Ilir Blakçori
{{short description|Kosovar professional footballer (born 1993)}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ilir Blakçori
| image =
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| fullname = Ilir Blakçori
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|02|01|df=y}}
| birth_place = Podujevë, Serbia and Montenegro (now Kosovo)
| height = 1.73 m
| position = Left-back
| currentclub = Llapi
| clubnumber = 18
| years1 = 2015-2016
| clubs1 = Llapi
| caps1 = 34
| goals1 = 5
| years2 = 2016-2017
| clubs2 = Gjilani
| caps2 = 7
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2017–2019
| clubs3 = Llapi
| caps3 = 55
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2019-2023
| clubs4 = Drita
| caps4 = 132
| goals4 = 3
| years5 = 2023–
| clubs5 = Llapi
| caps5 = 44
| goals5 = 6
| club-update = 24 November 2024
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Ilir Blakçori (born 1 February 1993) is a Kosovar professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Football Superleague of Kosovo club Llapi.{{cite news|url=https://www.gazetaexpress.com/ilir-blakcori-rikthehet-te-llapi/|title=Ilir Blakçori rikthehet te Llapi |trans-title=Ilir Blakçori returns to Llapi|publisher=Gazeta Express|language=Albanian|accessdate=16 February 2024}}
Club career
=Llapi=
Born in Podujevo, in modern-day Kosovo, with a family originally from the village of Podujevo. Blakçori played with Llapi in the Football Superleague of Kosovo
=Gjilani=
Blakçori was transferred to Gjilani in the summer of 2016. He debuted in the Super League of Kosovo, his opponent was Drita, which is considered one of the biggest derbies in Kosovo, where Gjilani won with a score of 0:1.{{cite news|url=https://www.flashscore.com/match/z1JrYmHN/#/match-summary|title=DRITA 0:1 GJILANI
|trans-title=|publisher=Flash Score 30 September 2016|language=English|accessdate=16 February 2024}}
=Return Llapi=
On 1 July 2017, Blakçori signed a two-year contract with Kosovo Superliga club Llapi{{cite news|url=https://telegrafi.com/zyrtare-blakcori-rikthehet-te-llapi/|title=Zyrtare: Blakçori rikthehet te Llapi
|trans-title=Official: Blakçori returns to Llapi|publisher=Telegrafi |language=Albanian|accessdate=16 February 2024}} twelve days later, he made his debut with Llapi in the 2017 Kosovo Supercup against Vllaznia Pozheran.
=Drita=
On 01 July 2019, Blakçori signed a three-half-year contract with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Drita{{cite news|url=https://kryelajmi.com/ilir-blakcori-eshte-lojtar-drites/|title=Ilir Blakçori është lojtar i Dritës
|trans-title=Ilir Blakçori is a Drita player|publisher=Kryelajmi|language=Albanian|accessdate=16 February 2024}} and received squad number 18. One month later, he made his debut in a 0–1 home defeat against Ferizaj after being named in the starting line-up.
In 2020, Blakçori won the title of champion in the Football Superleague of Kosovo
=Llapi=
He moved to Llapi{{cite news|url=https://www.epokaere.com/blakcori-i-lumtur-qe-rikthehem-serish-ne-shtepine-time/|title=Blakçori: I lumtur që rikthehem sërish në shtëpinë time
|trans-title=Blakçori: Happy to return to my home again|publisher=Epoka e Re|language=Albanian|accessdate=16 February 2024}} in July 2023 and made his debut in the first match against his former team Drita where they lost 2-0{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2023/08/13/kosovo/superliga/drita/llapi/4194089/|title=DRITA VS LLAPI 2-0|publisher=Soccerway 08 August 2023|accessdate=16 February 2024}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Sofascore|id=ilir-blakcori/1031640}}
- {{Soccerway|id=452704}}
{{KF Llapi squad}}
Category:Sportspeople from Gjilan
Category:Footballers from the District of Gjilan
Category:Kosovan men's footballers
Category:Football Superleague of Kosovo players