Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elvis Rexhbeçaj [1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 1 November 1997||
Place of birth |
Gjonaj, Prizren,
FR Yugoslavia
[3] (now Gjonaj, Kosovo) | ||
Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) [2] | ||
Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Augsburg | ||
Number | 8 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2010 | Brandenburger SC Süd | ||
2010–2016 | Wolfsburg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | ( Gls) |
2016–2019 | Wolfsburg II | 47 | (12) |
2017–2022 | Wolfsburg | 28 | (2) |
2020–2021 | → Köln (loan) | 43 | (5) |
2021–2022 | → Bochum (loan) | 32 | (0) |
2022– | Augsburg | 48 | (2) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 January 2024 |
Elvis Rexhbeçaj (born 1 November 1997) is a Kosovar professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Bundesliga 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 | |||||
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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 [a] | 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 | ||
Total | 48 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 51 | 2 | |||
Career total | 198 | 21 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 212 | 23 |
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. [10]