Betim Fazliji

Biography

Betim Fazliji (Albanian: Betim Fazlija; born 25 April 1999) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss Super League club St. Gallen and the Kosovo national team. In September 2019, Fazliji becomes part of Switzerland U20 with which he made his debut in a 2–2 away draw against Portugal U20 after coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute in place of Yannick Marchand. On 2 October 2020, he received a call-up from Switzerland U21 for 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Georgia U21 and Liechtenstein U21, but Fazliji refused to join the team after he was in process of completing the necessary documents, which would allow him to play for Kosovo in November 2020 matches. On 28 September 2020, Fazliji confirmed through an interview that he has started the process of completing the necessary documents which if completed in time, Fazliji would be ready to join with Kosovo national team in the next 2020–21 UEFA Nations League matches in November 2020. On 3 November 2020, he received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Albania and 2020–21 UEFA Nations League matches against Slovenia and Moldova. Eight days later, Fazliji made his debut with Kosovo in a friendly match against Albania after being named in the starting line-up. Fazliji was born in Vranje, FR Yugoslavia to Albanian parents from the village Miratovac of Preševo, and he is the second player of Kosovo that comes from the Preševo Valley after Gjelbrim Taipi.