Franc Veliu
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| Full name | Franc Veliu | |||||||||||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1988 | |||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vlorë, Albania | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender | |||||||||||
| Club information | ||||||||||||
Current team | Flamurtari Vlorë | |||||||||||
| Number | 11 | |||||||||||
| Youth career | ||||||||||||
| 2003–2006 | Flamurtari Vlorë | |||||||||||
| Senior career* | ||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | |||||||||
| 2006– | Flamurtari Vlorë | 201 | (14) | |||||||||
| National team‡ | ||||||||||||
| 2008–2009 | Albania U-21 | 8 | (0) | |||||||||
| 2010– | Albania | 7 | (0) | |||||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | ||||||||||||
Franc Veliu (born 11 November 1988 in Vlorë) is an Albanian football player who currentl plays for KS Flamurtari Vlorë in the Albanian Superliga. His natural position is left back but he has also played as a left midfielder and even as a central defender. He has only ever played for one club team at professional level and has only ever won two trophy in his career so far, two times Albanian Cup in 2009 and 2014 after winning in the final against KF Tirana and FK Kukësi in 2009 and 2014 respectively.
Interest has been shown in the youngster by many British teams including Portsmouth, Aston Villa and Celtic.[1]
Career
He made his debut for Flamurtari in 2006 and since then has cemented his place in his hometown club's first team. He has spent most of his career in the left back position but he has also played as a left midfielder and most recently as a central defender as well.
He was voted Flamurtari's player of the year for 2014 by the club's fans, beating Bruno Telushi and Ardit Shehaj who came second and third respectively.[2]
International career
Veliu was selected by Josip Kuže for a friendly against Argentina on 20 June 2011.[3] He was in the starting line up on his debut in a game which ended in a 4–0 loss.[4][5]
Statistics
Club
As of 21 December 2014 [6][7][8][9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[nb 1] | Other[nb 2] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamurtari Vlorë | 2006–07 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 8 | 1 |
| 2007–08 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 24 | 2 | |
| 2008–09 | 29 | 2 | 7 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 36 | 5 | |
| 2009–10 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 3 | |
| 2010–11 | 30 | 1 | 4 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 34 | 1 | |
| 2011–12 | 24 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | – | 40 | 6 | |
| 2012–13 | 24 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | – | – | 34 | 4 | |
| 2013–14 | 21 | 1 | 5 | 0 | – | – | – | – | 26 | 1 | |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | |
| Total | 192 | 14 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 241 | 24 | |
| Career total | 192 | 14 | 36 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 241 | 24 | |
International
| Albania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 3 | 0 |
| 2012 | 3 | 0 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 7 | 0 |
Notes
- ↑ Includes competitive competitions such as the UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Includes other competitive competitions such as the Albanian Supercup
Honours
Clubs
- Flamurtari
- Albanian Cup (2): 2008–09, 2013–14
References
- ↑ "Franc Veliu afër ishullit britanik" [Franc Veliu nearby British island] (in Albanian). Lajme-news.blogspot.com. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ "Flamurtari, Veliu, “Lojtari i Vitit 2014″". Panorama Sport. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
- ↑ Roger Gonzalez (2011-06-19). "Argentina vs Albania Preview". Goal.com. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ↑ "l'Argentina travolge l'Albania in un'amichevole di preparazione" (in Italian). Sport Live. 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ↑ "Draugiškose rungtynėse Argentina sutriuškino Albaniją" (in Lithuanian). Sportas Delfi. 2011-06-21. Retrieved 2011-06-26.
- ↑ "Albania - F. Veliu - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ "Football : Franc Veliu". Football DataBase. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ "Franc Veliu Football Statistics". WhoScored.com. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ "Profile of Franc Veliu at Scoresway.com". Scoresway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ "Franc Veliu - national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ↑ Franc Veliu | National Football Teams 31 December 2014
External links
- Franc Veliu at National-Football-Teams.com
- Profile at Football Database
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Artan Sakaj |
Flamurtari Vlorë captain 2012–2014 |
Succeeded by Bruno Telushi |
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