Grend Halili
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 24 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tiranë, Albania | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | KF Tirana | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2014 | KF Tirana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2014– | KF Tirana | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Grend Halili (born 24 May 1998 in Tiranë) is an Albanian footballer who currently plays as an centre Forward for KF Tirana in the Albanian Superliga.[1] He is the son of KF Tirana's owner and president Refik Halili.
Club career
Early career
In May 2013 he went on trial at Italian club Varese alongside fellow KF Tirana youth player Markovanbasten Çema as part of a collaboration between the two clubs.[2]
Halili was promoted to the senior team at KF Tirana by coach Gugash Magani during the 2014–15 season where he made his professional debut in the Albanian Cup against Sopoti Librazhd, where he also scored his first goal.[3] He signed a four–year contract with KF Tirana along with fellow youth player David Domgjoni on 1 April 2015, keeping him at the club until 2019.