Erton Fejzullahu
Fejzullahu playing for Djurgårdens IF in 2013 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erton Fejzullahu | ||
Date of birth | 9 June 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Titova Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Playing position | Striker | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Djurgårdens IF | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2000–2005 | Högadals IS | ||
2005–2007 | Copenhagen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
2005–2007 | Copenhagen | 0 | (0) |
2007 | → Mjällby AIF (loan) | 22 | (5) |
2008–2009 | Mjällby AIF | 37 | (19) |
2009–2012 | NEC Nijmegen | 37 | (3) |
2011 | → Randers FC (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2011–2012 | → Mjällby AIF (loan) | 21 | (6) |
2012– | Djurgårdens IF | 40 | (14) |
National team‡ | |||
2005 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
2009–2010 | Sweden U21 | 7 | (7) |
2013– | Sweden | 5 | (3) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 November 2013. † Appearances (Goals). |
Erton Fejzullahu (Serbo-Croat: Erton Fejzulahu) (born 9 April 1988 in Titova Mitrovica, Yugoslavia) is a Swedish professional footballer of Kosovar-Albanian descent who plays as a striker for Djurgårdens IF in Allsvenskan. He can also play as a winger, preferably to the left.
Personal life
Fejzullahu came to Sweden as a three year old and grew up in the town of Karlshamn.[1] He holds Kosovan,[a] Albanian and Swedish passports. He has represented the Sweden national under-21 side. The Football Association of Albania previously called-up the striker, but Fejzullahu rejected the offer stating his desire to represent Sweden.[2]
Career
Youth Career
Fejzullahu began his career with fifth tier team Högadals IS before moving to Danish side FC Copenhagen in 2005.[3]
Mjällby AIF
Fejzullahu returned to Sweden in January 2007 to sign with Mjällby AIF who played in the second tier Superettan at that time and therefore was the highest level club near his hometown.[4] There Fejzullahu adjusted to first team football and eventually had a big breakthrough in the 2009 Superettan where he scored 13 goals in 14 games during the first half of the season and played a key role in eliminating two Allsvenskan teams in the Svenska Cupen.[5]
NEC Nijmegen
On 17 July 2009 Eredivisie club NEC Nijmegen signed Fejzullahu on a four year contract.[6] He started out well and was a regular starter during his first year with the Dutch club. In his second year he found playing time harder to come by and was loaned out for a short period to Danish club Randers FC.[7] He then went on a second loan back home to Mjällby for the second half of the 2011 Allsvenskan season. At first he struggled while playing for his old club. Fejzullahu later stated that this was caused by bad form and him lacking both mentally and physically at the time.[8] He stayed with Mjällby for the first half of the following season too and there he finally started showing improved form, scoring six goals in 15 games. As the loan ended in the summer of 2012 Mjällby wanted to sign him permanently but could not afford it.[9]
Djurgårdens IF
Djurgårdens IF instead bought him from the Dutch club for a reported sum of ten million SEK.[10] On 31 July 2012 Fejzullahu signed a contract which makes him a Djurgårdens IF-player until the summer of 2016.
International career
In December 2012 he was selected for the first time ever to join the Sweden national football team on their three game tour in January 2013.[11] Fejzullahu made his debut for the senior team on 23 January 2013, scoring the equalizing goal in a 1–1 draw against North Korea in the King's Cup. After full-time was played, the standing was 1–1, and Sweden won on penalty-shootout, and became unofficial world champions.
International goals
Under-21
- Scores and goals list Sweden's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 9 June 2009 | Lahti Stadium, Lathi | Finland | 1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly |
2. | 12 August 2009 | Viborg Stadion, Viborg | Denmark | 2–0 | 4–2 | Friendly |
3. | 15 November 2009 | Swedbank Stadion, Malmö | Kazakhstan | 1–0 | 5–1 | 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship qualification |
4. | 2 –0 | |||||
5. | 3 –0 | |||||
6. | 5 –0 | |||||
7. | 2 March 2010 | Estadio Municipal, Anadia | Portugal | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Senior team
- Scores and goals list Sweden's goal tally first.
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 23 January 2013 | 700th Anniversary Stadium, Chiang Mai | North Korea | 1–1 | 1–1 | 2013 King's Cup |
2. | 17 January 2014 | Mohammad Bin Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi | Moldova | 1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
3. | 2–1 | |||||
Career statistics
Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
Denmark | League | Danish Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
2006–07 | F.C. Copenhagen | Danish Superliga | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | Europe | Total | ||||||
2007 | Mjällby AIF | Superettan | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 22 | 5 | |
2008 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 23 | 6 | |||
2009 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | — | 17 | 16 | |||
Netherlands | League | KNVB Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
2009–10 | NEC | Eredivisie | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | 33 | 4 | |
Denmark | League | Danish Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
2010–11 | Randers FC | Danish Superliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
Sweden | League | Svenska Cupen | Europe | Total | ||||||
2011 | Mjällby AIF | Allsvenskan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |
2012 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 6 | |||
2012 | Djurgårdens IF | Allsvenskan | 13 | 7 | 1 | 2 | — | 14 | 9 | |
2013 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 5 | — | 34 | 12 | |||
Total | Netherlands | 29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 4 | |
Sweden | 120 | 44 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 51 | ||
Denmark | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | ||
Career total | 156 | 47 | 13 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 59 |
Honours
Club
Country
- King's Cup: 2013
Notes and references
Notes:
a. | ^ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Serbia and the Republic of Kosovo. The latter declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. Kosovo's independence has been recognised by 107 out of 193 United Nations member states. |
References:
- ↑ Erton – Dif:s egen Zlatan
- ↑
- ↑ Sydöstran – Fejzullahu klar för FCK
- ↑ Sydöstran Ertons stora dag
- ↑ Fejzullahu till Djurgården
- ↑ Spits Erton Fejzullahu voor 4 jaar naar N.E.C.
- ↑ Mjällby jagar Erton Fejzullahu
- ↑ Erton Fejzullahu ska sänka sitt favoritlag
- ↑ Dödläge mellan NEC Nijmegen och Mjällby om Erton Fejzullahu
- ↑ ”Dif köper loss Erton för tio miljoner”
- ↑ Erton: ”Riktiga landslaget är nästa mål”
External links
- Voetbal International (Dutch)
- Mjällby AIF – Erton Fejzullahu
- Swedish FA Profile
- Djurgårdens IF Profile
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