, Gërxhaliu returned to Kosovo and was named in the under-19 squad for the 2020 Roma Caput Mundi.[6] 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.[7]
On 15 September 2022, Gërxhaliu received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a training camp held in Antalya, Turkey and for the hybrid friendly match against Greenland.[8]
Senior
On 17 March 2023, Gërxhaliu was included in Kosovo's extended squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Israel and Andorra,[9] but did not become part of the final team.
