Dashmir Elezi

{{Short description|Macedonian footballer (born 2004)}}

{{Infobox football biography

|name = Dashmir Elezi

|image =

|fullname =

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|2004|11|21|df=y}}

|birth_place = Tetovo, Macedonia{{WorldFootball.net|dashmir-elezi}}

|height = 1.74 m

|currentclub = Prishtina

|clubnumber = 97

|position = Forward

|youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–2020

|youthclubs1 = Shkëndija

|years1 = 2020–2023 |clubs1 = Shkëndija |caps1 = 63 |goals1 = 10

|years2 = 2023 |clubs2 = Torpedo Kutaisi |caps2 = 0 |goals2 = 0

|years3 = 2023–2024 |clubs3 = Shkëndija |caps3 = 18 |goals3 = 2

|years4 = 2024 |clubs4 = Lokomotiva |caps4 = 0 |goals4 = 0

|years5 = 2024– |clubs5 = Prishtina |caps5 = 0 |goals5 = 0

|nationalyears1 = 2019

|nationalteam1 = North Macedonia U15

|nationalcaps1 = 4

|nationalgoals1 = 0

|nationalyears2 = 2019–2020

|nationalteam2 = North Macedonia U17

|nationalcaps2 = 6

|nationalgoals2 = 1

|nationalyears3 = 2022

|nationalteam3 = North Macedonia U18

|nationalcaps3 = 1

|nationalgoals3 = 0

|nationalyears4 = 2021–2022

|nationalteam4 = North Macedonia U19

|nationalcaps4 = 10

|nationalgoals4 = 1

|nationalyears5 = 2022–

|nationalteam5 = North Macedonia U21

|nationalcaps5 = 3

|nationalgoals5 = 0

|club-update = 6 April 2024

|nationalteam-update =

}}

Dashmir Elezi ({{langx|mk|Дашмир Елези}}; born 21 November 2004) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Kosovan club Prishtina.{{Soccerway|636778}}

Club career

Born in Tetovo, North Macedonia, Elezi joined Shkëndija at youth level. He was promoted to the first team squad in November 2020,{{cite web|url=https://www.kfshkendija.com/dashmir-elezi-transferohet-ne-torpedo-kutaisi-te-gjeorgjise/|title=Dashmir Elezi transferohet në Torpedo Kutaisi të Gjeorgjisë|trans-title=Dashmir Elezi transfers to Torpedo Kutaisi of Georgia|date=10 January 2023|accessdate=11 January 2023|website=kfshkendija.com|language=Albanian}} and became the youngest goal-scorer in the top flight of Macedonian football when he scored on his debut in a 1–1 draw against Shkupi, a day after his sixteenth birthday.{{cite web|url=https://www.mkd.mk/sport/fudbal/dashmir-alezi-vchera-napolni-16-godini-denes-dade-gol-za-shkendija|title=Дашмир Елези вчера наполни 16 години, денес даде гол за Шкендија|trans-title=Dashmir Elezi turned 16 yesterday, today he scored a goal for Shkendija|date=22 November 2020|accessdate=11 January 2023|website=mkd.mk|language=Macedonian}}{{cite web|url=https://klankosova.tv/dashmir-elezi-ne-mesin-top-talenteve-ne-bote/|title=Dashmir Elezi në mesin e top talentëve në botë|trans-title=Dashmir Elezi among the top talents in the world|first=Jon|last=Ajeti|date=8 October 2021|accessdate=11 January 2023|website=klankosova.tv|language=Albanian}}

He signed his first professional contract in June 2021.{{cite web|url=https://sportski.mk/16-годишниот-дашмир-елези-потпиша-догов/|title=16-годишниот-дашмир-елези-потпиша-догов/|trans-title=16-year-old Dashmir Elezi signed a contract with Shkendia|date=27 June 2021|accessdate=11 January 2023|website=sportski.mk|language=Macedonian}} In October of the same year, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2004 worldwide.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/ng-interactive/2021/oct/07/next-generation-2021-60-of-the-best-young-talents-in-world-football|title=Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football|date=7 October 2021|accessdate=11 January 2023|work=The Guardian}}

In January 2022, a proposed transfer to Turkish side Gaziantep fell through.{{cite web|url=https://www.gaziantepgunes.com/haber/9249602/dashmir-elezi-askiya-alindi|title=Dashmir Elezi askıya alındı|trans-title=Dashmir Elezi suspended|date=29 January 2022|accessdate=11 January 2023|website=gaziantepgunes.com|language=Turkish}} However, a year later, in January 2023, Elezi moved to Georgia to join Erovnuli Liga side Torpedo Kutaisi, signing a three-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.supersport.al/ekskluzive-shkendija-shet-talentin-e-madh-te-sulmit-detajet-e-operacionit/|title=Ekskluzive/ Shkëndija shet talentin e madh të sulmit, detajet e operacionit|trans-title=Exclusive/Skëndija sells big-hitting talent, operation details|first=Igli|last=Nikolli|date=4 January 2023|accessdate=11 January 2023|website=supersport.al|language=Albanian}}{{cite web|url=https://www.gol.mk/fudbal/elezi-ja-napushti-shkendija-i-karierata-ja-prodolzhuva-vo-gruzija|title=Елези ја напушти Шкендија и кариерата ја продолжува во Грузија!|trans-title=Elezi left Shkendija and continues his career in Georgia!|first=Goran|last=Upale|date=10 January 2023|accessdate=11 January 2023|website=gol.mk|language=Macedonian}}{{cite web|url=https://1tv.ge/news/torpedos-akhalwveuli-chrdiloet-makedoniidan-gardianma-dashmir-elezi-msoflios-60-talants-shoris-daasakhela-1tvsport/|title="ტორპედოს" ახალწვეული ჩრდილოეთ მაკედონიიდან - "გარდიანმა" დაშმირ ელეზი მსოფლიოს 60 ტალანტს შორის დაასახელა #1TVSPORT|trans-title="Torpedo" newcomer from North Macedonia - "Guardian" named Dashmir Elez among the 60 talents of the world #1TVSPORT|date=11 January 2023|accessdate=11 January 2023|website=1tv.ge|language=Georgian}} However 14 days later, Shkëndija announced that Elezi had gone back to North Macedonia due to personal problems and continue playing for Shkëndija.{{cite web|url=https://www.kfshkendija.com/komunikate-per-media-dashmir-elezi/|title=KOMUNIKATË PËR MEDIA - DASHMIR ELEZI|trans-title=PRESS RELEASE - DASHMIR ELEZI|language=Macedonian|publisher=KF Shkëndija|date=1 February 2023}}

International career

Elezi has represented North Macedonia at youth international level.

Personal life

Elezi's father, Skender, died in a car accident near Plovdiv, Bulgaria in December 2022.{{cite web|url=https://republika.mk/vesti/crna-hronika/zagina-tatkoto-na-makedonskiot-fudbalski-reprezentativec-dashmir-elezi-nesrekja-na-pat-kon-makedonija/|title=Загина таткото на македонскиот фудбалски репрезентативец Дашмир Елези, несреќа на пат кон Македонија|trans-title=The father of the Macedonian football representative Dashmir Elezi died in an accident on the way to Macedonia|date=9 December 2022|accessdate=11 January 2023|website=republika.mk|language=Macedonian}}

Career statistics

{{updated|11 January 2023}}.{{Soccerway|dashmir-elezi/636778}}

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan=2|Club

!rowspan=2|Season

!colspan=3|League

!colspan=2|Cup

!colspan=2|Continental

!colspan=2|Other

!colspan=2|Total

DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
rowspan="4"|Shkëndija

|2020–21

|rowspan="3"|1. MFL

|20

61{{efn|name=MC|Appearances in the Macedonian Cup}}00000216
2021–22

|27

32{{efn|name=MC}}03{{efn|name=UCL/UECL|Two appearances in UEFA Champions League qualification, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League qualification}}000323
2022–23

|13

1323{{efn|name=UECL|Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualification}}000193
colspan=2|Total

!60||10||6||2||6||0||0||0||72||12

Torpedo Kutaisi

|2023

|Erovnuli Liga

|0

000000000
colspan=3|Career total

!60||10||2||0||6||0||0||0||68||10

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Honours

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