Samir Zekiqi
{{Short description|Kosovan basketball player}}
{{Infobox basketball biography
| name = Samir Zekiqi
| image =
| number = 21
| position = Forward
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 8
| weight_lb = 215.6
| league = Kosovo Superleague
| team = Bashkimi
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1995|1|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Mitrovicë, Kosovo, Yugoslavia
| nationality = Kosovan
| high_school =
| college = Karşıyaka Yamanlar College (2011)
| draft_year = 2018
| career_start = 2012
| years1 = 2012
| team1 = Trepça
| team2 = RTV21
| years3 = 2014–2015
| team3 = Trepça
| years4 = 2015–2016
| team4 = Peja
| years5 = 2016–2017
| team5 = Trepça
| years6 = 2017
| team6 = Bashkimi
| team7 = Trepça
| years8 = 2019–2021
| team8 = Ylli
| team9 = Trepça
| years10 = 2022–2023
| team10 = Peja
| years11 = 2023–present
| team11 = Bashkimi
| highlights = * 2x Kosovo Superleague: (2021, 2023)
- 2x Kosovo Cup winner (2015, 2022)
- Liga Unike champion (2021)
- Rookie of the Kosovo Superleague: (2016)
}}
Samir Zekiqi (born 23 January 1995) is a Kosovan professional basketball player for Bashkimi of the Kosovo Superleague. He is part of the Kosovo national team.
Early life and college career
Born in Mitrovicë, Zekiqi started his youth career for Trepça. In the beginning of 2011, he became part of Maliye Milli.{{cite news|url= http://www.eurohopes.com/news/5445/u-16_turkish_final_round_the_moment_of_the_truth |title=U-16 Turkish Final Round: The moment of the truth|work=eurohopes.com |date=26 May 2011|access-date=6 June 2024}} Later he became part of the Karşıyaka Yamanlar College where his teammates were Egemen Güven, Hüseyin Nuriler and many others.{{cite news|url=https://www.milliyet.com.tr/ege/yamanlar-in-ikiz-kuleleri-1449720|title= Yamanlar’ın ikiz kuleleri|work=Milliyet|date=12 September 2011|language=tr|access-date=6 June 2024|quote= Samir Zekiqi, Egemen Güven, Hüseyin Nuriler, Furkan İlker Çelebi , Hüseyin Uysal’ın , Türkiye standartlarının üzerinde bir okul takımını oluşturuyor.}}
Professional career
=Trepça (2016–2017)=
On October 4, 2016, Zekiqi signed for Trepça of the Kosovo Superleague and BIBL.{{cite news|url=https://topsporti.com/artikulli/trepca-shpreson-te-vellezerit-zekiqi/fbk-superliga|title= Trepça shpreson te vëllezërit Zekiqi|work=TopSporti|date=4 October 2016}} Zekiqi averaged 16.4 points per game in the 2016–17 Kosovo Superleague season and 8.4 points per game in the 2016–17 Balkan League season.
=Ylli (2019–2021)=
=Peja (2022–2023)=
International career
Zekiqi was one of the first players of Kosovo and his official debut with Kosovo came on 14 September 2016 in the EuroBasket 2017 qualification match against Ukraine.{{cite web|url=https://www.fiba.basketball/eurobasket/2017/qualifiers/player/Samir-Zekiqi|title=Eurobasket 2017 Qualifiers - Player Samir Zekiqi|work=Fiba.basketball|access-date=6 June 2024}}
Personal life
Samir Zekiqi's brothers Burim and Ramadan are also professional basketball players.{{cite news|url=https://kbtrepca.com/samir-zekiqi-dhe-burim-zekiqi-se-bashku-ndihmuan-trepcen-me-15-pik-5-kercime-3-asistime/|title=SAMIR ZEKIQI DHE BURIM ZEKIQI SË BASHKU NDIHMUAN TREPÇEN ME 15 PIK 5 KERCIME 3 ASISTIME|work=KB Trepça|date=19 February 2022|language=sq|access-date=6 June 2024}}
Honours
=Trepça=
- Kosovo Cup (2022)
=Ylli=
- Kosovo Superleague: (2021)
- Liga Unike: (2021)
=Peja=
- Kosovo Superleague: (2023)
- Kosovo Cup (2015)
=Individual awards=
References
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External links
- {{Eurobasket.com player|284395}}
- [https://basketball.realgm.com/player/Samir-Zekiqi/Summary/93347 Samir Zekiqi] at RealGM
- [https://balkanleague.net/en/player.php?id=1028 Samir Zekiqi] at BIBL
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Category:Basketball players from Mitrovica, Kosovo
Category:Kosovan men's basketball players