Armend Dallku

Armend Dallku
Personal information
Date of birth 16 June 1983 (1983-06-16) (age 28)
Place of birth Pristina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Vorskla Poltava
Number 4
Youth career
1997–2002 Kosova Vushtrri
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2002–2003 Prishtina 0 (0)
2003 Tidaholms GIF 0 (0)
2004–2005 Elbasani 23 (0)
2005– Vorskla Poltava 167 (3)
National team‡
2005– Albania 40 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2009.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2010

Armend Dallku[a] (born 16 June 1983 in Pristina) is an Albanian footballer, playing as a defender for Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Premier League and the Albanian national team.

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Club career

Dallku began his career at Kosova Vushtrri, before transferring to Prishtina. In 2004, Dallku moved to Elbasani, capturing a total of 25 caps, before completing a move to Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Premier League. He scored two goals during the 2006–2007 season.

International career

Although Dallku was born in Pristina, Yugoslavia — present day Kosovo,[b] like many other players in his position such as Lorik Cana and Arjan Beqaj he decided to play for Albania.

Dallku was given a call up by Hans-Peter Briegel for the game against Ukraine on 9 February 2005. Briegel decided to give the 20 year old defender a start on his debut against a very strong Ukraine side. Although he played well he was unable to stop Ukraine from scoring two goals on either side of the interval. He scored his first goals in a FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifier against Malta on 10 September 2008. The match ended 3–0 to Albania, which sent them to the top of their group ahead of giant teams such as Portugal, Sweden and Denmark.

Dallku has made 36 appearances for Albania.[1]

International games and goals

International appearances and goals
# Date Venue Opponent Final Score Goal Result Competition
2005
1 9 February 2005 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Ukraine 0–2 0 Loss FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifying
2 26 March 2005 BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Turkey 0–2 0 Loss FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifying
3 30 March 2005 Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece  Greece 0–2 0 Loss FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifying
4 29 May 2005 Stadion Florian Kryger, Szczecin, Poland  Poland 0–1 0 Loss Friendly
5 17 August 2005 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Azerbaijan 2–1 0 Win Friendly
6 8 October 2005 Stadium Meteor, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine  Ukraine 2–2 0 Draw FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifying
7 12 October 2005 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Turkey 0–1 0 Loss FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifying
2006
8 1 March 2006 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Lithuania 1–2 0 Loss Friendly
9 22 March 2006 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Georgia 0–0 0 Draw Friendly
10 16 August 2006 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 3–0 0 Win Friendly
11 2 September 2006 Dynama Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  Belarus 2–2 0 Draw UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
12 6 September 2006 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Romania 0–2 0 Loss UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
13 11 October 2006 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 1–2 0 Loss UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
2007
14 7 February 2007 Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania  Macedonia 0–1 0 Loss Friendly
15 24 March 2007 Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania  Slovenia 0–0 0 Draw UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
16 28 March 2007 Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 0–0 0 Draw UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
17 2 June 2007 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Luxembourg 2–0 0 Win UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
18 6 June 2007 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 3–0 0 Win UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
19 22 August 2007 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Malta 3–0 0 Win Friendly
20 12 September 2007 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Netherlands 0–1 0 Loss UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
21 17 October 2007 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Bulgaria 1–1 0 Draw UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
22 17 November 2007 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Belarus 2–4 0 Loss UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
2008
23 27 May 2008 Stadion an der Kreuzeiche, Reutlingen, Germany  Poland 0–1 0 Loss Friendly
24 20 August 2008 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Liechtenstein 2–0 0 Win Friendly
25 6 September 2008 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Sweden 0–0 0 Draw FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
26 10 September 2008 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Malta 3–0 1 Win FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
27 11 October 2008 Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 0–2 0 Loss FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
28 19 November 2008 Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan 1–1 0 Draw Friendly
2009
29 11 February 2009 Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 0–0 0 Draw FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
30 28 March 2009 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Hungary 0–1 0 Loss FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
31 1 April 2009 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 0–3 0 Loss FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
32 10 June 2009 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Georgia 1–1 0 Draw Friendly
33 12 August 2009 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Cyprus 6–1 0 Win Friendly
34 9 September 2009 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Denmark 1–1 0 Draw FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
35 14 October 2009 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Sweden 1–4 0 Loss FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
36 14 November 2009 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 0–0 0 Draw Friendly
2010
37 3 March 2010 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Northern Ireland 1–0 0 Win Friendly
38 25 May 2010 Gradski Stadium, Berane, Montenegro  Montenegro 1–0 0 Win Friendly
39 11 August 2010 Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës, Albania  Uzbekistan 1–0 0 Win Friendly
40 3 September 2010 Stadionul Ceahlăul, Piatra Neamţ, Romania  Romania 1–1 0 Draw UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
41 7 September 2010 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Luxembourg 1–0 0 Win UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
42 8 October 2010 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 0 Draw UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
43 12 October 2010 Dynama Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  Belarus 0–2 0 Loss Euro 2012 qualifying
44 17 November 2010 Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë, Albania  Macedonia 0–0 0 Draw Friendly
2011
45 9 February 2011 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Slovenia 1–2 0 Loss Friendly
46 7 June 2011 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2 0 Loss UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
47 10 August 2011 Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania  Montenegro 3–2 0 Win Friendly

Personal life

He is a longtime fan of Everton in Premier League.

References

Notes

a.   ^ Albanian: Armend Dallku. Serbo-Croatian: Armend Dalku.[2]
b.   ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the self-proclaimed Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, while Serbia claims it as part of its own sovereign territory. Its independence is recognised by 86 UN member states.
  1. ^ Mamrud, Roberto (2009-12-11). "Albania – Record International Players". RSSSF. http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/alba-recintlp.html. 
  2. ^ http://www.jelenfootball.com/igrac/6107/Armend_Dalku.html

External links

FC Vorskla Poltava – current squad