Uendi Vecaj

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
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

Early career

Dinamo Zagreb

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

International career

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

Club
As of 18 November 2017 [6][7]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vllaznia Shkodër 2015–16 Albanian Superliga 110———110
2016–17 14030——170
Total 25030——280
Vllaznia Shkodër B 2016–17 Albanian Second Division 10———10
Dinamo Zagreb II 2017–18 Croatian Second League 30———30
Career total 29030——320
  1. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

Personal life

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
  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)
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