Lindon Emërllahu

Lindon Emërllahu (born 7 December 2002) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Ukrainian Premier League club Polissya Zhytomyr and the Kosovo national team.

Club career CFR Cluj On 10 February 2025, Ballkani announced the transfer of Emërllahu to Romanian Liga I club CFR Cluj. A day later, the club confirmed that Emërllahu's transfer was permanent. CFR Cluj reportedly paid a €700 thousand transfer fee. His debut with CFR Cluj came five days later against Politehnica Iași after coming on as a substitute at 76th minute in place of Damjan Đoković.

International career Under-19 On 16 February 2020, Emërllahu was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 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.

First senior call-up On 16 September 2022, Emërllahu received a call-up from Kosovo for the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League matches against Northern Ireland and Cyprus. His debut with Kosovo came eleven days later in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League match against Cyprus after coming on as a substitute at 89th minute in place of Florent Muslija.

Return to youth level On 18 March 2023, Emërllahu received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Moldova and Turkey. His debut with Kosovo U21 came six days later in the friendly match against Moldova after being named in the starting line-up. Three days after debut, Emërllahu scored his first goals for Kosovo U21 in his second appearance for the country in a 2–4 away defeat over Turkey.

Career statistics International

Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Emërllahu goal.

Honours Ballkani Kosovo Superleague: 2021–22, 2022–23, 2023–24 Kosovar Cup: 2023–24 Kosovar Supercup: 2022

CFR Cluj Cupa României: 2024–25 Supercupa României runner-up: 2025

Kosovo U19 Roma Caput Mundi: 2020

Individual Kosovo Superleague Player of the Season: 2023–24 Kosovo Superleague "Star of the Week" Award: 2024–25