Endrit Vrapi

Endrit Vrapi
Personal information
Full nameEndrit Vrapi
Date of birth23 March 1981
Place of birthTiranë, Albania
Height1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing positionDefender
Club information
Current team
Partizani Tirana
Number44
Youth career
Shkëndija Tiranë
1998-2002Partizani Tirana
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
2002Partizani Tirana0(0)
2003-2005KS Lushnja76(4)
2005-2006KF Elbasani34(2)
2006-2007Teuta Durrës29(2)
2007-2008KF Tirana27(0)
2008-2009KF Elbasani31(2)
2009Dinamo Tirana0(1)
2009-2010Besa Kavajë30(0)
2010-2013Skënderbeu Korçë68(0)
2013-2014KF Tirana23(1)
2014-Partizani Tirana0(0)
National team
2000–2001Albania U183(0)
2008–2011Albania12(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Endrit Vrapi (born 23 May 1982 in Tiranë) is an Albanian football player who currently plays for Partizani Tirana in the Albanian Superliga.

Career

Vrapi began his career while still a teenager, playing for KF Partizani Tiranë. Regarded as one of the best young Albanian talents at the time, he was also captain of the Albania national under-19 football team. He worked his way up through the ranks at KF Partizani Tiranë and joined the first team during the 2001-2002 season, though he did not feature in any league game that season. This prompted Vrapi to sign with KS Lushnja, a weaker team in the Albanian Superliga, to gain some experience.

At KS Lushnja he quickly established himself in the first team. He played seventy-six games and scored four goals for the club between 2002 and 2005. His impressive displays prompted one of the best teams in the country, KS Elbasani, to sign the left back in 2005. His most successful season came at KS Elbasani during his first spell there in the 2005-2006 season. He played thirty-four games and scored two goals that season and was one reason KS Elbasani won the Albanian championship. After his triumph with KS Elbasani, in 2006 Vrapi moved to KS Teuta Durrës, where he almost repeated his success with KS Elbasani, when Teuta Durrës finished second behind KF Tirana in the Albanian Superliga. During the 2006-2007 season he played twenty-nine games and scored two goals. After spending only one season in Durres, Vrapi changed teams again, moving back to KF Tirana. This turned out to be a mistake. KF Tirana struggled all season, finishing a disappointing sixth place in the Albanian Superliga, the team's lowest league position in years. During that poor season Vrapi played twenty-seven games without scoring a goal. The Albanian international defender decided to go back and play where he had spent the best years of his career, KS Elbasani. He was greeted by his former team with open arms as they had paid a fee believed to be in the region of $140,000 for re-signing the left back.

Partizani

Vrapi rejoined Partizani Tirana on 1 September 2014 on a free transfer, where he signed a one-year deal, with the option of a further one-year extension. He was officially presented as a Partizani Tirana player the same day he signed, and was given the number 44 shirt for the 2014-15 season.[1] He debuted with Partizani on 10 September in a match against KS Skënderbeu, where he played full 90 minutes in a 1–0 success.[2]

Honours

Club

Elbasani
Besa
Skënderbeu

Individual

References

  1. ↑ Partizani merr edhe Vrapin, Duro …“shkarkon” Nexhipin
  2. ↑ "Partizani i falet penalltisë së Vilës në fund, merr edhe fitoren e parë në kampionat". Panorama Sport. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.