Edgar Çani

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Edgar Çani
Personal information
Full nameEdgar Junior Çani[1]
Date of birth (1989-07-22) 22 July 1989
Place of birthTirana, Albania
Height1.92 m (6 ft 3 1⁄2 in)
Playing positionCentre forward
Club information
Current clubBari
Number9
Youth career
2004–2007Pescara
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2007–2008Pescara11(3)
2008–2011Palermo1(0)
2008–2009→ Ascoli (loan)24(4)
2009–2010→ Padova (loan)19(2)
2010→ Piacenza (loan)13(4)
2010–2011→ Modena (loan)34(5)
2011–2013Polonia Warszawa31(11)
2013–Catania4(0)
2013–2014→ Carpi (loan)13(1)
2014–→ Bari (loan)1(0)
National team‡
2012–Albania15(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 February 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2013

Edgar Çani (born 22 July 1989 in Tirana)[2] is an Albanian football centre forward who plays for A.S. Bari in the Italian Serie B on loan from Catania. He also represents the Albania national football team.

Career

Early career

Çani was born in Albania but grew up in Città della Pieve, Province of Perugia, Italy. Çani was first noted by a Pescara scout in 2004, and then signed by the biancazzurri.[3]

Palermo & loans on Serie B teams

After playing the first half of the 2007–08 season with Pescara in Serie C1, on 31 January 2008 Palermo confirmed to have signed him from Pescara.[4] along with Luca Di Matteo for €600,000 and €500,000 respectively. In June 2008 Pescara made a discount for both players, which was sold for €450,000 each.[5]

Çani made his Serie A debut on 27 April 2008 in a 0–0 home tie against Atalanta.[6]

On July 2008, Ascoli confirmed to have signed Çani on loan from Palermo for the 2008–09 Serie B season.[7]

On 20 August 2009 he was loaned out to another Serie B team, Padova.[8] He left Padova in January 2010 to be loaned out to Piacenza, another Serie B team.[9] He made his debut with Piacenza by scoring two goals in a 3–1 win at Triestina's home.

After his loan move to Piacenza expired at the end of the season, he was sent out on loan again to Modena, another Serie B club, on July 2010.[10]

Polonia Warsaw

The following year he moved to Polonia Warsaw outright.[11][12] In Polonia Warsaw, Çani got into a conflict with the club's owner as well as the coach and the team. Already in January 2012 he began to look for a potential new employer, but in the end decided to sign a new 3-year contract with Polonia.[13] In the Summer of 2012, for three months he refused to return to Poland after holidays in Italy and missed the team's training camps. After returning, he played irregularly, until he insulted the coach and was moved to the youth academy team. His recently announced move to Catania is considered controversial, as he is still technically a Polonia Warsaw player until 2015.[14]

Catania and loans to Carpi and Bari

On 22 January 2013 Edgar Çani signed for Catania Calcio in Serie A. He made his debut in 3 March 2013 against Inter, Catania lost against Inter 2–3.

He was sent out on loan to Carpi F.C. in the Serie B on 23 July 2013.[15] He meet another fellow Albanian player Ledian Memushaj, also on loan from Lecce. He made his debut in 11 August 2013 against Reggina, match valid for Coppa Italia - 2nd round, finished on loss 1-0.[16] League debut came on 24 August 2013 against Ternana, finished on 1-0 loss.[17] Çani scored his first goal in 21 September 2013 in match against Cesena finished on 4-1 loss, he came as a substitute on 77th minute in place of Alessandro Sgrigna and on 87th minute scored a goal.[18]

In January 2014 he was loaned to A.S. Bari until 30 June 2014.[19] He made his debut on 1 February 2014 against Brescia coming as a substitude on 84th minute in place of Stefano Sabelli, match finished on loss 2-1.[20]

International career

In February 2011 Çani expressed to the Albanian media that it is his dream to be part of the Albania national football team.[21] The dream came true a year later, as he was called up for the match against Georgia on 29 February 2012. His debut brought his first international goal as well. In the first match of the qualifiers of the 2014 World Cup a 3–1 win against Cyprus Çani came in as a substitute and scored a winner goal in the 84th minute.[22]

International goals

Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 29 February 2012 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi  Georgia 1–0 1–2 Friendly
2. 7 September 2012 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana  Cyprus 2–1 3–1 2014 World Cup qualifier
3. 12 October 2012 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana  Iceland 1–1 1–2 2014 World Cup qualifier
4. 26 March 2013 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana  Lithuania 2–0 4–1 Friendly

References

  1. ↑ "Scheda anagrafica di Edgar Junior Cani" (in Italian). AIC.Football.it. Retrieved 16 October 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Edgar Çani" (in Italian). Pescara Calcio. Retrieved 31 January 2008. 
  3. ↑ "Cani, l’albanese-gol pronto a diventare italiano" (in Italian). Il Centro. 15 December 2007. Archived from the original on 30 April 2008. Retrieved 3 May 2008. 
  4. ↑ "UFFICIALE: Edgar Cani al Palermo" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 31 January 2008. Retrieved 31 January 2008. 
  5. ↑ US Città di Palermo Report and Accounts on 30 June 2008 (Italian)
  6. ↑ "Palermo e Atalanta sono già in vacanza" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 27 April 2008. Retrieved 27 April 2008. 
  7. ↑ "Presentati i nuovi acquisti: c’è anche Edgar Cani" (in Italian). Ascoli Calcio 1898. 16 July 2008. Retrieved 16 July 2008. 
  8. ↑ "Çani in prestito al Padova" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 20 August 2009. Retrieved 20 August 2009. 
  9. ↑ "Edgar Çani al Piacenza" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 27 January 2010. Retrieved 27 January 2010. 
  10. ↑ "MOVIMENTI IN USCITA DEL PALERMO" (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 31 July 2010. 
  11. ↑ "Edgar Çani przejdzie testy" (in Polish). Polonia Warszawa. 13 July 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2011. 
  12. ↑ "MOVIMENTI IN USCITA" [OUTGOING TRANSFER MOVEMENTS] (in Italian). US Città di Palermo. 18 July 2011. Retrieved 18 July 2011. 
  13. ↑ http://ekstraklasa.net/cani-nigdzie-sie-nie-wybiera-podpisal-nowy-kontrakt-z-polonia,artykul.html?material_id=4f26a77516f1da962e000000
  14. ↑ http://www.warszawa.sport.pl/sport-warszawa/1,124558,13278485,Burzliwy_rok_Edgara_Caniego__Od_przedluzenia_kontraktu_.html
  15. ↑ http://www.tuttomercatoweb.com/catania/?action=read&idtmw=468429
  16. ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/reggina-calcio-carpi-fc-1909/index/spielbericht_2358316.html Match report - Match report Reggina Calcio - Carpi FC 1909, 11.08.2013 - Coppa Italia - transfermarkt.co.uk
  17. ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/ternana-calcio-carpi-fc-1909/index/spielbericht_2358193.html Match report - Match report Ternana Calcio - Carpi FC 1909, 24.08.2013 - Serie B - transfermarkt.co.uk
  18. ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/ac-cesena-carpi-fc-1909/index/spielbericht_2359609.html Match report - Match report AC Cesena - Carpi FC 1909, 21.09.2013 - Serie B - transfermarkt.co.uk
  19. ↑ Panorama-sport (1 February 2014). "Salihi ne Izrael, Cani huazohet te Bari". Retrieved 1 February 2014. 
  20. ↑ Match report - Brescia Calcio - AS Bari, 01.02.2014 - Serie B - transfermarkt.co.uk
  21. ↑ "Edgar Çani,Shqiperi dua te luaj me ty!". Albaniasoccer.com. 
  22. ↑ Të vuajtur, por mbarë. Shqipërisë i vjen fitorja nga stoli 9/7/2012
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