Amar Gërxhaliu

Amar Gërxhaliu (born 26 April 2002) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Turkish TFF 1. Lig club Erzurumspor .

Club career His debut with Antalyaspor came on 9 November 2022 in the 2022–23 Turkish Cup fourth round against Pendikspor after being named in the starting line-up. On 28 January 2023, Gërxhaliu made his league debut in a 3–2 home win against Ümraniyespor after coming on as a substitute at the 72nd minute in place of Ömer Toprak.

International career Kosovo and the short switch to Albania On 1 August 2019, Gërxhaliu received a call-up from Kosovo U19 for a three-day training camp in Pristina that was being held as part of preparations for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifications. Seven days later, he switched national team and accepted a call-up from Albania U18 for the friendly match against Romania U18. His debut with Albania U18 came seven days later in a friendly match against Romania U18 after being named in the starting line-up.

Return to Kosovo Youth On 16 February 2020, Gërxhaliu returned to Kosovo and was named in the under-19 squad for the 2020 Roma Caput Mundi. His debut with Kosovo U19 came two days later in the 2020 Roma Caput Mundi match against Greece U19 after coming on as a substitute.

On 15 September 2022, Gërxhaliu received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a training camp held in Antalya, Turkey and for the hybrid friendly match against Greenland.

Senior On 17 March 2023, Gërxhaliu was included in Kosovo's extended squad for the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Israel and Andorra, but did not become part of the final team.

Honours Kosovo U19 Roma Caput Mundi: 2020