Odise Roshi
.jpg) Roshi with Albania U21 in 2009. | |||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Full name | Odise Roshi | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1991 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Fier, Albania | ||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||
Current team | FSV Frankfurt | ||||||||
| Number | 22 | ||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||
| 1998–2006 | Apolonia Fier | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||
| 2006–2009 | Apolonia Fier | 21 | (0) | ||||||
| 2009–2011 | Flamurtari Vlorë | 51 | (8) | ||||||
| 2011–2013 | 1. FC Köln | 20 | (1) | ||||||
| 2012–2013 | → FSV Frankfurt (loan) | 30 | (2) | ||||||
| 2013– | FSV Frankfurt | 41 | (4) | ||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||
| 2006–2008 | Albania U17 | 3 | (0) | ||||||
| 2009–2011 | Albania U21 | 8 | (3) | ||||||
| 2011– | Albania | 22 | (1) | ||||||
Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 April 2015. † Appearances (Goals). | |||||||||
Odise Roshi (born 22 May 1991) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club FSV Frankfurt and the Albania national team. His main position is midfielder but he can also play as a forward.
Club career
Childhood and early career
Roshi was born in Fier, Albania. Growing up in Fier, Roshi joined city based club Apolonia Fier. During his youth career, he had try outs with the youth team of Paris Saint-Germain but failed to secure a contract with them.[1] Roshi made his way through the ranks of Apolonia and broke into the senior team at the age of sixteen.
Apolonia Fier
Roshi made five appearances for Apolonia in the 2006–07 season. He showed promise despite Apolonia being relegated to the Albanian First Division. Getting regular time in the first division, Roshi was crucial in helping his club gain a spot in the top two positions of the table, hence promoting the team to the Albanian Superliga.
Roshi's season in the Superliga showcased his talent, earning him call ups to the youth levels of the national team. He helped Apolonia maintain a mid-table position.
Flamurtari Vlorë
In the winter transfer period, Roshi moved to Flamurtari Vlorë. With Flamutari, Roshi helped the club win the Albanian Cup. During the qualification rounds of the UEFA Europa League, Flamurtari were matched up against Scottish side Motherwell. Roshi played well in both legs and scored a goal in the away leg despite Flamurtari being eliminated.[2] Roshi made thirty three appearances and scored nineteen times for Flamurtari Vlorë.
Köln
At the end of the 2010–11 season, There was speculation surrounding Roshi that Belgian club Anderlecht,[1] as well as German club 1. FC Köln, were interested in signing the Albanian. On 19 May 2011, Roshi moved to Köln on a free transfer.[3][4] Cologne director Volker Finke stated that Roshi is a "highly talented" player with a promising future as an attacking midfielder.[5]
Roshi has so far made twenty appearances for Köln, most of them coming off the bench as a substitute. On 5 February 2012, Roshi scored his first goal in an official match for Köln 99 seconds after coming on in the 72nd minute to give Cologne a 1–0 victory over Kaiserslautern. Köln ended its three-game losing streak and this was Köln's first victory over Kaiserslautern in over 22 years.[6][7] Roshi also assisted a goal against Nuremberg two weeks later.
FSV Frankfurt
On 6 August 2012, it was announced that the 21 year-old winger was transferred on a one year loan to FSV Frankfurt, meeting there fellow Albanian compatriot and national player Edmond Kapllani, who had joined the club a month ago. Uwe Stöver, the sports director of FSV Frankfurt, stated that Roshi has demonstrated his qualities in the previous season in the Bundesliga for Köln and that he is convinced that Roshi's addition will bring in the offensive play of FSV Frankfurt.[8]
Roshi has played well so far for Frankfurt and has assisted a goal against FC Erzgebirge Aue in the third game of the season. On 21 September, Roshi scored his first goal for Frankfurt against FC St.Pauli. He scored from outside the far corner of the box. On 27 April 2013, he scored the first goal in 2013, the second for Frankfurt against Dynamo Dresden, as Frankfurt won the match 3–1.
On 4 April 2014, in absence of his fellow compatriot team-mate Edmond Kapllani due to an injury, Roshi played in the forward line and scored a goal in the 61st minute in a match against Aalen, but anyway wasn't enough as match finished in the loss 2–1.[9] After that goal scored, Roshi was included in the Bundesliga 2 team of the week.[10]
After had suffered from some muscular problems this season, on 8 February 2015 Roshi returned scoring in the game of the 20th week against 1. FC Nürnberg. He played in the starting line up as a striker among Mohamed Amine Aoudia and scored the opening goal for the 2–1 victory.[11] Roshi scored again for the second time in a row in the next fixture against Red Bull Leipzig on 15 February 2015 to give his team another victory in a row with the 0–1 result.[12]
International career
Senior team
He received his first call up from the Albania national team coach Josip Kuže for the matches against France on 7 October 2011 and Romania on 11 October 2011, valids for the UEFA Euro 2012 qualification.[13] He made it his first debut against France on 7 October 2011, as he included in the starting line up and played the full 90-minutes, were the match finished in the loss 3–0.[14] He scored first goal for Albania national team on 16 October 2012 against Slovenia, were he was included in the starting line up, scored in the 36th minute, giving his national team the victory 1–0.[15]
Roshi gave the assist for the 0–1 victory goal scored by Bekim Balaj for Albania on 7 September 2014, against Portugal in their opening UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying.[16][17] Roshi swung in a cross from the right which was behind Bekim Balaj, but on the turn he managed to get his foot to the ball and his right-footed volley found the bottom corner from 15 yards.[18]
Career statistics
Club
| Season | Club | League country | League | League Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2006–07 | Apolonia Fier | Albanian Superliga | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| 2007–08 | Albanian First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | |
| 2008–09 | Albanian Superliga | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | Flamurtari Vlorë | Albanian Superliga | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 31 | 4 |
| 2010–11 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 22 | 5 | ||
| Total | 51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 53 | 9 | ||
| 2011–12 | 1. FC Köln | Bundesliga | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 20 | 1 |
| Total | 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1 | ||
| 2012–13 | FSV Frankfurt | 2. Bundesliga | 30 | 2 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 32 | 2 |
| 2013–14 | 23 | 1 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2014–15 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 19 | 3 | ||
| Total | 71 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 6 | ||
| Career total | 163 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 170 | 16 | ||
International
| Albania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 |
| 2012 | 6 | 1 |
| 2013 | 8 | 0 |
| 2014 | 3 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 22 | 1 |
International goals
- Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first.
| Goal | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 16 October 2012 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Slovenia | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifier |
Nickname
Roshi earned the nickname Raketa (Rocket) due to his fast pace on the football pitch. Raketa is Albanian for Rocket. In his physical test at Köln, Roshi ran 30 metres in 3.7 seconds and 100 metres in 10.9 seconds, achieving the highest score in his team.[22]
Honours
- Flamurtari
- Albanian Superliga runners-up: 2010–11
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Roshi le Flamurtarin per Anderlecht?" (in Albanian). FutbolliShqiptar. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ "Motherwell 8-1 KS Flamurtari goal highlights". stv. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ Hammond, Mike (ed.) (2007). The European Football Yearbook 2007/08. London: M Press Media. ISBN 978-0-9555917-2-3.
- ↑ "Sein Berater attackiert Finke: Geht Peszko?" (in German). kicker. 19 May 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ "FC Cologne Signs Albanian Midfielder Odise Roshi". The Associated Press. 6 February 2012. Retrieved 19 May 2011.
- ↑ "Cologne wins, Bremen draws again in Bundesliga". Sports Illustrated. 5 February 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2011.
- ↑ "Kaiserslautern 0 - 1 Cologne". skysports. 5 February 2011. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ "FSV Frankfurt leiht Odise Roshi vom 1. FC Köln" (in German). spox. 6 August 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
- ↑ Aalen vs. FSV Frankfurt - 4 April 2014 - Soccerway
- ↑ Roshi në formacionin e javës : Ja sekreti im Info Pasqyra.com
- ↑ Roshi shënon gol, FSV Frankfurt i rikthehet fitores (+Video) aSport.info
- ↑ RB Leipzig vs. FSV Frankfurt - 15 February 2015 - Soccerway
- ↑ Francë-Shqipëri, Kuzhe publikon listën Agjencia Kombëtare e Lajmeve AMA
- ↑ France vs. Albania - 7 October 2011 - Soccerway
- ↑ Albania vs. Slovenia - 16 October 2012 - Soccerway
- ↑ Portugal vs. Albania - 7 September 2014 - Soccerway
- ↑ "“Bekim” kuqezi në Aveiro, Shqipëria shokon Portugalinë". Panorama Sport. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
- ↑ "Portugal slump to home defeat by Albania in Euro 2016 qualifier". theguardian.com. The Guardian. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014.
- ↑ Odise Roshi profile at Soccerway
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Odise Roshi at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Odise Roshi - national football team player EU-Football.info
- ↑ "Odise Roshi, "raketë" te Këlni, sprint dhe grinte në stërvitje" (in Albanian). Gazeta Shqip. 28 January 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2013.
External links
- Odise Roshi profile at Soccerway
- Odise Roshi at National-Football-Teams.com
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