Uendi Vecaj (born 18 February 1997), is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Skënderbeu.[2]

Uendi Vecaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-18) 18 February 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth Shkodër, Albania
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Right winger[1]
Team information
Current team
Skënderbeu
Number 97
Youth career
2010–2012 Vraka
2012–2015 Vllaznia Shkodër
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Vllaznia 25 (0)
2017 Vllaznia B 1 (0)
2017–2018 Dinamo Zagreb II 3 (0)
2018–2019 Teuta Durrës 29 (2)
2020 Laçi 6 (0)
2020–2021 Burreli 19 (2)
2021– Skënderbeu 13 (1)
International career
2016 Albania U-21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2023

Club career

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Early career

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Dinamo Zagreb

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On 31 August 2017 Vecaj completed a transfer to Croatian First Football League giants GNK Dinamo Zagreb.[3]

International career

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He received his first international level call up to the Albania national under-21 team by coach Redi Jupi for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification closing match against Israel U21 on 10 October 2016.[4] He debuted for the under-21 national side against Israel U21 playing as a starter until half time where he was replaced by Ardit Hoxhaj in a 4–0 loss.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 18 November 2017 [6][7]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe[a] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vllaznia Shkodër 2015–16 Albanian Superliga 11 0 11 0
2016–17 14 0 3 0 17 0
Total 25 0 3 0 28 0
Vllaznia Shkodër B 2016–17 Albanian Second Division 1 0 1 0
Dinamo Zagreb II 2017–18 Croatian Second League 3 0 3 0
Career total 29 0 3 0 32 0
  1. ^ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

Personal life

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He is a cousin of Stivi Vecaj, also a football player. In February 2016 they were both omitted from their squads due to a blood feud after a remote family member killed a member from another family.[8]

References

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  1. ^ Profile on Worldfootball, worldfootball
  2. ^ Uendi Vecaj at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Një tjetër talent "emigron" nga Vllaznia, Vecaj firmos te Dinamo e Zagrebit". Panorama Sport. 31 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. ^ "FSHF skandal me Shpresat, fshihet lista e Kombëtares U-21" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Israel U21 vs. Albania U21 - 10 October 2016". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  6. ^ Uendi Vecaj at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  7. ^ "Uendi Vecaj profile" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  8. ^ Histori e dhimbshme, ngujohen nga gjakmarrja futbollisti i Vllaznisë dhe Adës - Telegrafi (in Albanian)