Faton Veliu | |
Birth Date: | 4 June 2000 |
Birth Place: | Skenderaj, FR Yugoslavia |
Height: | 1.77 m[1] |
Position: | Winger |
Currentclub: | Llapi |
Clubnumber: | 70 |
Youthclubs1: | Liridoni Football School |
Youthyears2: | –2018 |
Youthclubs2: | Ramiz Sadiku |
Years1: | 2018–2022 |
Clubs1: | Llapi |
Caps1: | 104 |
Goals1: | 20 |
Years2: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs2: | Gaziantep |
Caps2: | 18 |
Goals2: | 1 |
Years3: | 2023 |
Clubs3: | → İstanbulspor (loan) |
Caps3: | 1 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2023– |
Clubs4: | Llapi |
Caps4: | 9 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Nationalyears1: | 2020–2022 |
Nationalteam1: | Kosovo U21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 11 |
Nationalgoals1: | 1 |
Nationalyears2: | 2020– |
Nationalteam2: | Kosovo |
Nationalcaps2: | 2 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 25 March 2024 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 16 November 2022 |
Valmir Veliu (born 4 June 2000) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a winger for Llapi and the Kosovo national team.
On 18 June 2018, Veliu signed his first professional contract with Football Superleague of Kosovo side Llapi after agreeing to a three-year deal.[2] On 29 September 2018, he made his debut in a 2–0 home win against KEK after coming on as a substitute of Festim Alidema.[3]
On 26 June 2022, Veliu signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig club Gaziantep.[4] Gaziantep reportedly paid a €180 thousand transfer fee.[5] On 6 August 2022, he made his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Sivasspor after coming on as a substitute at 64th minute in place of Lazar Marković.[6] Veliu's contract with Gazianstep was terminated on 27 September 2023.
On 24 December 2019, Veliu received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Sweden,[7] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Herolind Shala.[8]