Egzon Bejtullai | |
Birth Date: | 7 January 1994 |
Birth Place: | Tetovo, Macedonia |
Height: | 1.86 m |
Clubnumber: | 15 |
Youthyears1: | –2011 |
Years1: | 2011–2013 |
Clubs1: | Teteks |
Caps1: | 52 |
Goals1: | 9 |
Years2: | 2013–2019 |
Caps2: | 165 |
Goals2: | 7 |
Years3: | 2020 |
Caps3: | 0 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2020–2023 |
Caps4: | 80 |
Goals4: | 1 |
Years5: | 2023 |
Clubs5: | Gjilani |
Caps5: | 7 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Years6: | 2024– |
Clubs6: | Drita |
Caps6: | 14 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2012–2014 |
Nationalcaps1: | 7 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2014–2017 |
Nationalcaps2: | 8 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalyears3: | 2018–2023 |
Nationalcaps3: | 27 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 15 June 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 12 November 2023 |
Egzon Bejtullai (mk|Егзон Бејтулаи; born 7 January 1994) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Drita and North Macedonia national team.
Bejtullai is of Albanian Macedonian descent. Bejtullai was a regular in the Macedonia U21 team and performed at the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Poland, where he served as first right back choice.[1]
In May 2016 and March 2017 he also received call-ups for Macedonia in friendlies against Azerbaijan,[2] Iran and Belarus, but he did not make his debut until 6 September 2018 during the first round of the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D competition, when he entered the game against Gibraltar in the 85th minute.[3] [4]
During North Macedonia's opening fixture of the tournament against Austria, immediatedly after striker Marko Arnautović (who is half-Serbian) scored, Arnautović angrily shouted towards Bejtullai and teammate Ezgjan Alioski –both of Albanian descent–what were believed to be anti-Albanian slurs. Football Federation of Macedonia released a statement calling for action by UEFA.[5] [6]