Ardit Shehaj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ardit Shehaj | ||
| Date of birth | 23 September 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Vlorë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder/Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Flamurtari Vlorë | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2007 | Flamurtari Vlorë | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007– | Flamurtari Vlorë | 190 | (17) |
| 2011–2012 | → Pogradeci (loan) | 2 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | → Kastrioti Krujë (loan) | 19 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2007 | Albania U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 2009 | Albania U20 | 2 | (1) |
| 2008–2010 | Albania U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 31 July 2015 | |||
Ardit Shehaj (born 23 September 1990 in Vlorë) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as mainly as a striker for Albanian club Flamurtari Vlorë in the Albanian Superliga.[1]
Club career
On 22 October 2014, in the returning match of the first round of 2014–15 Albanian Cup, Shehaj scored a hat-trick against the underdogs of KS Kamza, leading the team to pass the round with the aggregate 5–0 after the first match finished scoreless.[2]
In the 2015–16 season, Shehaj scored a hat-trick in the first round of Albanian Cup in a 3–2 win against KF Oriku, which was followed by another hat-trick in the next round against Tërbuni Pukë, where Flamurtari won 5–0 to go in quarter-final.[3]
On 11 September 2016, during the 5–0 home win against Luftëtari Gjirokastër in the second matchday of 2016–17 Albanian Superliga season, Shehaj scored the fifth goal of the match, his first league strike since April 2015.[4] It was also his 200th appearance in all competitions for the club. Later on 18 December, Shehaj scored the lone goal in the home match against Laçi by finishing home an Bruno Telushi cross, leading the team to the third league win in the last five matches.[5] It was Flamurtari's first home over Laçi in six years.[6]
Following the end of 2016–17 season where Flamurtari barely avoided relegation by just one point,[7] Shehaj confirmed that he was going to stay at the club for the next season as he was in coach Shpëtim Duro's plans.[8]
Style of play
Usually a striker, Shehaj has been deployed as central midfielder by the coach Gentian Mezani.[6]
Career statistics
Clubs
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamurtari Vlorë | 2006–07 | Albanian Superliga | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 1 | ||
| 2007–08 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 26 | 3 | 7 | 3 | — | — | 33 | 6 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2010–11 | 21 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4[a] | 2 | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| 2013–14 | 24 | 4 | 8 | 2 | — | — | 32 | 6 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 23 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 32 | 9 | ||
| 2015–16 | 22 | 0 | 5 | 6 | — | — | 27 | 6 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 33 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 190 | 17 | 34 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 235 | 37 | ||
| Pogradeci | 2011–12 | Albanian Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Kastrioti Krujë | 2012–13 | Albanian Superliga | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||
| Total | 19 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 26 | 2 | ||||
| Career total | 211 | 19 | 41 | 17 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 263 | 39 | ||
- ^ a b c All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Albanian Supercup
Honours
Club
- Flamurtari Vlorë[9]
References
- ^ "Ardit Shehaj" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
- ^ "Flamurtari Vlorë vs. Kamza 5 – 0". Soccerway. 22 October 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ^ "Kupa, Laçi përmbys Bylisin dhe kalon më tej. Ja çiftet e turit të tretë" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 4 November 2015.
- ^ Olsi Karagjozi (11 September 2016). "Flamurtari feston me 5 gola ndaj Luftëtarit" (in Albanian). Super Sport Albania. Retrieved 12 September 2016.
- ^ Adi Metaliu (18 December 2016). "Në Vlorë vendos Shehaj, Flamurtari kalon minimalisht Lacin" (in Albanian). Super Sport Albania. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
- ^ a b Elton Nika (21 December 2016). "Shehaj largon euforinë: Të mundim patjetër Korabin!" (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. Retrieved 21 December 2016.
- ^ Andi Deçka (27 May 2017). "Flamurtari qëndron në Superiore" (in Albanian). SuperSport Albania. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ Elton Nika (9 June 2017). "Shehaj, besnik i Flamurtarit: Do jemi protagonistë" (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. Retrieved 16 June 2017.
{{cite news}}: Unknown parameter|trans_title=ignored (|trans-title=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Albania - A. Shehaj - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "Football : Ardit Shehaj". Football Database. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ "Profile of Ardit Shehaj at Scoresway.com". Scoresway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
External links
- Ardit Shehaj – UEFA competition record (archive)
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