Edon Zhegrova

Early career / Genk

Zhegrova is a product of youth team systems of the different Kosovan and Belgian sides. In 2012, he was chosen as the best player of the Milan Junior Camp which was held in Kosovo. On 22 March 2017, Zhegrova joined Belgian First Division A side Genk. On 10 September 2017, he made his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Gent after coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute in place of Ruslan Malinovskyi.

Basel

Period on loan

On 4 February 2019, Genk announced the loan of Zhegrova to Swiss Super League side Basel. On the same day later, the Swiss club confirmed that he had joined on a one and a half season loan contract and received squad number 30. On 23 February 2019, he made his debut in a 2–0 away win against Neuchâtel Xamax after coming on as a substitute in the 83rd minute in place of Valentin Stocker. He scored his first goal for his new club on 25 September 2019 in the home match in the St. Jakob Stadium against Zürich as Basel won 4–0. It was the third goal of the game.

Return as a permanent player

On 22 September 2020, Zhegrova signed a three-year contract with Swiss Super League club Basel and received squad number 30. Five days later, he made his debut in a 1–0 away win against Servette after being named in the starting line-up. Seven days after debut, Zhegrova scored his first goal for Basel in his third appearance for the club in a 3–2 home win over Luzern in Swiss Super League. On 14 January the club…

Being an ethnic Kosovo Albanian, Zhegrova had the option to represent both Albania and Kosovo, but decided to represent the latter. In August 2017, he refused a call-up from Kosovo U21 with the pretence that it was important for him to concentrate on playing at the club level for now. On 6 March 2018, Zhegrova finally decided to play for Kosovo. Thirteen days later, he formalizes the decision and accept their call-up for the friendly matches against Madagascar and Burkina Faso. His debut with Kosovo came five days after the call-up in the friendly match against Madagascar after being named in the starting line-up. He scored his side's only goal during a 1–0 home win, thus becoming, at 18 years and 11 months, Kosovo's youngest goalscorer ever, beating the record of Bersant Celina.

Club

As of match played 6 September 2026

International

As of match played 31 March 2026

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

Zhegrova was born in Herford, Germany to ethnic Albanian parents from the village Dobrajë e Madhe of Lipjan, Kosovo which later would be his temporary residence after his family returned to its capital, Pristina, after the end of Kosovo War. Zhegrova's younger sister, Valza is a former singer. On 22 August 2025, Zhegrova obtained an Albanian passport, which enabled his transfer to Juventus in Serie A eleven days later as players holding an Albanian passport are considered local within the league.