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.

Rapperswil-Jona
On 10 February 2020, Beka signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Swiss Promotion League club Rapperswil-Jona. 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. 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. 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.

Return to Wil
On 10 June 2022, Beka signed a two-year contract with Swiss Challenge League club Wil. 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. 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.

Luzern
On 31 August 2022, Beka signed a three-year contract with Swiss Super League club Luzern and received squad number 30. 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.

Youth
On 1 October 2017, Beka was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications. 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.

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, 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.