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| Full name | Franc Veliu | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Vlorë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Flamurtari Vlorë | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003-2006 | Flamurtari Vlorë | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2006- | Flamurtari Vlorë | 123 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008-2009 | Albania U-21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2009- | Albania | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 June 2011. † Appearances (Goals). |
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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.
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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.
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]
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