Vesel Limaj (born 1 December 1996) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Ballkani.[1]

Vesel Limaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-12-01) 1 December 1996 (age 27)
Place of birthFreising, Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Ballkani
Number8
Youth career
2003–2004SSV Ulm 1846
2004–20071. FC Neukölln
2007–2008SV Lichtenberg 47
2008–2010Berliner FC Dynamo
2010–2013Tennis Borussia Berlin
2013–2015Energie Cottbus
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015–2017Hamburger SV II9(0)
2017SV Horn1(0)
2017–2018Bylis11(1)
2018–2021Kukësi93(13)
2021–2023Tirana49(6)
2023Hermannstadt15(1)
2023–Ballkani29(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024

Early career

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Born in Freising, Germany to Kosovo Albanian parents, Limaj started his youth career at SSV Ulm 1846 at the age of 6, before going on to play for 1. FC Neukölln, SV Lichtenberg 47, Berliner FC Dynamo, Tennis Borussia Berlin and Energie Cottbus at youth level. He joined Hamburger SV II in the summer of 2015 where he would remain until January 2017, which is when he signed for Austrian Football First League club SV Horn.[2][3] He signed a one-and-a-half year contract with SV Horn but made just one substitute appearance in the league before leaving the club at the end of the 2016–17 season

In July 2023, Limaj signed a contract with Ballkani.[4]

Honours

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Kukësi
Tirana

References

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  1. ^ Soccerway profile
  2. ^ Unbekannte Legionäre: Diese Deutschen kicken auf der ganzen Welt verstreut
  3. ^ SV Horn verstärkt sich mit Mittelfeldspieler Limaj vom HSV
  4. ^ "Zyrtare: Ballkani nënshkruan me mesfushorin Vesel Limaj" [Official: Balkan signed midfielder Vesel Limaj] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. Retrieved 3 August 2023.
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