Visar Bekaj
Kosovo-Albanian footballer (born 1997)
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Visar Bekaj (born 24 May 1997) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Albanian club Tirana and the Kosovo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Visar Bekaj | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Pristina, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Tirana | ||
| Number | 77 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2013 | Ramiz Sadiku | ||
| 2013–2015 | Prishtina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2020 | Prishtina | 159 | (0) |
| 2020–2023 | Tirana | 103 | (0) |
| 2023–2026 | Hatayspor | 32 | (0) |
| 2026– | Tirana | 5 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013 | Albania U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Kosovo U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2015– | Kosovo | 10 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2025 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Prishtina
2019–20 season
On 27 June 2019, Bekaj commenced his fifth season with a draw in 2019–20 UEFA Europa League preliminary round match against Gibraltarian side St Joseph's after being named in the starting line-up.[1]
Failure to join with 1899 Hoffenheim
On 4 July 2019, Prishtina through a communiqué stated that Bekaj, most likely in Gibraltar against St Joseph's has played his last official match with Prishtina and is soon expected to move to 1899 Hoffenheim.[2][3] On 4 September 2019, Bota Sot confirms that Bekaj's transfer to 1899 Hoffenheim has failed after the German club request in TMS system to Prishtina was missing.[4]
Return to Prishtina
Bekaj returned to Football Superleague of Kosovo side Prishtina,[4] On 13 September 2019, he played the first game after the return against Llapi after being named in the starting line-up.[5][6]
Tirana
On 29 August 2020, Bekaj signed a three-year contract with Kategoria Superiore club Tirana.[7] His debut with Tirana came on 1 October in the 2020–21 UEFA Europa League play-off round against Young Boys after being named in the starting line-up.[8]
International career
Youth career and first senior call-up
In December 2012, Bekaj received a call-up from Albania U17 for a selection camp in Pristina, Kosovo from 3–4 December 2012.[9] On 7 October 2015, he received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Equatorial Guinea.[10] His debut with Kosovo came on 13 November in a friendly match against Albania after coming on as a substitute at 89th minute in place of captain Samir Ujkani.[11]
Return to youth team
On 21 March 2017, Bekaj received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Republic of Ireland U21,[12] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[13]
Honours
Tirana
- Kategoria Superiore: 2021–22; runner-up: 2022–23
- Kupa e Shqipërisë runner-up: 2022–23
- Albanian Supercup: 2022
