Kristi Vangjeli
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 September 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Korçë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Skënderbeu Korçë | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990-1995 | Skënderbeu Korçë | ||
| 1998-2001 | Agios Georgios F.C. | ||
| 2001-2004 | Aris Thessaloniki | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2003–2011 | Aris | 106 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Chornomorets Odessa | 25 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Aris | 11 | (0) |
| 2014– | Skenderbeu Korçë | 16 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007– | Albania | 35 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October 2014. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Kristi Vangjeli (born 5 September 1985)[1] is an Albanian footballer of who currently playing for Skenderbeu Korçë in the Albanian league and the Albanian national team. His preferred position is right back, but he can also play on the left as he has done for both club and country on a number of times, as well as defensive midfielder.
Early career
Skënderbeu
Vangjeli began playing football at the age of just 5 with local side Skënderbeu Korçë under the guidance of coach Benin Beta. As he lived near the Skënderbeu training ground, he would watch the first team players train which gave him the further ambition to succeed in the game. He stayed at Skënderbeu for 5 years until the age of 10, where he had been playing with his older brother Pavli.[2]
Move to Greece
In 1997 his parents sent his brother Pavli on a 2 month trial with PAOK F.C., and when the club signed Pavli, his family then moved to Thessaloniki in Greece along with Kristi. As his brother was already at the club, his father did not want Kristi to try out for the PAOK team as well, as there was discrimination at the fact that they were Albanian, which the father felt could ruin Pavli's chances at the club.[2]
Agios Georgios
Kristi had to wait for his chance, which was given to him while he was playing football at his school, a coach from a small local team was watching the young Albanian playing from outside the gates. As Kristi did not know Greek well at the time, he did not understand him very well but he understood that he was a football coach and that he would like for Kristi to train with his team, Agios Georgios F.C. After his first training session he joined the club and played for them the very next day. After 2 years at the club, he was promoted to the first team and began to train with them at the age of just 15. As he was tall, fast and lively he was playing as a forward at the time, which was noted in a friendly game by the coach of the Aris second team. In that friendly Vangjeli scored 2 goals for the 5th tier side and was immediately offered a trial at Aris.[2]
Aris
Without Agios Georgios knowing, Kristi went on trial at Aris at the end of the season, which was a successful one, leading to a 2,000,000 Drachma move to Aris. It was at Aris B that he changed his position from a forward, firstly as a defensive midfielder. At the age of 17 he was promoted to the Aris first team and in his first friendly for the senior team he was played at right fullback by Ole Skouboe due to injuries, in which he excelled and was offered his first professional contract just one month later.
Club career
Aris
Vangjeli is a defender who can play at either right back or left back. In 2003, Vangjeli signed for the Greek side Aris and since then made over 100 appearances.
Chornomorets
After eight years at Aris, Vangjeli made a €300,000 move to Chornomorets Odessa in the Ukrainian Premier League on 30 August 2011, signing a three year contract.[3][4] On the third round of UEFA Europa League 2013-2014, Vangjeli's Chornomorets will play against his childhood club "Skenderbeu" of Korca.[5][6] He left the club in January 2014.[7]
Aris
On 28 January 2014, Vangjeli signed a contract with Superleague Greece club Aris Thessaloniki.[8]
Skënderbeu
On 30 June 2014, Vangjeli signed with Skënderbeu and returned to his hometown Korça after 15 years absence.[9] The contract that he signed means that he would play for Skënderbeu only in their Champions League matches, and, if Skënderbeu were eliminated, he would return to Aris Thessaloniki.[10] He made his European debut with Skënderbeu in the first leg of the Second qualifying round against Belarusian side BATE Borisov, playing the full 90 minutes in a 0–0 draw at Borisov Arena.[11] He played in the return leg at Stadiumi Skënderbeu, with Skënderbeu who got a disappointing 1–1 draw, which meant that Skënderbeu were eliminated because of the away goal rule.[12]
After Skënderbeu's campaign in the Champions League ended, Vangjeli stayed with Skënderbeu, signing a one year contract to play for the White and Reds until the end of the 2014–15 season.[13][14] He won his first trophy of the season, 2014 Albanian Supercup, against Flamurtari when he played the full 90 minutes in a 1–0 win at Qemal Stafa Stadium, thanks to a goal by Bakary Nimaga in the 51st minute.[15]
He made his Albanian Superliga debut in week one of the new season in a match against KS Elbasani, helping the team to a 1–0 win at Qemal Stafa Stadium, while Elbasani's stadium, Elbasan Arena, was under construction.[16] On 17 October, he scored his first goal for the club in a 1–1 draw against Flamurtari in Flamurtari Stadium.[17] That was his first ever goal in his 11 years career.[18]
Career statistics
As of 16 April 2014)[19][20][21]
| Club performance | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Club | League | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Greece | League | Greek Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2003-04 | Aris FC | Superleague Greece | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |
| 2004-05 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | |||
| 2005-06 | Football League | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| 2006-07 | Superleague Greece | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 19 | 0 | ||
| 2007-08 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 0 | ||
| 2008-09 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2009-10 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 12 | 0 | |||
| 2010-11 | 19 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
| 2011-12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 1 | 0 | |||
| Ukraine | League | Ukrainian Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2011-12 | Chornomorets | Ukrainian Premier League | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 16 | 0 | |
| 2012-13 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | ||
| 2013-14 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 12 | 0 | ||
| Greece | League | Greek Cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
| 2013-14 | Aris FC | Superleague Greece | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | 0 | |
| Total | Greece | 117 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 141 | 0 | |
| Ukraine | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 35 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 142 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 176 | 0 | ||
International
- As of 21 October 2014[22]
| Albania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2007 | 7 | 0 |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 |
| 2010 | 7 | 0 |
| 2011 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | 1 | 0 |
| 2013 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 35 | 0 |
International career
Albania U–21
Vangjeli's first international call up came in 2004 under Hasan Lika, following the players promotion to the Aris senior team.[2] He made his debut for Albania U-21s side against Greece in a 1-1 draw, which he played just 2 days before his 19th birthday.
Albania
Vangjeli has been playing for Albania since 2007 and has so far won 33 caps.[23]
Honours
- Aris FC
- Greek Cup Finalist (3): 2004–05, 2007–08, 2009–10
- Football League Promotion (1): 2005-06
References
- ↑ Conflicting reports over his date of birth. I chose to take UEFA.com's information as official.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Andi Matraxhiu (2011-03-18). "Vangjeli: Si më kërkuan para, që të luaja me kombëtaren Shpresa" (in Albanian). Sporti Shqiptar. Retrieved 2011-03-24.
- ↑ Кристи Вангели заключил контракт с "Черноморцем" (in Russian). Official web-site of "FC Chornomorets Odessa". 2011-08-30. Retrieved 2011-08-30.
- ↑ "Kristi Vangjeli kalon tek Cernomorets" (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. 2011-08-31. Retrieved 2011-08-31.
- ↑ "Skënderbeu kundër Cernomorets të Bakajt dhe Vangjelit, Kukësi sfidon Trabzonsporin" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 9 August 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "Ndeshja Skënderbeu-Çernomorets; Vangjeli dhe Bakaj kthehen si kundërshtarë në “Qemal Stafa”" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 29 August 2013. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "Kristi Vangjeli largohet nga Çernomorets" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 14 January 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "Kristi Vangjeli rikthehet tek Aris i Selanikut, Valmir Berisha firmos 4.5 vjet me Romën" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 29 January 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "Vangjeli te Skënderbeu: Realizova ëndrrën. Një ditë do luaja në Korçë, Shkëmbi më bindi" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 13 June 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "Bakaj dhe Vangjeli, bardhekuq “part time”" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 1 July 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "Honours even as Skënderbeu hold on against BATE". UEFA.com. 15 July 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "BATE eke out Skënderbeu success". UEFA.com. 22 July 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "Vangjeli firmos për një vit me Skënderbeun" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 1 August 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "“Vangjeli, i Skënderbeut për gjithë sezonin”" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 18 July 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "Skënderbeu e nis me trofe, fiton Superkupën e Shqipërisë" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 17 August 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "Kursehet Skënderbeu, shpërdoron Elbasani. File: Ishim Të pafat, prisni Elbasan ndryshe" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 24 August 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "Tre të kuq dhe tre në spital vetëm për… 1 pikë, Flamurtari ndan pikët me kampionët" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 18 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "Kristi Vangjeli, përplot 11 vite pritje për golin" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 20 October 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
- ↑ "Albania - K. Vangjeli - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ "Kristi Vangjeli - Profile and Statistics - SoccerPunter.com". SoccerPunter.com. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ "Kristi Vangjeli Football Statistics - WhoScored.com". WhoScored.com. Retrieved 21 October 2014.
- ↑ Kristi Vangjeli at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ http://rsssf.com/miscellaneous/alba-recintlp.html#app
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