Granit Lekaj (born 23 February 1990) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Winterthur.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1990-02-23) 23 February 1990 (age 32) | ||
| Place of birth | Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Winterthur | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FC Pfäffikon | |||
| 2004–2008 | Winterthur | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2008–2010 | Winterthur U21 | 46 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | Winterthur | 9 | (0) |
| 2011–2015 | Wil | 121 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Schaffhausen | 56 | (3) |
| 2017–2018 | Wil | 27 | (2) |
| 2018– | Winterthur | 125 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:30, 13 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Lekaj is a product of the youth academies of FC Pfäffikon and Winterthur, beginning his senior career with the reserves of the latter in 2008, before promoting to their senior team in 2010. He transferred to Wil on 20 July 2011.[1] After 4 years at Wil and 121 appearances and 2 goals, he moved to Schaffhausen on 30 July 2015.[2] He returned to Wil on 21 July 2017.[3]
On 5 June 2018, Lekaj returned to his first club Winterthur on 5 June 2018. He became the captain of the club on 9 October 2021.[4] He captained the team win the 2021–22 Swiss Challenge League and earn promotion into the Swiss Super League for the 2022–23 season.[5]
Born in Pristina, present day Kosovo, Lekaj moved to Switzerland at a young age.[6]
Winterthur
FC Winterthur – current squad | |
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