Lindon Emërllahu
Kosovar footballer (born 2002)
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Lindon Emërllahu (born 7 December 2002) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ukrainian Premier League club Polissya Zhytomyr and the Kosovo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 7 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Mushtisht, Kosovo under UN administration[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Polissya Zhytomyr | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2021 | Ballkani | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2025 | Ballkani | 72 | (4) |
| 2025–2026 | CFR Cluj | 31 | (5) |
| 2026– | Polissya Zhytomyr | 13 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Kosovo U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Kosovo U21 | 4 | (2) |
| 2022– | Kosovo | 15 | (2) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 3 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 19:00, 7 June 2026 (UTC) | |||
Club career
CFR Cluj
On 10 February 2025, Ballkani announced the transfer of Emërllahu to Romanian Liga I club CFR Cluj.[3] A day later, the club confirmed that Emërllahu's transfer was permanent.[4] CFR Cluj reportedly paid a €700 thousand transfer fee.[5] His debut with CFR Cluj came five days later against Politehnica Iași after coming on as a substitute at 76th minute in place of Damjan Đoković.[6]
International career
Under-19
On 16 February 2020, Emërllahu was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2020 Roma Caput Mundi.[7] 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.[8]
First senior call-up
On 16 September 2022, Emërllahu received a call-up from Kosovo for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Northern Ireland and Cyprus.[9] His debut with Kosovo came eleven days later in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League match against Cyprus after coming on as a substitute at 89th minute in place of Florent Muslija.[10][11]
Return to youth level
On 18 March 2023, Emërllahu received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Moldova and Turkey.[12] His debut with Kosovo U21 came six days later in the friendly match against Moldova after being named in the starting line-up.[13] Three days after debut, Emërllahu scored his first goals for Kosovo U21 in his second appearance for the country in a 2–4 away defeat over Turkey.[14]
Career statistics
International
- As of match played 7 June 2026[15]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | |||
| 2022 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2026 | 3 | 1 | |
| Total | 15 | 2 | |
- Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Emërllahu goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 June 2025 | Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo |  Armenia | 3–2 | 5–2 | Friendly |
| 2 | 31 May 2026 | Stadion Letná, Prague, Czech Republic |  Czech Republic | 1–2 | 1–2 | Friendly |
Honours
- Ballkani[16]
CFR Cluj
- Cupa României: 2024–25
- Supercupa României runner-up: 2025
- Kosovo U19
- Roma Caput Mundi: 2020[17]
- Individual
