Granit Lekaj (born 23 February 1990) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Winterthur.

Career

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. After 4 years at Wil and 121 appearances and 2 goals, he moved to Schaffhausen on 30 July 2015. He returned to Wil on 21 July 2017.

Granit Lekaj

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. He captained the team win the 2021–22 Swiss Challenge League and earn promotion into the Swiss Super League for the 2022–23 season.

Granit Lekaj

Personal life

Born in Pristina, present day Kosovo, Lekaj moved to Switzerland at a young age.

Granit Lekaj

Honours

Winterthur

Swiss Challenge League: 2021–22

References

External links

SFL Profile

1990 births

Living people

Footballers from Pristina

Kosovan men's footballers

Swiss men's footballers

Kosovan emigrants to Switzerland

Swiss people of Kosovan descent

Men's association football defenders

FC Winterthur players

FC Wil players

FC Schaffhausen players

Swiss Super League players

Swiss Challenge League players