Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 June 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Podujevo, FR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Youth career | |||
Liridoni Football School | |||
–2018 | Ramiz Sadiku | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2022 | Llapi | 104 | (20) |
2022–2023 | Gaziantep | 18 | (1) |
2023 | → İstanbulspor (loan) | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2020–2022 | Kosovo U21 | 11 | (1) |
2020– | Kosovo | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 September 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 November 2022 |
Valmir Veliu (born 4 June 2000) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a winger for the Kosovo national team.
On 18 June 2018, Veliu signed his first professional contract with Football Superleague of Kosovo side Llapi after agreeing to a three-year deal.[2] On 29 September 2018, he made his debut in a 2–0 home win against KEK after coming on as a substitute of Festim Alidema.[3]
On 26 June 2022, Veliu signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig club Gaziantep.[4] Gaziantep reportedly paid a €180 thousand transfer fee.[5] On 6 August 2022, he made his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Sivasspor after coming on as a substitute at 64th minute in place of Lazar Marković.[6] Veliu's contract with Gazianstep was terminated on 27 September 2023.[7]
On 24 December 2019, Veliu received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Sweden,[8] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Herolind Shala.[9]