| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Adrian Aliaj | ||
| Date of birth | 24 September 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Vlorë, Albania | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | NK Solin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1992–1995 | Partizani | 9 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Hannover 96 | 2 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Hajduk Split | 3 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Standard Liège | 24 | (1) |
| 2000 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 17 | (2) |
| 2000–2002 | La Louvière | 31 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | Charleroi | 23 | (1) |
| 2003–2005 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 45 | (7) |
| 2005–2006 | Stade Brest | 13 | (0) |
| 2006– | NK Solin | ? | (?) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2002–2006 | Albania | 29 | (8) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2007. † Appearances (Goals). |
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Adrian Aliaj (born 24 September 1976) is an Albanian football defender who plays for NK Solin in Croatia.
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Adrian Aliaj started his career at FK Partizani in Albania where he made his first team debut at the young age of 16. He then left for Hannover 96 in 1995 then moved to Croatia the season later. He also played for Standard Liege in Belgium for two years until he moved to Israel to play for Maccabi Petah Tikva. He then returned to Belgium with RAA La Louviere and then R. Charleroi S.C.. He left Stade Brest in the summer of 2006 and now plays in the Croatian Second Division for NK Solin.
Aliaj has enjoyed a very good playing career for Albania national football team. He made 29 appearances from 2002 til 2006 and scored 8 goals for his country, an unusual high number for a defender.[1]
| Albania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2002 | 1 | 0 |
| 2003 | 10 | 3 |
| 2004 | 6 | 4 |
| 2005 | 7 | 0 |
| 2006 | 5 | 1 |
| Total | 29 | 8 |