Egzon Bejtulai

Egzon Bejtulai (Macedonian: Егзон Бејтулаи; born 7 January 1994, in Tetovo) is an Albanian Macedonian professional footballer who plays for KF Shkendija as a defender.

International Career

Bejtulai was a regular in the Macedonia U21 team and performed at the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship in Poland, where he served as first right back choice.

In May 2016 and March 2017 he also received call-ups for Macedonia in friendlies against Azerbaijan,Iran and Belarus, but he did not make his debut until 6 September 2018 during the first round of the 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D competition, when he entered the game against Gibraltar in the 85th minute.

During North Macedonia's opening fixture of the tournament against Austria, immediatedly after striker Marko Arnautovic (who is half-Serbian) scored, Arnautovic angrily shouted towards Bejtulai and teammate Ezgjan Alioski –both of Albanian descent–what were believed to be anti-Albanian slurs. Football Federation of Macedonia released a statement calling for action by UEFA.

This page also has a version in other languages :  Эгзон Бейтулаи (russian)