Etrit Berisha

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Etrit Berisha
Personal information
Full nameEtrit Berisha
Date of birth (1989-03-10) 10 March 1989
Place of birthPristina, SFR Yugoslavia
Height1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing positionGoalkeeper
Club information
Current clubS.S. Lazio
Number1
Youth career
2004–2008KF 2 Korriku
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2008–2013Kalmar FF90(3)
2013–Lazio5(0)
National team‡
2012–Albania14(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2014.

† Appearances (Goals).

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

Etrit Berisha (born 10 March 1989) is an Albanian footballer who plays for S.S. Lazio in the Italian Serie A and the Albanian national team. Berisha is a goalkeeper known for his athleticism and for his penalty taking ability.

Club career

Early career

Berisha began his career as a child at local side KF 2 Korriku, where he played as a youth. He left 2 Korriku in January 2008 to join Swedish side Kalmar FF. Following his arrival in Sweden he was placed into the Kalmar Under-19 team as he was too young and inexperienced for first team football.

Kalmar

Berisha debuted for Kalmar on 28 April 2010 against Örebro SK and won 4:1. After making fourteen appearances in his debuting season, he became Kalmar's starting goalkeeper. Berisha scored his first goal for Kalmar against Cliftonville F.C. in the Europa League qualification rounds and scored his first goal in the Allsvenskan against champions Helsingborgs IF, scoring from the penalty spot in the 38th minute in 2012. But the game resulted in Berisha's worst ever result, with the final score at 7–2.[1] Berisha became a penalty taker at Kalmar and would score all of his goals from the penalty spot.

Berisha played his last game for Kalmar against Halmstads BK and scored from a penalty.[2]

During his time at Kalmar, Club Manager Svante Samuelsson stated that Etrit had developed into a very good goalkeeper during his time at Kalmar, and had worked very determinedly along with the skilled goalkeeper trainer Donald Arvidsson.[2] Berisha was liked by the fans, especially in the 2013 season as he was the main factor in keeping the club at fifth place with a chance for winning the league.[3]

Lazio

On 2 September 2013, Etrit Berisha officially signed for S.S. Lazio in the summer transfer period.[2][4] He meet there two Albanians compatriots: Lorik Cana & Thomas Strakosha, also Igli Tare, part of team's coaching staff as technical area coordinator. He made his debut on 7 November 2013 in match against Apollon Limassol valid for 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage.[5] Also for opponent on the bench was Isli Hidi, another Albanian Goalkeeper, member of Albania national football team. In next fixture of 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage against Legia Warszawa three weeks later, he was once again in starting line-up in place of Federico Marchetti. Match finished an away victory 0-2 for S.S. Lazio.[6] On 12 December 2013 he made his third consecutive game on 2013–14 UEFA Europa League group stage against Trabzonspor, keeping a clean sheet in the 0–0 draw.[7] On 6 January 2014 Berisha made his league debut against Inter Milan, playing the full 90 minutes and keeping a clean sheet in the 1–0 win.[8] First match in the cup came on 14 January 2014, in a match against Parma, finished 2-1.

International career

He received his first senior international call up by Gianni De Biasi for friendlies against Qatar and Iran in May 2012.[9] He was an unused substitute in Albania's 2–1 win over Qatar on 22 May. He the made his debut 5 days later against Iran at the İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey, playing the full 90 minutes and keeping a clean sheet in the 1–0 win.[10]

He then became a regular member of the Albanian national team.

Career statistics

As of 2 February 2014 [11] [12]

Club

Club Season League League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kalmar 2010 1401---150
2011 2403---270
2012 3014-6111402
2013 222----222
Total 90380611044
Lazio 2013–14 502030100
Total 502030100
Career total 953100911144

1 Caps and goals made on the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League qualifying phase.

International

Albania national team
YearAppsGoals
201240
2013100
201400
Total140

Honours

Kalmar FF

Allsvenskan: 2008

Individual

Kalmar FF

External links

References

  1. ↑ Elfsborg move clear, Goteburg strike late
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Pojkdrömmen blev sann – Etrit Berisha klar för Lazio" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013. 
  3. ↑ "Berisha Kalmar FFs hjälte i dubbel bemärkelse" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013. 
  4. ↑ "Lazio, preso il portiere Etrit Berisha Bizzarri verso la cessione" (in Italian). Il Messaggero. 2 September 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2013. 
  5. ↑ http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/season=2014/matches/live/index.html?day=4&session=1&match=2012567 UEFA.com, Euro-League 13-14 match Lazio - Apollon Limassol
  6. ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/legia-warszawa-ss-lazio/index/spielbericht_2367204.html Match report Legia Warszawa - SS Lazio, 28.11.2013
  7. ↑ Match Report Lazio - Trabzonspor 0-0 Europa League Group Stage 2013-14
  8. ↑ http://asport.info/berisha-debuton-me-rrjete-te-paprekur-ne-serie-a/ Berisha debuton me rrjetë të paprekur në Serie A | aSport.info - Albania Sport
  9. ↑ Albania name squad for Iran friendly
  10. ↑ Albania 1–0 Iran
  11. ↑ http://www.transfermarkt.co.uk/en/etrit-berisha/leistungsdaten-detail/spieler_77825.html Etrit Berisha - Total performance data - transfermarkt.co.uk
  12. ↑ http://www.national-football-teams.com/player/47721/Etrit_Berisha.html#country Etrit Berisha - country statistics
S.S. Lazio – current squad
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