Artim Šakiri

Artim Šakiri
Артим Шаќири
Artim Shaqiri

Personal information
Full name	Artim Šakiri
Date of birth	23 September 1973
Place of birth	Livadhi, Struga, SFR Yugoslavia
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Youth career
	FK Dinamo Livadhi
	FK Karaorman
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
0000–1994	FK Karaorman
1994–2000	FK Vardar	54	(4)
1997–1998	→ Halmstads BK (loan)	43	(8)
2000	→ Tennis Borussia Berlin (loan)	14	(0)
2000–2001	HIT Gorica	19	(3)
2000–2001	NK Korotan	2	(2)
2001–2002	Malatyaspor	23	(3)
2002–2003	CSKA Sofia	20	(5)
2003–2005	West Bromwich Albion	28	(1)
2005–2006	AaB Aalborg	12	(3)
2006	FC Inter Turku	5	(3)
2007	FC Vaduz	10	(0)
2007	Shkëndija	25	(7)
2008	Besa Kavajë	8	(1)
2008–2009	Qarabağ	22	(7)
National team
1996–2006	Macedonia	72	(15)
Teams managed
2012–2013	FK Shkëndija
2014–2015	FK Kukësi
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Artim Šakiri or Shaqiri (Albanian: Artim Shaqiri, Macedonian: Артим Шаќири; born 23 September 1973) is a retired football midfielder from the Republic of Macedonia,^[1] who last played for Qarabağ FK in Azerbaijan in 2009.

Biography

Šakiri was born to an Albanian family in Livadhi, a village near Struga.^[2] In his youth, he played football for his village squad (FK Dinamo Livadhi).^[3]

Club career

In 1997, he moved from Vardar to Swedish side Halmstads BK, a team that won the Swedish premier league Allsvenskan the same year. He played alongside developing star Fredrik Ljungberg.

In 2003, he moved from Bulgarian club CSKA Sofia to West Bromwich Albion in England. He made his debut in a 4–1 defeat away at local rivals Walsall. In his first home league match for Albion, Šakiri scored a spectacular long-range goal, helping his team to a 4–1 win over Burnley.^[4] It was, however, his only goal for the club. He made 30 appearances during 2003–04, but the next season he only played three games and left the club. He was set to move to Burnley, but the move fell through as his work permit wasn't renewed.^[5] Instead, Šakiri went to AaB in Denmark. He was released by AaB in 2006. In Autumn 2006, Šakiri signed for Finnish club FC Inter. He made five Veikkausliiga appearances and scored three times, but his contract was not renewed. In 2007, he signed for FC Vaduz. At the beginning of the season 2008 he has signed for Azerbaijani side Qarabağ FK.

Career statistics

^[6]

Club performance			League		Cup		League Cup		Continental		Total
Season	Club	League	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1992–93	FK Karaorman	2. MFL					-		-
1993–94		1. MFL					-		-
1994–95	FK Vardar						-		0	0
1995–96							-		4	0
1996–97							-		4	0
1997	Halmstads (loan)	Allsvenskan	19	4			-				19	4
1998			24	4			-		2	1	26	5
1998–99	FK Vardar	1. MFL					-		-
1999–2000			9	2			-		1	0	10	2
1999–2000	Tennis Borussia Berlin (loan)	2. Bundesliga	14	0			-		-		14	0
2000–01	FK Vardar	1. MFL	8	2			-		-
2000–01	Gorica	1. SNL	14	3			-		0	0	14	3
2001–02			5	0			-		2	0	7	0
	Korotan Prevalje		2	2			-		-		2	2
2001–02[7]	Malatyaspor	Süper Lig	23	3			-		-		23	3
2002–03	CSKA Sofia	A PFG	20	5			-		3	1	23	6
2003–04	West Bromwich Albion[8]	Championship	25	1	1	0	4	0	-		30	1
2004–05		Premier League	3	0	0	0	0	0	-		3	0
2005–06	AaB	Superligaen	12	3			-		-		12	3
2006	Inter Turku	Veikkausliiga	5	3					-		5	3
2006–07	FC Vaduz	Challenge League	10	0			-		0	0	10	0
2007–08	Shkëndija	1. MFL					-		-
2007–08	Besa Kavajë	Albanian Superliga	8	1			-		0	0	8	1
2008–09[9]	Qarabağ	APL	22	7			-		-		22	7
Career total			223	40	1	0	4	0	16	2	245	42

International career

Šakiri made his debut for Macedonia in a March 1996 friendly match against Malta, coming on as a late substitute for Sašo Miloševski, and has been capped 75 times. He has been captain of the team for many of those years. In 2002, he scored a goal directly from a corner kick against England.

International goals

^[10]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	11 October 1997	Gradski Stadium, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia	Lithuania	1–0	1–2	1998 FIFA World Cup qualification
2	6 September 1998	Gradski Stadium, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia	Malta	3–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
3				4–0
4	8 September 1998	Gradski Stadium, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia	FR Yugoslavia	1–4	2–4	UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying
5	7 June 2000	Azadi Stadium, Teheran, Iran	South Korea	1–2	1–2	Friendly
6	2 June 2001	Gradski Stadium, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia	Moldova	1–1	2–2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
7	6 June 2001	Bursa Atatürk Stadium, Bursa, Turkey	Turkey	0–1	3–3	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification
8	27 March 2002	Stadion Grbavica, Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina	Bosnia and Herzegovina	3–1	4–4	Friendly
9				4–3
10				4–4
11	21 August 2002	Gradski Stadium, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia	Malta	2–0	5–0	Friendly
12				4–0
13	16 October 2002	St Mary's Stadium, Southampton, England	England	0–1	2–2	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
14	11 June 2003	BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey	Turkey	0–2	3–2	UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying
15	18 August 2004	Gradski Stadium, Skopje, Republic of Macedonia	Armenia	2–0	3–0	2006 FIFA World Cup qualification

Honours

FK Vardar^[3]

• Macedonian Cup: 1999

Halmstad

• Allsvenskan: 1997

CSKA Sofia^[3]

• A Group: 2002–03

Qarabağ^[3]

• Azerbaijan Cup: 2008–09

References

1. "Euro Qualifying Preview FYR Macedonia – Croatia". Goal.com. 17 November 2007. Archived from the original on 6 December 2007. Retrieved 18 January 2008.
2. "Shaqiri: E ardhmja ime në Angli" (in Albanian). Portalb. 27 December 2012. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
3. "Artim Shakjiri". macedonianfootball.com. 12 January 2010. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
4. "West Brom 4–1 Burnley". BBC Sport. 16 August 2003. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
5. "Burnley fail in bid to net Sakiri". BBC Sport. 11 August 2005. Retrieved 8 August 2007.
6. Artim Šakiri at National-Football-Teams.com
7. "ARTIM ŞAKIRI". tff.org. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
8. "Artim Sakiri". Soccerbase. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
9. "2008/09 Stats" (PDF). pfl.az. Retrieved 5 December 2013.
10. "Artim Shakjiri". macedonianfootball.com. Retrieved 5 December 2013.

External links

• Artim Šakiri at MacedonianFootball.com
• Artim Šakiri career statistics at Soccerbase