Alban Shabani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Alban Shabani | ||
| Date of birth | 18 May 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Podujevë, Kosovo under UN administration | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Trepça | ||
| Number | 6 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Llapi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Llapi | 18 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 12 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Feronikeli | 17 | (0) |
| 2022 | Drenica | 4 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Llapi | 0 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | → Feronikeli (loan) | ||
| 2023–2025 | Feronikeli | 51 | (1) |
| 2025 | Laçi | 9 | (0) |
| 2025–2026 | Ferizaj | 31 | (0) |
| 2026– | Trepça | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2020 | Kosovo U21 | 2 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 17 November 2020 | |||
Alban Shabani (born 18 May 2000) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Trepça.
Club career
[edit]Skënderbeu Korçë
[edit]On 22 October 2020, Shabani signed a four-year contract with Kategoria Superiore club Skënderbeu Korçë and received squad number 6.[1] Ten days later, he made his debut with Skënderbeu Korçë in the 2020–21 Albanian Cup first round against Tomori after coming on as a substitute at 76th minute in place of Uerdi Mara.[2] Three days after debut, Shabani made his first Kategoria Superiore appearance after coming on as a substitute at 80th minute in place of Uerdi Mara in a 1–1 away draw against Teuta Durrës.[3]
International career
[edit]Under-19
[edit]On 2 October 2018, Shabani was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications,[4] he was an unused substitute in these matches.
Under-21
[edit]On 6 November 2020, Shabani received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Albania U21 and Turkey U21.[5] Seven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in the match against Albania U21 after coming on as a substitute at 76th minute in place of Arton Zekaj.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Alban Shabani transferohet te Skënderbeu" [Alban Shabani is transferred to Skënderbeu]. Lajmi.net (in Albanian). 22 October 2020.
- ↑ "Skënderbeu Korçë vs. Tomori Berat 1–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
- ↑ "Teuta Durrës vs. Skënderbeu Korçë 1–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ↑ "Kombëtarja U-19 grumbullohet më 5 tetor për ndeshjet kualifikuese" [National U19 team gathering with 5 October for qualifying matches] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ↑ "Prekazi publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy ndeshjet e nëntorit" [Prekazi publishes the list of players for the two November matches] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 6 November 2020.
- ↑ "Kosovo U21 vs. Albania U21 0–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
External links
[edit]- 2000 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Podujevë
- Footballers from the District of Pristina
- Kosovan men's footballers
- Kosovo men's under-21 international footballers
- Kosovan expatriate men's footballers
- Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Albania
- Men's association football midfielders
- Football Superleague of Kosovo players
- First Football League of Kosovo players
- KF Llapi players
- FC Feronikeli 74 players
- KF Drenica players
- Kategoria Superiore players
- KF Skënderbeu players
- KF Laçi players
- FC Ferizaj players
- KF Trepça players