Elhan Kastrati

Elhan Kastrati
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997
Place of birth Has, Albania
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Teuta Durrës
(on loan from Pescara)
Number 12
Youth career
2009–2014 Teuta Durrës
2014 Renato Curi Angolana
2014–2016 Pescara
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2013 Teuta Durrës 0 (0)
2015– Pescara 0 (0)
2016 → Piacenza (loan) 1 (0)
2017– → Teuta Durrës (loan) 12 (0)
National team‡
2012–2014 Albania U17 6 (0)
2015 Albania U19 2 (0)
2016– Albania U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:11, 28 May 2017 (UTC).
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:46, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

Elhan Kastrati (born 2 February 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Albanian club Teuta Durrës on loan from Pescara and the Albania national under-21 football team.

Club career

Early career

Kastrati started his youth career in 2009 at KF Teuta Durrës academies at age of 12. During the 2012–13 season he participated with the first team in 2 League & 4 Cup games. On 1 February 2014 he moved to youths of Eccellenza Abruzzo side Renato Curi Angolana.[1][2]

Pescara

On 1 July 2014 Kastrati moved to Delfino Pescara 1936. He was placed at the Primavera side where he played 8 matches during the 2014–15 Campionato Nazionale Primavera. In the 2015–16 season he was part of the first team in 1 Cup and 2 2015–16 Serie B matches.[2]

Loan to Piacenza

On 14 July 2016 he was loaned out to Lega Pro side Piacenza Calcio 1919 until the end of the season.[3] He was a second choice behind Mirco Miori and ahead of former Roma Ivan Pelizzoli and young Stefano Dudiez. He made it his professional debut on 18 December 2016 against Prato coming on as a substitute in the 51st minute in place of striker Andrea Razzitti after that first choice Mirco Miori was sent-off.[4]

Loan to Teuta Durrës

On 26 January 2017 Kastrati was loaned to the team where he started his career KF Teuta Durrës until the end of the season.[5] On 29 June, following the end of the season, in which Kastrati collected 13 league appearances, Pescara and Teuta confirmed that Kastrati was going to remain on loan at the club for 2017–18 season.[6]

International career

Albania U19

On 3 November 2015, Kastrati received a call-up by Albania under-19 squad coach Arjan Bellaj to participate in 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifiers from 12–17 November 2015.[7]

He made his debut in the opening match against Austria which finished in a 2–1 loss,[8] and also played in the final match against Wales which ended in victory.[9] He was an unused subtitute against Georgia as coach Bellaj placed Gentian Selmani instead.[10]

Albania U21

Kastrati was called up at under-21 side by coach Redi Jupi for the double friendly matches against Czech Republic on 20 & 23 May 2016.[11]

Later in 2017, Kastrati received another call-up this time by the new coach Alban Bushi in two occasions in January for a gathering in Durrës,[12] and for a double friendly match against Moldova in March.[13]

In June 2017, Kastrati was called up for the friendly against France on 5 June 2017 and the opening 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Estonia one week later.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19:11, 28 May 2017 (UTC) [15][16]
Club Season League country League League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Teuta Durrës 2012–13 Albanian Superliga 0000——00
Total 0000000000
Pescara 2015–16 Serie A 0000——00
Total 0000000000
Piacenza 2016–17 Lega Pro 1000——10
Total 1000000010
Teuta Durrës 2016–17 Albanian Superliga 13010——140
Total 130100000140
Career total 140100000150

References

  1. ↑ Elhan Kastrati profile FSHF.org
  2. 1 2 Albania - E. Kastrati - matches Soccerway
  3. ↑ "Elhan Kastrati huazohet tek Piacenza" (in Albanian). aSport.al. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  4. ↑ "Prato vs. Piacenza 1 – 0". Soccerway. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  5. ↑ "Mercato: Kastrati in prestito in Albania. "Voglio fare bene per crescere"" [Market: Kastrati on loan in Albania. "I want to do good to grow"] (in Italian). PESCARA Sport 24. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  6. ↑ Jeton Rexhmati (29 June 2017). "Teuta e nis nga porta, Kastrati qëndron edhe një vit" [Teuta starts from the goal, Kastrati stays for another year] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  7. ↑ "U-19, nis grumbullimi për eliminatoret" [U-19, the gather starts from qualifiers] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 3 November 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  8. ↑ "Austria U19 vs. Albania 2 – 1". Soccerway. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  9. ↑ "Wales U19 vs. Albania 2 – 3". Soccerway. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  10. ↑ "Albania U19 vs. Georgia 0 – 1". Soccerway. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  11. ↑ "Kombëtarja U-21, dy ndeshje miqësore me Çekinë" [U-21 national team, two friendlies against Czech Republic] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 18 May 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  12. ↑ "Alban Bushi: Ja emrat për grumbullimin e parë në Durrës" [Alban Bushi: The names for the first gather in Durrës] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 17 January 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  13. ↑ "Kombëtarja U-21, pak risi në miqësoret ndaj Moldavisë" [U-21 national team, a little innovation in the friendlies against Moldova] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
  14. ↑ "Alban Bushi shpall listën e U21 për Francën dhe Estoninë" [Alban Bushi announces the U21 list for France and Estonia] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
  15. ↑ Elhan Kastrati at Soccerway
  16. ↑ Elhan Kastrati – UEFA competition record
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