Franc Veliu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franc Veliu | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Vlorë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Flamurtari Vlorë | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003-2006 | Flamurtari Vlorë | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006- | Flamurtari Vlorë | 179 | (14) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2008-2009 | Albania U-21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2010-2013 | Albania | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 June 2011 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2013 | |||
Franc Veliu (born 11 November 1988 in Vlorë) is an Albanian football player who currentl plays for KS Flamurtari Vlorë in the Albanian Superliga. His natural position is left back but he has also played as a left midfielder and even as a central defender. He has only ever played for one club team at professional level and has only ever won one trophy in his career so far, the Albanian Cup in 2009 after winning in the final against KF Tirana.
Interest has been shown in the youngster by many British teams including Portsmouth, Aston Villa and Celtic.
Career
He made his debut for Flamurtari in 2006 and since then has cemented his place in his hometown club's first team. He has spent most of his career in the left back position but he has also played as a left midfielder and most recently as a central defender as well.
International career
Veliu was selected by Josip Kuže for a friendly against Argentina on 20 June 2011.[1] He was in the starting line up on his debut in a game which ended in a 4–0 loss.[2][3]
Honours
Flamurtari
- Kupa e Shqipërisë (1): 2008-09
References
- ^ Roger Gonzalez (19 June 2011). "Argentina vs Albania Preview". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "l'Argentina travolge l'Albania in un'amichevole di preparazione" (in Italian). Sport Live. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
- ^ "Draugiškose rungtynėse Argentina sutriuškino Albaniją" (in Lithuanian). Sportas Delfi. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
External links
- Franc Veliu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Football Database
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