Fabio Sakaj

Fabio Sakaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-02) 2 February 1998
Place of birth Alatri, Frosinone, Italy
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Modena
Number 7
Youth career
0000–2016 Modena
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Modena 9 (0)
National team
2016 Albania U19 1 (0)
2017– Albania U21 0 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:05, 31 May 2017 (UTC).

Fabio Sakaj (born 2 February 1998) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Italian club Modena.

Early life

Sakaj was born in Alatri, a comune of province of Frosinone in the Italian region of the Lazio, to Albanian parents originally from Lezhë, Albania.[1] He started his football beginnins at the Virtus Pavullese, a small football team in the town of Pavullo Nel Frignano, in the Italian province of Modena.[2]

Club career

Modena

Sakaj gained entry with the first team of Modena F.C. as he was included in the team by the coach Simone Pavan to participate in the match against Brescia on 3 March 2015.[3] Then he continued to participate regularly in 6 another matches,[4] until he managed to make its first debut against Virtus Entella on 11 April 2015 by coming on as a substitute in the stoppage time 90'+2 minute in place of Pablo Granoche.[5]

International career

Sakaj received his first international call up at Albania national under-21 football team by coach Arjan Bellaj to participate in the Roma Caput Mundi Tournament from 29 February-4 March 2016.[6]

Sakaj received his first call up at Albania national under-21 football team by coach Alban Bushi for a gathering in Durrës, Albania from 18–25 January 2017.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17:11, 31 May 2017 (UTC) [8]
Club Season League country League League Cup Europe Other Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Modena 2014–15 Serie B 402060
2015–16 401050
2016–17 Lega Pro 101020
Total 90200020130
Career total 90200020130

References

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