Armend Dallku

Armend Dallku
Personal information
Full name Armend Sabik Dallku
Date of birth (1983-06-16) 16 June 1983
Place of birth Vushtrri, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Centre-back
Right-back
Club information
Current team
 Prishtina
Number 4
Youth career
1997–2003 Kosova Vushtrri
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2003–2004 Prishtina ? (?)
2004–2005 Elbasani 23 (0)
2005–2016 Vorskla Poltava 292 (5)
2016– Prishtina 17 (1)
Total 315 (5)
National team‡
2000–2002 Serbia and Montenegro U19 5 (0)
2002–2005 Albania U21 5 (0)
2005–2013 Albania 64 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 18:50, 1 March 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2013

Armend Sabik Dallku (born 16 June 1983) is an Albanian footballer who plays as a central defender for FC Prishtina in the Kosovo Superliga and formerly for the Albanian national team. With 64 international caps for Albania between years 2005–2013, he became part of top-10 of List of Albania international footballers.

Club career

Early career

Dallku was born in Vushtrri, and began his career at his hometown club KF Kosova Vushtrri. before transferring to Prishtina.

Prishtina

Dallku’s professional career started off in 2003 when he signed up with KF Prishtina. He spent the 2002–03 season there.[1]

Elbasani

In 2004, he moved to Elbasani, playing 25 games in all competitions.

Vorskla Poltava

In the summer of 2005, Dallku joined Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Premier League. He became one of the team’s key players of the defending line. He scored two goals during the 2006–07 season.

On 1 May 2016, Dallku announced his retirement from professional football at the end of the season via a Facebook status.[2] Fourteen, Dallku played his final match as a professional footballer in a 1–0 home loss to Oleksandriya in the final day of the season, ending thus his 13-year career, 11 of them with Vorskla Poltava.[3]

Prishtina

On 14 June 2016, Dallku completed a transfer to his first senior club Prishtina, signing a one-year contract, taking the vacant squad number 4.[4] He was presented on the same day along with players such as Ahmed Januzi and Debatik Curri, his former international teammates.[5] Two weeks later, he was prompted new captain after the position was left vacant.[6] Speaking of that, Dallku stated: "It doesn't matter who's the captain. The important thing is the team to work properly."[6]

Dallku made his official debut with the club on 13 August in the Kosovan Supercup, where Prishtina beat 1–0 Feronikeli to win the first silverware of the season.[7] He made his league debut on 19 August in the opening league match against Llapi, playing full-90 minutes in a 3–1 home success.[8] He scored his first goal of the later on 22 October in the matchday 10 against Trepça.[9]

On 14 January 2017, in the yearly ceremony held by Football Federation of Kosovo, Dallku was named in the 2016 Team of the Year along with his teammate Liridon Leci.[10]

International career

Dallku was given a call up by Hans-Peter Briegel for the game against Ukraine on 9 February 2005. Briegel decided to give the 20-year-old defender a start on his debut against a very strong Ukraine side. Although he played well he was unable to stop Ukraine from scoring two goals on either side of the interval. He scored his first goals in a FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifier against Malta on 10 September 2008. The match ended 3–0 to Albania, which sent them to the top of their group ahead of giant teams such as Portugal, Sweden and Denmark.

He retired from international football on 6 March 2014 with 64 senior international caps and one goal.[11][12] Dallku announced that he will play one last game against Kosovo, which was played on 13 November in Pristina.[13] However, Dallku didn't play but was mentioned.[14]

International games and goals

International appearances and goals
# Date Venue Opponent Final Score Goal Result Competition
2005
1 9 February 2005 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Ukraine 0–2 0 Loss FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifying
2 26 March 2005 BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey  Turkey 0–2 0 Loss FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifying
3 30 March 2005 Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece  Greece 0–2 0 Loss FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifying
4 29 May 2005 Stadion Florian Kryger, Szczecin, Poland  Poland 0–1 0 Loss Friendly
5 17 August 2005 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Azerbaijan 2–1 0 Win Friendly
6 8 October 2005 Stadium Meteor, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine  Ukraine 2–2 0 Draw FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifying
7 12 October 2005 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Turkey 0–1 0 Loss FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifying
2006
8 1 March 2006 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Lithuania 1–2 0 Loss Friendly
9 22 March 2006 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Georgia 0–0 0 Draw Friendly
10 16 August 2006 Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino  San Marino 3–0 0 Win Friendly
11 2 September 2006 Dynama Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  Belarus 2–2 0 Draw UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
12 6 September 2006 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Romania 0–2 0 Loss UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
13 11 October 2006 Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands  Netherlands 1–2 0 Loss UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
2007
14 7 February 2007 Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania  Macedonia 0–1 0 Loss Friendly
15 24 March 2007 Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania  Slovenia 0–0 0 Draw UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
16 28 March 2007 Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 0–0 0 Draw UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
17 2 June 2007 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Luxembourg 2–0 0 Win UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
18 6 June 2007 Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg  Luxembourg 3–0 0 Win UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
19 22 August 2007 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Malta 3–0 0 Win Friendly
20 12 September 2007 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Netherlands 0–1 0 Loss UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
21 17 October 2007 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Bulgaria 1–1 0 Draw UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
22 17 November 2007 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Belarus 2–4 0 Loss UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying
2008
23 27 May 2008 Stadion an der Kreuzeiche, Reutlingen, Germany  Poland 0–1 0 Loss Friendly
24 20 August 2008 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Liechtenstein 2–0 0 Win Friendly
25 6 September 2008 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Sweden 0–0 0 Draw FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
26 10 September 2008 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Malta 3–0 1 Win FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
27 11 October 2008 Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest, Hungary  Hungary 0–2 0 Loss FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
28 19 November 2008 Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan  Azerbaijan 1–1 0 Draw Friendly
2009
29 11 February 2009 Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta  Malta 0–0 0 Draw FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
30 28 March 2009 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Hungary 0–1 0 Loss FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
31 1 April 2009 Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark  Denmark 0–3 0 Loss FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
32 10 June 2009 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Georgia 1–1 0 Draw Friendly
33 12 August 2009 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Cyprus 6–1 0 Win Friendly
34 9 September 2009 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Denmark 1–1 0 Draw FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
35 14 October 2009 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Sweden 1–4 0 Loss FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying
36 14 November 2009 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 0–0 0 Draw Friendly
2010
37 3 March 2010 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Northern Ireland 1–0 0 Win Friendly
38 25 May 2010 Gradski Stadium, Berane, Montenegro  Montenegro 1–0 0 Win Friendly
39 11 August 2010 Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës, Albania  Uzbekistan 1–0 0 Win Friendly
40 3 September 2010 Stadionul Ceahlăul, Piatra Neamţ, Romania  Romania 1–1 0 Draw UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
41 7 September 2010 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Luxembourg 1–0 0 Win UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
42 8 October 2010 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–1 0 Draw UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
43 12 October 2010 Dynama Stadium, Minsk, Belarus  Belarus 0–2 0 Loss Euro 2012 qualifying
44 17 November 2010 Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë, Albania  Macedonia 0–0 0 Draw Friendly
2011
45 9 February 2011 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Slovenia 1–2 0 Loss Friendly
46 7 June 2011 Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 0–2 0 Loss UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
47 10 August 2011 Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania  Montenegro 3–2 0 Win Friendly
48 2 September 2011 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  France 1–2 0 Loss UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
49 7 October 2011 Stade de France, Paris, France  France 0–3 0 Loss UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
50 11 October 2011 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Romania 1–1 0 Draw UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying
51 11 November 2011 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Azerbaijan 0–1 0 Loss Friendly
52 15 November 2011 Stadion Goce Delčev, Prilep, Macedonia  Macedonia 0–0 0 Draw Friendly
2012
53 29 February 2012 Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia  Georgia 1–2 0 Loss Friendly
54 22 May 2012 Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas, Madrid, Spain  Qatar 2–1 0 Win Friendly
55 15 August 2012 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Moldova 0–0 0 Draw Friendly
56 7 September 2012 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Cyprus 3–1 0 Win FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifying
57 11 September 2012 Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland   Switzerland 0–2 0 Loss FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifying
58 12 October 2012 2012 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Iceland 1–2 0 Loss FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifying
59 16 October 2012 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Slovenia 1–0 0 Win FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifying
60 14 November 2012 Stade de Genève, Genève, Switzerland  Cameroon 0–0 0 Draw Friendly
2013
61 22 March 2013 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway 1–0 0 Win FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifying
62 7 June 2013 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Norway 1–1 0 Draw FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifying
63 14 August 2013 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania  Armenia 2–0 0 Win Friendly
64 10 September 2013 Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland  Iceland 1–2 0 Win FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifying

Personal life

Dallku's younger brother, Ardin (born 1 November 1994), is also a footballer who plays also as a defender and from 2012–2016 both brothers played each other at Vorskla Poltava.

Honours

Club

Prishtina
Vorskla Poltava

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Armend Dallku - biography, stats, rating, footballer's profile". Footballtop.com. 16 May 2016. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  2. ↑ Erald Kodheli (1 May 2016). "Armend Dallku mes Europës dhe lamtumirës nga Vorskla" [Armend Dallku between Europe and farewell from Vorskla] (in Albanian). Super Sport Albania. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  3. ↑ Sotir Kora (16 May 2016). "Armend Dallku "var këpucët në gozhdë"" [Armend Dallku "hangs up the boots in nail"] (in Albanian). Super Sport Albania. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  4. ↑ "Prishtina me lojtarë me karrierë ndërkombëtare" [Prishtina with players with international careers] (in Albanian). Telegraf.al. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Prishtina e ka seriozisht, afron tre ish-lojtarë të Shqipërisë" [Prishtina is serious, approaches three ex-players of Albania] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 14 June 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  6. 1 2 "Kush do të jetë kapiten i Prishtinës? Përgjigjet Dallku" [Who's gonna be the new captain of Prishtina? Dallku answers] (in Albanian). Gazeta Olle. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "Kosovë / Prishtina e Dallkut dhe Currit fiton Superkupën" [Kosovo / Prishtina of Dallku and Curri wins the Supercup] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  8. ↑ Avni Durmishi (19 August 2016). "Java I: Prishtina – Llapi 3:1" [Week I: Prishtina – Llapi 3:1] (in Albanian). PrishtinaFC. Retrieved 27 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Prishtina mposht Trepçën" [Prishtina defeats Trepça] (in Albanian). Indeks Online. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  10. 1 2 "FFK-ja zgjedh më të mirët e vitit" [FFK selects the bests of the year] (in Albanian). PrishtinaFC. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
  11. ↑ "Armend Dallku, lamtumirë kombëtares" [Armend Dallku, goodbye to the national team] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  12. ↑ "Armend Dallku, lamtumirë kombëtares" [Armend Dallku, goodbye to the national team] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 6 March 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  13. ↑ "Kosovë – Shqipëri, pensionohet Dallku" [Kosovo – Albania, Dallku retires] (in Albanian). Lajmi.net. 4 November 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "Dallku e Curri përshëndeten nga Kombëtarja" [Dallku and Curri gets greeted by the national team] (in Albanian). Telegrafi.com. 13 November 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  15. ↑ "Kapiteni i Prishtinës, Armend Dallku “Mjeshtër sporti” në Ukrainë" [Prishtina's captain, Armend Dallku “Sport master” in Ukraine] (in Albanian). PrishtinaFC. 13 December 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2017.
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