Granit Lekaj Explained

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.

Career

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]

Personal life

Born in Pristina, present day Kosovo, Lekaj moved to Switzerland at a young age.[6]

Honours

Winterthur

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Wil verpflichtet drei Spieler. St. Galler Tagblatt.
  2. Web site: Granit Lekaj verlässt den FC Wil. sport-fan.ch.
  3. Web site: Lekaj kehrt nach Wil zurück. St. Galler Tagblatt.
  4. Web site: Fussball: Granit Lekaj im FCW – Vom Cupsieger mit der U16 zum Captain des "Eins". Der Landbote.
  5. Web site: Der Captain des FC Winterthur ist ein Pfäffiker – so erlebte er den Aufstieg. zueriost.ch.
  6. Web site: FCW-Captain Lekaj: "Das wird das grösste Spiel meiner bisherigen Karriere". blue News.