Granit Lekaj | |
Birth Date: | 23 February 1990 |
Birth Place: | Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia |
Height: | 1.86 m |
Position: | Centre-back |
Currentclub: | Winterthur |
Clubnumber: | 23 |
Youthclubs1: | FC Pfäffikon |
Youthyears2: | 2004–2008 |
Youthclubs2: | Winterthur |
Years1: | 2008–2010 |
Caps1: | 46 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 2010–2011 |
Caps2: | 9 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2011–2015 |
Clubs3: | Wil |
Caps3: | 121 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2015–2017 |
Caps4: | 56 |
Goals4: | 3 |
Years5: | 2017–2018 |
Clubs5: | Wil |
Caps5: | 27 |
Goals5: | 2 |
Years6: | 2018– |
Caps6: | 174 |
Goals6: | 4 |
Club-Update: | 27 May 2024 |
Granit Lekaj (born 23 February 1990) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back and Captain for Winterthur.
Lekaj is a product of the youth academies of FC Pfäffikon and Winterthur, beginning his senior career with the reserves of the latter in 2008, before promoting to their senior team in 2010. He transferred to Wil on 20 July 2011.[1] After four years at Wil and 121 appearances and 2 goals, he moved to Schaffhausen on 30 July 2015.[2] He returned to Wil on 21 July 2017.[3]
On 5 June 2018, Lekaj returned to his first club Winterthur on 5 June 2018. He became the captain of the club on 9 October 2021.[4] He captained the team win the 2021–22 Swiss Challenge League and earn promotion into the Swiss Super League for the 2022–23 season.[5]
Born in Pristina, present day Kosovo, Lekaj moved to Switzerland at a young age.[6]
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