Lindon Selahi

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{{short description|Albanian footballer}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Lindon Selahi
| fullname = Lindon Selahi
| image =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1999|2|26}}
| birth_place = [[Namur]], [[Belgium]]
| height = 1.80m
| currentclub = [[HNK Rijeka|Rijeka]]
| clubnumber = 30
| position = [[Midfielder]]
| youthyears1 = 2004–2005
| youthclubs1 = CAPS Namur
| youthyears2 = 2005–2006
| youthclubs2 = Sportive Jamboise
| youthyears3 = 2006–2011
| youthclubs3 = [[Union Namur Fosses-La-Ville|UR Namur]]
| youthyears4 = 2011–2014
| youthclubs4 = [[Standard Liège]]
| youthyears5 = 2014–2016
| youthclubs5 = [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]
| youthyears6 = 2016–2018
| youthclubs6 = [[Standard Liège]]
| years1 = 2017–2019
| clubs1 = [[Standard Liège]]
| caps1 = 1
| goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019–2021
| clubs2 = [[FC Twente|Twente]]
| caps2 = 32
| goals2 = 2
| clubs3 = → [[Willem II (football club)|Willem II]] (loan)
| years3 = 2021
| caps3 = 16
| goals3 = 0
| clubs4 = [[HNK Rijeka|Rijeka]]
| years4 = 2021–
| caps4 = 67
| goals4 = 4
| nationalyears1 = 2014
| nationalteam1 = [[Belgium national under-16 football team|Belgium U16]]
| nationalcaps1 = 2
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2015
| nationalteam2 = [[Albania national under-17 football team|Albania U17]]
| nationalcaps2 = 5
| nationalgoals2 = 0
| nationalyears3 = 2018–2019
| nationalteam3 = [[Albania national under-21 football team|Albania U21]]
| nationalcaps3 = 5
| nationalgoals3 = 0
| nationalyears4 = 2019–
| nationalteam4 = [[Albania national football team|Albania]]
| nationalcaps4 = 4
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| pcupdate = 23:11, 14 November 2022 (UTC)
| ntupdate = 25 October 2019
}}
'''Lindon Selahi''' (born 26 February 1999) is a professional [[Association football|footballer]] who plays as a [[midfielder]] for [[HNK Rijeka]]. Born in Belgium, he represents the [[Albania national football team|Albania national team]].

==Early life==
Selahi was born in [[Namur]], Belgium to an [[Albanians in North Macedonia|Albanian]] family from North Macedonia. He started playing football at the age of 4 with local clubs.

==Club career==
===Youth career===
Selahi started his football career in local clubs, he joined [[UR Namur]] which played in the second division at this time, he regularly played with older boys and was captain of his teams. He was noticed by [[Standard Liège]] staff and joined the club in 2011. He left the Walloon club to join [[RSC Anderlecht]], then he joined [[Standard Liège]] again in 2016. During his youth career at Standard Liège and Anderlecht, Selahi has played with many players of the talented 99-born generation, many of them became professional football players in and outside Belgium.

===Standard Liège===
In June 2016, Selahi signed his first professional contract with [[Standard Liège]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sudinfo.be/archive/recup/1588925/article/2016-06-03/le-namurois-lindon-selahi-17-ans-signe-un-contrat-professionnel-au-standard|title=Le Namurois Lindon Selahi (17 ans) signe un contrat professionnel au Standard|publisher=}}</ref> Selahi made his professional debut for Standard Liège in a 3-1 [[Belgian First Division A]] win over [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] on 10 May 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rtbf.be/sport/football/belgique/jupilerproleague/detail_suivez-anderlecht-standard-en-direct-live-commente-14h30?id=9913315|title=Le Standard donne une leçon de réalisme à Anderlecht et s'empare de la 2ème place|date=10 May 2018|publisher=}}</ref>

===Twente===
On 6 June 2019, Selahi signed a two-year contract with an option of further one with the Dutch club [[FC Twente]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fctwente.nl/club/nieuws/aanwinst-lindon-selahi-na-routine-nu-toekomst|title=AANWINST LINDON SELAHI - NA ROUTINE NU TOEKOMST
|publisher=}}</ref> He made his official debut in a league game against [[PSV Eindhoven]] and scored his first Eredivisie goal on 25 October 2019 against [[FC Emmen]].<ref>[https://www.ad.nl/nederlands-voetbal/twente-zonder-groots-te-spelen-simpel-langs-emmen~a0c8346b/ Twente zonder groots te spelen simpel langs Emmen] - AD {{in lang|nl}}</ref>

==== Loan to Willem II Tilburg ====
On January 15, 2021, Selahi moved to Dutch club [[Willem II (football club)|Willem II Tilburg]], on loan until the end of the season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-01-15|title=Willem II loan Selahi from Twente|url=http://www.football-oranje.com/willem-ii-loan-selahi-from-twente/|access-date=2021-01-15|website=Football Oranje|language=en-US}}</ref>

===HNK Rijeka===
On July 24, 2021, Selahi signed a 3 years contract for [[HNK Rijeka]], he arrived as a free agent.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-07-24|title=Lindon Selahi novi igrač HNK Rijeka: ‘Jedva čekam zaigrati pred navijačima Rijeke’|url=https://nk-rijeka.hr/lindon-selahi-novi-igrac-hnk-rijeka-jedva-cekam-zaigrati-pred-navijacima-rijeke/|language=HR}}</ref>

==International career==
Lindon Selahi was born in Belgium, his family is of Albanian descent from [[North Macedonia]], his grandparents left [[Kumanovo]] in the late 1950s then moved to Belgium in the 1960s. Selahi's family still lives in Belgium today but is attached to the Albanian homeland, all of them speak perfect Albanian.
Selahi was a youth international footballer for Belgium.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ocnal.com/2018/03/albanian-talent-lindon-selahi-im.html|title=Albanian talent Lindon Selahi: I'm interested to play for Albania or Belgium, not Macedonia|publisher=}}</ref> He had the choice between several national teams: Kosovo, Albania, Belgium and North Macedonia but he chose to represent Albania and obtained an Albanian passport in 2018. Selahi also represented the [[Albania national under-17 football team|Albania U17]]s in a pair of friendly tournaments in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://fshf.org/sq/grumbullohet-kombetarja-u-17/|title=Grumbullohet kombëtarja U-17 - FSHF|date=9 March 2015|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://fshf.org/sq/u-17-turne-ne-austri/|title=U-17, turne ne Austri - FSHF|date=16 April 2015|publisher=}}</ref>

He made his debut with the Albanian U21 national team against Bosnia. In October 2019 he was called by the senior [[Albania national football team]]. He made his debut on 14 October 2019 in a [[UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group H|Euro 2020 qualifier]] against Moldova. He substituted [[Keidi Bare]] in the 89th minute.<ref>{{cite web|publisher=[[ESPN]]|url=https://www.espn.com/soccer/report?gameId=528903|title=Moldova v Albania game report|date=14 October 2019}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
===Club===
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; width: 100%; text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan=2 width=8%|Season
!rowspan=2 width=14%|Club
!rowspan=2 width=11%|League
!colspan=2 width=11%|National League
!colspan=2 width=10%|National cup
!colspan=2 width=10%|Supercup
!colspan=2 width=10%|European
!colspan=2 width=10%|Total
|-
!width=6%|Apps
!width=6%|Goals
!width=6%|Apps
!width=6%|Goals
!width=6%|Apps
!width=6%|Goals
!width=6%|Apps
!width=6%|Goals
!width=6%|Apps
!width=6%|Goals
|-
|[[2017–18 Standard Liège season|2017–18]]
|rowspan=1|[[Standard Liège]]
|rowspan=1| [[Belgian First Division A|Belgian 1st]]
|1
|0
|0
|0
|colspan=2|—
|colspan=2|—
|'''1'''
|'''0'''
|-
|[[2018–19 Standard Liège season|2018–19]]
|rowspan=1|[[Standard Liège]]
|rowspan=1| [[Belgian First Division A|Belgian 1st]]
|0
|0
|0
|0
|colspan=2|—
|colspan=2|—
|'''0'''
|'''0'''
|-
|[[2019–20 FC Twente season|2019–20]]
|rowspan=1|[[FC Twente]]
|rowspan=1| [[Eredivisie]]
|25
|2
|1
|0
|colspan=2|—
|colspan=2|—
|'''26'''
|'''2'''
|-
|[[2020–21 FC Twente season|2020–21]]
|rowspan=1|[[FC Twente]]
|rowspan=1| [[Eredivisie]]
|5
|0
|1
|0
|colspan=2|—
|colspan=2|—
|'''6'''
|'''0'''
|-
|[[2020–21 Willem II season|2020–21]]
|rowspan=1|[[Willem II (football club)|Willem II]] (loan)
|rowspan=1| [[Eredivisie]]
|16
|0
|0
|0
|colspan=2|—
|colspan=2|—
|'''16'''
|'''0'''
|-
|-
|[[2021–22 HNK Rijeka season|2021–22]]
|rowspan=1|[[HNK Rijeka|Rijeka]]
|rowspan=1| [[Croatian First Football League|1. HNL]]
|30
|2
|4
|0
|colspan=2|—
|2
|0
|'''36'''
|'''2'''
|-
|[[2022–23 HNK Rijeka season|2022–23]]
|rowspan=1|[[HNK Rijeka|Rijeka]]
|rowspan=1| [[Croatian First Football League|1. HNL]]
|28
|2
|1
|0
|colspan=2|—
|2
|0
|'''31'''
|'''2'''
|-
!colspan=3 width=40%|Total
!width=6%|105
!width=6%|6
!width=6%|7
!width=6%|0
!width=6%|0
!width=6%|0
!width=6%|4
!width=6%|0
!width=6%|116
!width=6%|6
|}
<small>Last update: January, 2023</small>{{citation needed|date=March 2020}}

===International===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Albania national football team|Albania]]
|2019||1||0
|-
|2020||3||0
|-
|2021||0||0
|-
|2022||0||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total||4||0
|}

==Honours==
'''Standard Liège'''
* [[Belgian Cup]]: [[2017–18 Belgian Cup|2017–18]]<ref>{{cite news
|url=https://www.maxifoot.fr/match/racing-genk-standard-liege-20180317.htm
|title=Sam. 17 Mars 2018, 20h45 - BELGIQUE - Coupe de Belgique
|publisher=maxifoot.fr
|access-date=22 April 2022}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://int.soccerway.com/players/lindon-selahi/533671/ Soccerway Profile]
* {{RBFA player|PH_6514}}
* [https://www.foxsports.com/soccer/lindon-selahi-player-game-log Fox Sports Profile]
* [http://standard.be/en/players/lindon-selahi Standard Profile]
* [https://www.vi.nl/spelers/lindon-selahi/carriere Career stats] - Voetbal International

{{HNK Rijeka squad}}

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[[Category:1999 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Namur (city)]]
[[Category:Albanian footballers from North Macedonia]]
[[Category:Belgian people of Albanian descent]]
[[Category:Belgian people of Macedonian descent]]
[[Category:Association football midfielders]]
[[Category:Albanian footballers]]
[[Category:Albania youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Albania international footballers]]
[[Category:Belgian footballers]]
[[Category:Belgium youth international footballers]]
[[Category:Standard Liège players]]
[[Category:FC Twente players]]
[[Category:Willem II (football club) players]]
[[Category:HNK Rijeka players]]
[[Category:Belgian Pro League players]]
[[Category:Eredivisie players]]
[[Category:Albanian expatriate footballers]]
[[Category:Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Albanian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands]]
[[Category:Footballers from Namur (province)]]

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