| Elvis Rexhbeçaj | |
| Fullname: | Elvis Rexhbeçaj[1] |
| Height: | 1.82 m[2] |
| Birth Date: | 1997 11, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Gjonaj, Prizren, FR Yugoslavia[3] |
| Position: | Defensive midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Augsburg |
| Clubnumber: | 8 |
| Youthyears1: | –2010 |
| Youthclubs1: | Brandenburger SC Süd |
| Youthyears2: | 2010–2016 |
| Youthclubs2: | Wolfsburg |
| Years1: | 2016–2019 |
| Caps1: | 47 |
| Goals1: | 12 |
| Years2: | 2017–2022 |
| Caps2: | 28 |
| Goals2: | 2 |
| Years3: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs3: | → Köln (loan) |
| Caps3: | 43 |
| Goals3: | 5 |
| Years4: | 2021–2022 |
| Clubs4: | → Bochum (loan) |
| Caps4: | 32 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2022– |
| Clubs5: | Augsburg |
| Caps5: | 56 |
| Goals5: | 2 |
| Club-Update: | 20 May 2024 |
Elvis Rexhbeçaj (born 1 November 1997) is a Kosovar professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for club Augsburg.
On 20 August 2017, Rexhbeçaj signed a professional contract with Bundesliga side VfL Wolfsburg.[3] [1] On 28 January 2018, he made his debut in a 1–0 away win against Hannover 96 after coming on as a substitute at 84th minute in place of Daniel Didavi.[4] [5]
In January 2020, it was announced that Rexhbeçaj would be loaned to 1. FC Köln until June 2021. The move included an option to remain permanently at the club.[6]
On 2 August 2021 Rexhbeçaj was loaned to VfL Bochum for the 2021–22 season.[7]
On 27 July 2022, Rexhbeçaj signed a four-year contract with Augsburg.[8]
| Club | Season | League | DFB Pokal | Europe | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Wolfsburg II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga Nord | 17 | 1 | — | — | 17 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | Regionalliga Nord | 24 | 9 | — | — | 24 | 9 | ||||
| 2018–19 | Regionalliga Nord | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Regionalliga Nord | 3 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 47 | 12 | — | — | 47 | 12 | |||||
| Wolfsburg | 2017–18 | Bundesliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2018–19 | Bundesliga | 24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 26 | 2 | |||
| 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 28 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 32 | 0 | |||
| Köln (loan) | 2019–20 | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 30 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 33 | 7 | |||
| Total | 43 | 5 | 3 | 2 | — | 46 | 7 | ||||
| Bochum (loan) | 2021–22 | Bundesliga | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| Augsburg | 2022–23 | Bundesliga | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 33 | 0 | ||
| 2023–24 | Bundesliga | 17 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 2 | |||
| 2024–25 | Bundesliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | |||
| Total | 48 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | 52 | 3 | ||||
| Career total | 198 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 213 | 24 | |||
Rexhbeçaj was born in the village of Gjonaj and is of Kosovo Albanian descent.[3] His family fled from Kosovo during the Kosovo War and settled in Brandenburg.[9]