Arbnor Fejzullahu
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Arbnor Fejzullahu | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Preševo, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Partizani Tirana | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2005–2011 | Tërnoci | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2011–2014 | Besa Kavajë | 72 | (1) |
| 2014– | Partizani Tirana | 46 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2011–2012 | Albania U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2011–2014 | Albania U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2015– | Albania | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2015. | |||
Arbnor Fejzullahu (Serbian: Арбнор Фејзулаху, Arbnor Fejzulahu) (born 8 April 1993 in Preševo) is an Albanian professional footballer who currently plays for Albanian Superliga side Partizani Tirana as a defender.
Club career
Fejzullahu was born in the town in Preševo in southern Serbia, FR Yugoslavia to Albanian Parents. He played for the local ethnic Albanian team KF Tërnoci (Serbian: ФК Трновац / FK Trnovac). He was an important first team member in the heart of the midfield at the age of just 17 in the Serbian 5th tier of the football level.
He moved to Albania in the summer of 2011 to join Besa Kavajë who had just been relegated to the Albanian First Division. Following his arrival prompted positive feedback by both the manager of Besa, Gugash Magani and the club's directors who all believed Fejzullahu would play a big role in the club's ambitions to return to the Albanian Superliga.[1]
Partizani Tirana
Following KS Besa's relegation to the Albanian First Division Fejzullahu was given permission by the club to leave, and after interest from several Albanian sides he decided to join Partizani Tirana. He officially signed on 27 May alongside Idriz Batha and the new manager Shpëtim Duro. Fejzullahu debuted in team's opening match of 2014–15 season against KF Laçi, starting and playing full-90 minutes in a disappointing 1–1 away draw.[2] Later, on 19 November 2014, he scored his first goal for the club against Lushnja, valid for the second round of Albanian Cup, scoring the equaliser in the 25th minute, in an eventual 4–1 home win.[3]
International career
Interest was shown in Fejzullahu by the Serbia U-18 side in January 2011, but he declined the request to represent Serbia, stating that he would like to play for Albania but never for Serbia. His decision was applauded among the Albanian community in Serbia[4]
In August 2011 he was invited by the Albanian Football Association to participate in a training camp held in Kamëz, Albania following the recommendation by a member of the Albanian supporters' association Tifozat Kuq e Zi, Jetmir Salihu.[5] [6][7] The training camp was held for ethnic Albanian footballers playing abroad. He shone amongst the 30 participants which meant the Albanian Football Association quickly began the procesure to equip the player with Albanian citizsenhip.[8]
Albania senior team
Fejzullahu received his first call up to the senior Albania national team by Gianni De Biasi on 8 June 2015 for a friendly game against France on 13 June and was used in the last minutes of the match, marking thus his debut.[9]
Statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[nb 1] | Other[nb 2] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Besa Kavajë | 2011–12 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||
| 2012–13 | 20 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | |||
| Total | 73 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 2 | |
| Partizani Tirana | 2014–15 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 13 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | |||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 1 | |
| Karriera në total | 119 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 130 | 3 | |
International
As of 13 June 2015[12]
| Albanian national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 1 | 0 |
Notes
- ↑ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup
References
- ↑ "Arbnor Fejzullahu: Besa, hapi i karrierës sime" (in Albanian). Futbolli Shqiptar. 9 July 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2011.
- ↑ "“Luftë” për një pikë, Partizani barazon në Laç. Trajneri Duro: Raçiç, “bast” im i fituar". Panorama Sport. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ↑ Partizani Tirana vs. Lushnja 4–1 - Soccerway
- ↑ "U-18 interesohen për futbollistët Gjelbërim Taipi dhe Arbnor Fejzullahu" (in Albanian). KF Tërnoci. 11 January 2011. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ↑ "Shqipëria fton Amir Rrahmani dhe Arbnor Fejzullahu" (in Albanian). Gool.al. 1 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ↑ "Arbnor Fejzullahu ftohet në U19 të Shqipërisë" (in Albanian). Tifozat Kuq e Zi. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 11 November 2013.
- ↑ "Futbollisti nga Lugina Arbnor Fejzullahu në kombëtaren e Shqipërisë U19" (in Albanian). Presheva.com. 19 October 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ↑ Moral Pozhegu (15 September 2011). "Shqipëria ia realizon ëndrrën" (in Albanian). Info Arkiv. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
- ↑ Presheva (14 June 2015). "Arbnor Fejzullahu nga Tërrnoci realizoi ëndrrën: I lumtur për debutimin me Kombëtaren". Presheva jone. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ↑ "Albania - A. Fejzullahu - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "Football : Arbnor Fejzullahu". Football DataBase. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
- ↑ "Arbnor Fejzullahu - National Football Teams". National-Football-Teams. Retrieved 13 October 2014.
External links
- Profile at UEFA.com
- Arbnor Fejzullahu profile at Soccerway
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