Ismajl Beka

Ismajl Beka (born 31 October 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss club Luzern. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Kosovo national team.

Ismajl Beka

Personal information
Date of birth	(1999-10-31) 31 October 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth	Frauenfeld, Switzerland
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s)	Centre-back
Team information
Current team	Luzern
Number	30
Youth career
0000–2016	Wil
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016–2019	Wil U21	47	(6)
2018–2020	Wil	7	(0)
2020–2022	Rapperswil-Jona	44	(5)
2022	Wil	6	(1)
2022–	Luzern	35	(1)
2025–	Luzern II	2	(0)
International career‡
2017–2018	Kosovo U19	5	(0)
2023–	Kosovo	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15 June 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 September 2023

Club career

Rapperswil-Jona

On 10 February 2020, Beka signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Swiss Promotion League club Rapperswil-Jona.^[1] After the transfer, his debut and the league was postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic. His debut with Rapperswil-Jona came on 6 August in the 2019–20 Swiss Cup quarter-final against Sion after being named in the starting line-up.^[2] His league debut with Rapperswil-Jona came nine days later in a 1–1 away draw against Bellinzona after being named in the starting line-up.^[3] Four days after league debut, he scored his first goal for Rapperswil-Jona in his third appearance for the club in a 2–1 home win over Breitenrain Bern in Swiss Promotion League.^[4]

Return to Wil

On 10 June 2022, Beka signed a two-year contract with Swiss Challenge League club Wil.^[5] His debut with Wil came on 17 July in a 2–0 home win against Neuchâtel Xamax after being named in the starting line-up.^[6] Fourteen days after debut, he scored his first goal for Wil in his third appearance for the club in a 2–0 home win over Vaduz in Swiss Challenge League.^[7]

Luzern

On 31 August 2022, Beka signed a three-year contract with Swiss Super League club Luzern and received squad number 30.^[8] His debut with Luzern came four days later in a 0–2 home defeat against Servette after coming on as a substitute at 69th minute in place of Leny Meyer.^[9]

International career

Youth

On 1 October 2017, Beka was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications.^[10] His debut came two days later in a 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match against Austria U19 after being named in the starting line-up.^[11]

On 4 October 2018, Beka received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Israel U21,^[12] he was an unused substitute in that match.

Senior

In August 2023, Beka received his first call-up to the Kosovo senior national team by head coach Primož Gliha, for two UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying matches against Switzerland and Romania.^[13][14]