Lindon Selahi

Lindon Selahi (born 26 February 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź. Born in Belgium, he plays for the Albania national team.

Selahi was born in Belgium, his family is of Albanian descent from North Macedonia, his grandparents left Kumanovo in the late 1950s then moved to Belgium in the 1960s. Selahi's family still lives in Belgium today but is attached to the Albanian homeland, all of them speak perfect Albanian. Selahi was a youth international footballer for Belgium. He had the choice between several national teams: Kosovo, Albania, Belgium and North Macedonia but he chose to represent Albania and obtained an Albanian passport in 2018. Selahi also represented the Albania U17s in a pair of friendly tournaments in 2015.

He made his debut with the Albania U21 national team against Bosnia and Herzegovina. In October 2019, he was called by the senior Albania national team. He made his debut on 14 October 2019 in a Euro 2020 qualifier against Moldova. He substituted Keidi Bare in the 89th minute.

Selahi is the cousin of fellow professional footballer Ardon Jashari, who plays as a midfielder for Belgian Pro League side Club Brugge, and represents the Switzerland national team.