Ansi Agolli
 Agolli with Qarabağ in 2014 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ansi Agolli | ||
| Date of birth | 11 October 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Leftback/Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | FK Qarabağ | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2000 | KF Tirana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000-2005 | Tirana | 64 | (5) |
| 2003 | → Apolonia Fier (on loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2005-2006 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 29 | (3) |
| 2006-2007 | Luzern | 8 | (0) |
| 2007-2009 | Vaasa PS | 33 | (1) |
| 2008-2009 | → Tirana (on loan) | 29 | (5) |
| 2009-2012 | Kryvbas | 13 | (0) |
| 2010-2011 | → Qarabağ (on loan) | 31 | (0) |
| 2012- | Qarabağ | 111 | (3) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2005– | Albania | 53[1] | (2) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 12 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Ansi Agolli (born 11 October 1982 in Tirana) is an Albanian footballer who currently plays for FK Qarabağ in the Azerbaijan Premier League and the Albanian national team. He plays primarily as left midfield or fullback, but he can also operate as a right fullback.
Career
KF Tirana
Agolli began his career with his hometown club KF Tirana as a child, progressing through the ranks of the club. He eventually joined the first team in the 2000–01 campaign, where he made his debut as a teenager. He made 10 league appearances for KF Tirana before being sent out on loan to fellow Albanian Superliga side Apolonia Fier in January 2003 to help the club in their battle to avoid the drop. Agolli played 12 times and scored one goal for Apolonia Fier but the side were narrowly relegated to the Albanian First Division on goal difference. Despite experiencing relegation, the six-month loan was a successful one for Agolli as he gained more first team experience and returned to the champions KF Tirana before the start of the 2003–04 season.
Neuchâtel Xamax
After spending two years at the Tirana, in July 2005 he was spotted by the Swiss club Neuchâtel Xamax where he made it 29 appearances and scored 3 goals .
Luzern
After one season at his new club, he decided to move to another Swiss club, FC Luzern.
Vaasa PS and return to KF Tirana
Things did not work out for him at Luzern, so he moved away from Switzerland in January 2007 for a free transfer to play in Finland with Vaasa PS. After spending one season and made it 18 appearances, on July 2008 he decided to move back on loan to his first club KF Tirana. Since his loan move back to Albania, Agolli has been part of a very successful season at the club as they are top of the league and made it himself 29 appearances and scoring 5 goals.
Kryvbas
He return in Vaasa at the end of April 2009 with a representative of KF Tirana to negotiate a permanent transfer to Albanian club. The clubs quickly reached an agreement and the transfer was published on 4 May. Suddenly in the beginning of July 2009 he moved to Kryvbas in Ukraine Premier League for big transfer sum, meeting there three compatriots Ervin Bulku, Dorian Bylykbashi and Isli Hidi also members of Albania national football team, he made 13 appearances with the club.
Qarabag
In July 2010, he moved on loan to FK Qarabağ in the Azerbaijan league until the end of December 2011. Than on January 2012 he bought from FK Qarabağ for a fee of £ 30,000.
On 22 February 2013 Agolli scored a goal to give his team the 2–3 away victory against Ravan Baku, match valid for the 21st week.[2]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 12 April 2015 [3]
| Season | Club | League country | League | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2000–01 | KF Tirana | Albanian Superliga | 1 | 0 | - | - | – | 1 | 0 | |
| 2001–02 | 3 | 0 | - | - | – | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2002–03 | 6 | 0 | - | - | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Apolonia Fier | 12 | 1 | - | - | – | 12 | 1 | |||
| 2003–04 | KF Tirana | 23 | 1 | - | - | – | 23 | 1 | ||
| 2004–05 | 31 | 4 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 33 | 4 | ||
| 2005–06 | Neuchâtel Xamax | Swiss Super League | 29 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 31 | 4 | |
| 2006–07 | FC Luzern | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| Total Switzerland | 37 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 39 | 4 | |||
| 2007 | Vaasa PS | Veikkausliiga | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 15 | 1 | |||
| Total Finland | 33 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 33 | 1 | |||
| 2008–09 | KF Tirana | Albanian Superliga | 29 | 5 | 7 | 0 | – | 36 | 5 | |
| Total Albania | 105 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 114 | 11 | ||
| 2009-10 | Kryvbas Kryvyi | Ukrainian Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |
| Total Ukraine | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | Qarabağ | Azerbaijan Premier League | 31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| 2011–12 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | 27 | 1 | 4 | 0 | - | 31 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 41 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 21 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Total Azerbaijan | 142 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 185 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 330 | 18 | 22 | 1 | 34 | 1 | 385 | 20 | ||
International career
Agolli made first debut for Albania national football team in match against Kazakhstan valid for World Cup 2006 qualifiers on 3 September 2005 coming as a substitute on 45th minute in place of Altin Haxhi. He scored first goal in a friendly-match against Georgia on 10 June 2009.
International goals
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 10 June 2009 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana |  Georgia | 1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 1. | 12 August 2009 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana |  Cyprus | 5–1 | 6–1 | Friendly |
International stats
- As of 29 March 2015
| Albania national team[4] | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2005 | 1 | 0 |
| 2006 | 1 | 0 |
| 2007 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 |
| 2009 | 7 | 2 |
| 2010 | 9 | 0 |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 0 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 53 | 2 |
Honours
KF Tirana
- Albanian Superliga (3): 2003–04, 2004–05, 2008–09
- Albanian Cup (2): 2000–01, 2001–02
- Albanian Supercup (3): 2000, 2002, 2003
- Albanian Superliga Runner-up (2): 2000–01, 2001–02
- Albanian Cup Runner-up (2): 2004–05, 2008–09
- Albanian Supercup Runner-up (2): 2001, 2004
FC Qarabag
- Azerbaijan Premier League (1): 2013–14
- Azerbaijan Premier League Runner-up (1): 2012–13
References
- ↑ (54 – Agolli has played in a UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Serbia on 14 October 2014 in Belgrade, a match witch was abandoned in the 42nd minute due to incidents that happened during the match. Serbia was awarded 3–0 victory but deducted 3 points.)
- ↑ Teli dhe Agolli i japin fitoren Karabakut - Sporti Shqiptar Online - Sporti Shqiptar Online
- ↑ Ansi Agolli at Soccerway
- ↑ Ansi Agolli at EU-Football.info
External links
- Ansi Agolli at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ansi Agolli at Football Database
- Ansi Agolli at Soccerway
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