Dashmir Elezi

Dashmir Elezi
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-11-21) 21 November 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Tetovo, Macedonia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Shkëndija Haraçinë
Number 99
Youth career
–2020 Shkëndija
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2023 Shkëndija 63 (10)
2023 Torpedo Kutaisi 0 (0)
2023–2024 Shkëndija 18 (2)
2024 Lokomotiva 0 (0)
2024–2025 Prishtina 6 (0)
2025–2026 Rabotnicki 13 (0)
2026– Shkëndija Haraçinë 6 (1)
International career
2019 North Macedonia U15 4 (0)
2019–2020 North Macedonia U17 6 (1)
2022 North Macedonia U18 1 (0)
2021–2022 North Macedonia U19 10 (1)
2022– North Macedonia U21 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 14 September 2026

Dashmir Elezi (Macedonian: Дашмир Елези; born 21 November 2004) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Shkëndija Haraçinë.

Club career

Born in Tetovo, North Macedonia, Elezi joined Shkëndija at youth level. He was promoted to the first team squad in November 2020, 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.

He signed his first professional contract in June 2021. In October of the same year, he was named by English newspaper The Guardian as one of the best players born in 2004 worldwide.

In January 2022, a proposed transfer to Turkish side Gaziantep fell through. However, a year later, in January 2023, Elezi moved to Georgia to join Erovnuli Liga side Torpedo Kutaisi, signing a three-year contract. However 14 days later, Shkëndija announced that Elezi had gone back to North Macedonia due to personal problems and continue playing for Shkëndija.

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.

Career statistics

As of 11 January 2023.
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shkëndija 2020–21 1. MFL 206100000216
2021–22 273203000323
2022–23 131323000193
Total 60106260007212
Torpedo Kutaisi 2023 Erovnuli Liga 0000000000
Career total 60102060006810
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the Macedonian Cup
  2. ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League qualification, one appearance in UEFA Europa Conference League qualification
  3. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League qualification

Honours

FK Shkëndija

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dashmir Elezi at WorldFootball.net
  2. ↑ Dashmir Elezi at Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Dashmir Elezi transferohet në Torpedo Kutaisi të Gjeorgjisë" [Dashmir Elezi transfers to Torpedo Kutaisi of Georgia]. kfshkendija.com (in Albanian). 10 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Дашмир Елези вчера наполни 16 години, денес даде гол за Шкендија" [Dashmir Elezi turned 16 yesterday, today he scored a goal for Shkendija]. mkd.mk (in Macedonian). 22 November 2020. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  5. ↑ Ajeti, Jon (8 October 2021). "Dashmir Elezi në mesin e top talentëve në botë" [Dashmir Elezi among the top talents in the world]. klankosova.tv (in Albanian). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "16-годишниот-дашмир-елези-потпиша-догов/" [16-year-old Dashmir Elezi signed a contract with Shkendia]. sportski.mk (in Macedonian). 27 June 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  7. ↑ "Next Generation 2021: 60 of the best young talents in world football". The Guardian. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  8. ↑ "Dashmir Elezi askıya alındı" [Dashmir Elezi suspended]. gaziantepgunes.com (in Turkish). 29 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  9. ↑ Nikolli, Igli (4 January 2023). "Ekskluzive/ Shkëndija shet talentin e madh të sulmit, detajet e operacionit" [Exclusive/Skëndija sells big-hitting talent, operation details]. supersport.al (in Albanian). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  10. ↑ Upale, Goran (10 January 2023). "Елези ја напушти Шкендија и кариерата ја продолжува во Грузија!" [Elezi left Shkendija and continues his career in Georgia!]. gol.mk (in Macedonian). Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  11. ↑ ""ტორპედოს" ახალწვეული ჩრდილოეთ მაკედონიიდან - "გარდიანმა" დაშმირ ელეზი მსოფლიოს 60 ტალანტს შორის დაასახელა #1TVSPORT" ["Torpedo" newcomer from North Macedonia - "Guardian" named Dashmir Elez among the 60 talents of the world #1TVSPORT]. 1tv.ge (in Georgian). 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "KOMUNIKATË PËR MEDIA - DASHMIR ELEZI" [PRESS RELEASE - DASHMIR ELEZI] (in Macedonian). KF Shkëndija. 1 February 2023.
  13. ↑ "Загина таткото на македонскиот фудбалски репрезентативец Дашмир Елези, несреќа на пат кон Македонија" [The father of the Macedonian football representative Dashmir Elezi died in an accident on the way to Macedonia]. republika.mk (in Macedonian). 9 December 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  14. ↑ Dashmir Elezi at Soccerway