Avni Pepa

Avni Pepa
Personal information
Full name Avni Pepa
Date of birth (1988-11-14) 14 November 1988
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)[1]
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
ÍBV
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Start 42 (1)
2007Mandalskameratene (loan) 10 (1)
2012–2015 Sandnes Ulf 52 (1)
2015 Flamurtari Vlorë 0 (0)
2015– ÍBV 19 (0)
National team
Norway U-18 2 (0)
2014– Kosovo 1 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:32, 12 September 2015 (UTC).
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 27 September 2014

Avni Pepa (born 14 November 1988) is a Kosovar footballer of Norwegian-Albanian descent who plays for ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar as a defender.

Club career

Loan to MK

In 2007, he was loaned to Mandalskameratene from Start. He made his debut as a starter on 17 June 2007, against Sparta Sarpsborg. On 24 June he scored his first and only goal for Mandalskameratene, in a 3-1 defeat against Notodden.

IK Start

He made his debut in the Tippeligaen on 14 March 2010. He entered the field to replace Hunter Freeman, against Sandefjord. On 7 July he scored his first goal for Start. It was his the goal that allowed the team to overcome Fredrikstad, in the Norwegian Cup. On 24 October he scored his first league goal, against Stabæk, from an assist by Petter Bruer Hanssen.

Sandnes Ulf

After Start was relegated from Tippeligaen, Pepa signed with the newly promoted team Sandnes Ulf as a free agent.[2]

International career

Pepa plays for Kosovo's national team. He played in their first official FIFA-sanctioned match on 5 March 2014 against Haiti which ended in a 0-0 draw.[3]

Career statistics

As of 27 February 2015
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2007 Mandalskameratene Adeccoligaen 10100101
2008 Start 000000
2009 Tippeligaen 000000
2010 19141232
2011 24030270
2012 Sandnes Ulf 17100171
2013 24000240
2014 11010120
2014–15 Flamurtari Vlorë Albanian Superliga 000000
Career Total 1053811134

References

  1. "- 22. Avni Pepa (Norwegian)". ikstart.no. Retrieved 2011-02-14.
  2. "Avni Pepa til Sandnes Ulf". tv2.no (in Norwegian). TV2. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 16 December 2011.
  3. "Kosovo draw with Haiti in historic first FIFA friendly". 5 March 2014. Retrieved 5 April 2014.



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