Edvan Bakaj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edvan Bakaj | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Tiranë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | KF Tirana | ||
| Number | 31 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2004 | Partizani Tirana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2004–2008 | Partizani Tirana | 20 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | KF Laçi | 15 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Besa Kavajë | 18 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Dinamo Tirana | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Besa Kavajë | 19 | (0) |
| 2012–2014 | KF Laçi | 36 | (1) |
| 2014– | KF Tirana | 23 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003–2004 | Albania U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2004–2005 | Albania U19 | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:49, 13 December 2015 (GMT). | |||
Edvan Bakaj (born 9 October 1987 in Tiranë) is an Albanian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for KF Tirana in the Albanian Superliga. His cousin Elis Bakaj is an Albania international and Hapoel Ra'anana midfielder.
Career
Following recommendation from his cousin Elis Bakaj, Edvan was given a trial at newly promoted Liga II side Alro Slatina. At first it was believed to be an unsuccessful trial as he did not impress in a friendly.[1] However, on 15 July 2011 he signed a contract at the club and joined his cousin and former team mate Elis in Romania.[2]
On 8 August 2012, Bakaj signed a one-year deal with KF Laçi.[3]
On 4 May 2014, Bakaj scored his first career goal during the 6–0 thrashing of Kastrioti Krujë, valid for the 22nd week of 2013–14 season, scoring from the penalty kick.[4][5] He left the team after the end of the season, signin a two-year contract with KF Tirana.[6]
During the 2014–15 season, he served mostly as a back-up for first goalkepper Stivi Frashëri, but he took his place in early March 2015 after the match against Partizani Tirana, were Frashëri made a mistake that was decisive for the faith of the match.[7] Bakaj ended the season with 16 appearances in all competitions, including 9 in league, with Tirana who finished it in the fourth place and was eliminated in semi-finals of 2014–15 Albanian Cup against KF Laçi with the 1–0 aggregate.
He left the club on 7 August 2015 after being told that he was not in the plans of the technical staff,[8] but, five days later, however, a call from the club's president Refik Halili made him to change his mind and return in training.[9]
International career
Bakaj has been a former youth international player of Albania, player three and two matches respectively with U17 and U19 side.[10]
Career statistics
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[nb 1] | Other[nb 2] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| KF Laçi | 2008–09 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2009–10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 15 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | |
| Besa Kavajë | 2009–10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2010–11 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | |
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |
| Dinamo Tirana | 2010–11 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| Besa Kavajë | 2011–12 | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |
| KF Laçi | 2012–13 | 16 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 0 | ||
| 2013–14 | 22 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 1 | |
| Total | 38 | 1 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 55 | 1 | |
| KF Tirana | 2014–15 | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 9 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 0 | |
| Career total | 101 | 1 | 28 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 134 | 1 | |
Notes
- ↑ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup
References
- ↑ "Bakaj nu rămâne la Alro" (in Romanian). Pro Sport. 2011-07-10. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ↑ Constantin Neacsu (2011-07-15). "Bakaj si-a trimis varul la Slatina" (in Romanian). Cancan. Retrieved 2011-07-21.
- ↑ "Edvan Bakaj firmos për Laçin". Info.al (in Albanian). 9 August 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2015.
- ↑ "Laçi, “tenis” për Europën me Kastriotin. Nica: Do t’ia dalim edhe ndaj Skënderbeut". Panorama Sport (in Albanian). 4 May 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ Laçi vs Kastrioti Krujë 6 – 0 Soccerway, 18 December 2014
- ↑ "Portieri Bakaj". Panorama Sport (in Albanian). 25 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "E ulin në stol, Stivi Frashëri shpërthen në “Facebook”: Te Tirana më shajnë nga nëna!". Panorama Sport (in Albanian). 15 March 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ↑ "Tirana, largohet edhe Edvan Bakaj". Panorama Sport (in Albanian). 7 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ↑ "Bakaj bën prapaktheu, qëndron te Tirana". Panorama Sport (in Albanian). 12 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ↑ "Edvan Bakaj – UEFA.com". UEFA.com. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
- ↑ "Football : Edvan Bakaj". Football Database. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
- ↑ "Albania - E. Bakaj - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. 15 August 2015. Retrieved 15 August 2015.
External links
- Profile at Football Database
- Edvan Bakaj profile at Soccerway
| ||||||