Eliot Bujupi
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 Bujupi with Kosovo U19 in 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 July 2006 | ||
| Place of birth | Böblingen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Westerlo (on loan from VfB Stuttgart II) | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | VfL Sindelfingen | ||
| 2016–2017 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||
| 2017–2025 | VfB Stuttgart | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2024– | VfB Stuttgart II | 11 | (2) |
| 2025– | → Westerlo (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2021–2022 | Germany U16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Germany U17 | 7 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Kosovo U19 | 8 | (5) |
| 2025– | Kosovo U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2024– | Kosovo | 1 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 10 February 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025 | |||
Eliot Bujupi (born 3 July 2006) is a footballer who plays as a striker for Belgian Pro League club Westerlo, on loan from 3. Liga club VfB Stuttgart II. Born in Germany and represented them at youth international level, before switching in 2023 to represent the Kosovo national team.
Early career and VfB Stuttgart
Bujupi initially played for VfL Sindelfingen in his youth and then for Stuttgarter Kickers for a year in the 2016–17 season. He moved to VfB Stuttgart in 2017 with which in the 2021–22 season he became the U17 runner-up with the team. On 10 July 2024, Bujupi extended his contract long-term.[1]
On 23 November 2024, he was named as a VfB Stuttgart II substitute for the first time in a 3. Liga match against SC Verl.[2] His debut with VfB Stuttgart II came seven days later in a 2–0 home win against Waldhof Mannheim after coming on as a substitute in the 77th minute in place of Thomas Kastanaras.[3] Seven days after debut, Bujupi scored his first goal for VfB Stuttgart II in his second appearance for the club in a 2–1 away defeat over Alemannia Aachen in 3. Liga.[4]
Loan to Westerlo
On 8 September 2025, Bujupi joined Westerlo of the Belgian Pro League until the end of the 2025-26 season.[5]
