Dashmir Elezi
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 November 2004 | ||
| Place of birth | Tetovo, Macedonia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Prishtina | ||
| Number | 97 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2020 | Shkëndija | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2020–2023 | Shkëndija | 63 | (10) |
| 2023 | Torpedo Kutaisi | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Shkëndija | 18 | (2) |
| 2024 | Lokomotiva | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | Prishtina | 6 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | North Macedonia U15 | 4 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | North Macedonia U17 | 6 | (1) |
| 2022 | North Macedonia U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | North Macedonia U19 | 10 | (1) |
| 2022– | North Macedonia U21 | 3 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 26 June 2024 | |||
Dashmir Elezi (Macedonian: Дашмир Елези; born 21 November 2004) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kosovan club Prishtina.[2]
Born in Tetovo, North Macedonia, Elezi joined Shkëndija at youth level. He was promoted to the first team squad in November 2020,[3] and became the youngest goal-scorer in the top flight of Macedonian football when he scored on his debut in a 1–1 draw against Shkupi, a day after his sixteenth birthday.[4][5]
He signed his first professional contract in June 2021.[6] In October of the same year, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2004 worldwide.[7]
In January 2022, a proposed transfer to Turkish side Gaziantep fell through.[8] However, a year later, in January 2023, Elezi moved to Georgia to join Erovnuli Liga side Torpedo Kutaisi, signing a three-year contract.[9][10][11] However 14 days later, Shkëndija announced that Elezi had gone back to North Macedonia due to personal problems and continue playing for Shkëndija.[12]
International career
Elezi has represented North Macedonia at youth international level.[1]