Agon Elezi (Macedonian: Агон Елези; born 1 March 2001) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga club VfL Bochum.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 March 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Skopje, Macedonia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | VfL Bochum | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2014–2016 | Shkupi | ||
| 2016 | Brooke House College | ||
| 2017–2018 | Caen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017 | Shkupi | 2 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Vëllazërimi 77 | ||
| 2019–2020 | Skënderbeu | 22 | (0) |
| 2020–2024 | Varaždin | 60 | (6) |
| 2024– | VfL Bochum | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2018 | Macedonia U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2018 | Macedonia U18 | 1 | (2) |
| 2019 | Macedonia U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | North Macedonia U21 | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | North Macedonia | 10 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2024 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Skopje, Macedonia, he played for Shkupi in the Macedonian First League between 2014 and 2016. In 2016 he attended Brooke House College Football Academy in Market Harborough. The Academy plays fixtures in Cup Competitions, including ISFA, ESFA & County Cups. Alongside these competitions, players will play in a competitive game Programme from Professional Clubs to School sides. In the 2017–18 season Elezi signed a contract with the French side Caen where he spent a year of his youth career playing here.
On 30 January 2024, Elezi signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with VfL Bochum in the Bundesliga.[1]
International career
editElezi was part of the Macedonia U21 national team. In the past, he was part of the U19 and U17 teams as well.[2]
On 23 September 2022, he made his debut for the Macedonian national team in a UEFA Nations League match against Georgia. As of February 2023, he has earned a total of two caps.
Honours
editVaraždin
References
edit- ^ "VfL nimmt Agon Elezi unter Vertrag" [VfL signs Agon Elezi] (in German). VfL Bochum. 30 January 2024. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
- ^ Agon Elezi Archived 11 September 2017 at the Wayback Machine at UEFA.com
External links
edit- Agon Elezi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Agon Elezi at Soccerway
