Eros Grezda

Eros Grezda
Personal information
Full name Eros Genc Grezda
Date of birth (1995-04-15) 15 April 1995
Place of birth Gjakovë, Kosovo[1]
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Osijek
Number 11
Youth career
2004–2010[1] Prishtina
2010 FK Rabotnički[1]
2010–2011 Dinamo Zagreb[1]
2013–2014 Aluminij
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012 GAK II 2 (2)
2013–2014 Aluminij 29 (6)
2015 Zavrč 11 (0)
2015–2017 Lokomotiva Zagreb 59 (14)
2017– Osijek 4 (0)
National team‡
2014–2016 Albania U21 2 (0)
2016– Albania 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 August 2017.
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 June 2017

Eros Genc Grezda (born 15 April 1995) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a Attacking midfielder for Croatian club Osijek and the Albania national team.

Career

Early career

Eros Grezda started his career at FC Prishtina, playing there between the ages of 9 and 15. He subsequently moved for a short while to FK Rabotnički where he was scouted by GNK Dinamo Zagreb, where he soon moved and spend 1 year there playing with the under-17 side.[1]

Austria and Slovenia

Grezda's first taste of senior football was in Austria, where he moved in the summer of 2012, signing for Grazer AK's lower league reserve side. He played in merely two games before moving on. Grezda arrived in Slovenia in the summer of 2013, signing for second-tier NK Aluminij. He stayed in Kidričevo for a year and a half, accumulating 29 caps and 6 goals for the first team.[2] He then moved up a tier, signing for the Slovenian PrvaLiga side NK Zavrč on 23 January 2015 alongside Antonio Pavić.[3]

NK Lokomotiva

On 9 July 2015 Grezda signed for NK Lokomotiva in the Croatian First League for a fee of €100,000.[4] He scored twice against Slaven Belupo on 23 December 2015 in a 3–0 win and was named best player of the week.[5] He scored another brace against Osijek on 27 February 2016 in a match finished in the 1–3 victory. He scored the first and last goals in the 9th and 90th minutes.[6] On 20 April he was selected in the team of the week.[7] On 8 May 2016 Grezda scored his 9th goal of the season in the derby against Zagreb where Lokomotiva won 2–0.[8]

Grezda scored 1 goal and won a penalty kick himself on 7 April 2017 against Cibalia where Lokomotiva won 4–1.[9] A week later Grezda scored again, in the Zagreb derby against Dinamo Zagreb in a 1–2 loss where Grezda scored the opening goal in the 5th minute.[10]

NK Osijek

On 25 May 2017 Grezda signed a transfer to NK Osijek which gained the right to play in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League qualifying round for the next season.[11] On 13 July 2017 Grezda scored his first UEFA clubs competition goal in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League Second qualifying round first leg match against Swiss side Luzern where Osijek won 2–0.[12] In the second leg against Luzern 1 week later, Grezda assisted the only Osijek's goal scored by Muzafer Ejupi and the match finished in the 2–1 loss but however Osijek advanced in the next round by winning 3–2 on aggregate.[13]

International career

Albania U21

Grezda is a Kosovar Albanian and initially only had Kosovo citizenship but he declared that he is waiting an invitation by Albanian Football Association.[1] He first received a call up from Albania under-21s coach Skënder Gega in August 2014 for a friendly against Qatar, but due to visa problems the game which was planned to be played in the United Kingdom did not go ahead.[14] He was again called up in September for a friendly against Romania on 8 October 2014.[15][16] He made his first debut for Albania U21 in the Friendly match against Romania U21 on 8 October 2014 by playing as a starter in a 3–1 loss.[17]

Following his good running form with Lokomotiva, Grezda grabbed again the attention of Albanian Football Association and he received a call up by coach Redi Jupi for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Greece U21 and Hungary U21 on 24 & 28 March 2016 respectively.[18] However, due to the absence of Albanian citizenship Grezda could not feature in any of both games.[19]

He received the Albanian citizenship on 31 March 2016 among fellow Albania under-21 member Jasir Asani.[20]

He was called up for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Greece U21 on 2 September 2016.[21] He debuted against Greece U21 playing as a starter and substituting off at half-time for Kostandin Kariqi due to the injury.[22]

Senior team

Grezda got his first call up to the Albania senior team by coach Gianni De Biasi for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Liechtenstein and Spain in October 2016.[23] He was an unused substitute in both occasions. He was called up then for the 5th 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification fixture against Italy on 24 March 2017 and the Friendly match against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 28 March 2017.[24] Grezda made his first senior debut on 24 March 2017 against Italy coming on as a substitute in the 87th minute in place of Odise Roshi.[25][26]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 August 2017 [27]
Club Season League Cup Europe[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Aluminij 2013–14 Slovenian Second League 18520——205
2014–15 11110——121
Total 29630——326
Zavrč 2014–15 Slovenian PrvaLiga 110———110
Total 110———110
Lokomotiva Zagreb 2015–16 Croatian First League 29920——319
2016–17 3053180—416
Total 59145180—7215
Osijek 2017–18 Croatian First League 40—61—101
Total 40006100101
Career total 10320811410012522
  1. ↑ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

International

As of 4 June 2017 [28][29]
Albania national team
YearAppsGoals
201600
201720
Total20

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Grezda: Pres ftesën e Shqipërisë, e kam refuzuar dy herë Maqedoninë Panorama Sport
  2. ↑ Eros Grezda at nzs.si
  3. ↑ Antonio Pavić in Eros Grezda novi okrepitvi NK ZAVRČ
  4. ↑ Eros Grezda i bashkohet Lokomotivës së Zagrebit (VIDEO) Klan Kosova
  5. ↑ Grezda fantastik, lojtari më i mirë i javës në Kroaci Telegrafi
  6. ↑ Super Eros Grezda/ Dy gola në fitoren e Lokomotiva Zagreb Lapsi.al
  7. ↑ Legjionarët / Eros Grezda, sërish në formacionin e javës në Kroaci AlbanianSport.net
  8. ↑ Legjionarët / Grezda gjen golin e 9-të sezonal në Kroaci, fiton derbin AlbanianSport.net
  9. ↑ Grezda protagonist me Lokomotiven SuperSport
  10. ↑ Grezda, një supergol Dinamos së Zagrebit Sport Ekspres
  11. ↑ Eros Grezda firmos me NK Osijek Gazeta Tema
  12. ↑ Ejupi dhe Grezda shënojnë në fitoren e Osijekit ndaj Luzernit (Video) Periskopi
  13. ↑ UEFA Europa League - Luzern-Osijek UEFA.com
  14. ↑ Grezda shkëlqen në kampionatin slloven Epoka E Re
  15. ↑ Eros Grezda merr ftesë nga Kombëtarja U-21 Panorama Sport
  16. ↑ Grezda i thotë "po" kombëtares U-21 Albeu.com
  17. ↑ Shpresat munden në Rumani, dështon “armata” e Gegës Panorama Sport
  18. ↑ Eros Grezda në top-formë, merr ftesë nga Kombëtarja U-21 TeleSport
  19. ↑ Nën-21-vjeçarët / Shpresat e Jupit, sonte përballë Hungarisë në Elbasan AlbanianSport.net
  20. ↑ Pajisen me posaportë shqiptare! Bota Sot
  21. ↑ U-21 zbardhet lista per sfiden ndaj Greqise FSHF.org
  22. ↑ Greece U21 vs. Albania U21 - 2 September 2016 Soccerway
  23. ↑ "Albania includes 4 newcomers in World Cup squad". heraldonline.com. 1 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  24. ↑ DE BIAZI SHPALL LISTËN PËR ITALINË DHE BOSNJEN FSHF.org
  25. ↑ Befasia e De Biazit, tre debutues kuqezinj Sport Ekspres
  26. ↑ Italy football team defeated Albania 2:0, 24 March 2017 EU-Football.info
  27. ↑ Eros Grezda at Soccerway
  28. ↑ Eros Grezda at National-Football-Teams.com
  29. ↑ Eros Grezda - national football team player EU-Football.info
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