Edon Hasani

Edon Hasani

Personal information
Full name	Edon Hasani
Date of birth	9 January 1992
Place of birth	Shkodër, Albania
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current team	Kukësi
Number	16
Youth career
2005–2009	Vllaznia Shkodër
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
2009–2012	Vllaznia Shkodër	37	(1)
2012–2013	Litex Lovech	9	(0)
2013	Ceahlăul	1	(0)
2014	Poli Timișoara	5	(0)
2014–	Kukësi	38	(4)
National team^‡
2008-2009	Albania U17	1	(0)
2009–2012	Albania U19	7	(0)
2012–2013	Albania U21	3	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 27 February 2016. † Appearances (goals) ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 25 March 2014

Edon Hasani (born 9 January 1992 in Shkodër) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kukësi in the Albanian Superliga.

Club career

Vllaznia Shkodër

Hasani made his professional debut for Vllaznia Shkodër on 17 April 2009 against Skënderbeu Korçë, replacing Ansi Nika in the 75th minute.^[1]

Hasani made his European debut for Vllaznia Shkodër in a Europa League qualifying match against Birkirkara on 30 July 2011, coming on as an 88th-minute substitute in the 1–0 win.^[2] He played another five minutes in the returning leg where Vllaznia Shkodër proggresed with the aggregate 2–1.^[3] Hasani would play another two matches as a late substitute in the next round against Thun in a eventual 2–1 aggregate exit.

Litex, FC Ceahlăul, and ACS Poli Timișoara

On 25 August 2012, Hasani joined Bulgarian A PFG club Litex Lovech. After 9 games played in Bulgaria, in the summer of 2013 he joined FC Ceahlăul in the Romanian Liga I, where he played only one game until January 2014 when he moved to ACS Poli Timișoara, another Liga I team.^[4]

Kukësi

Hasani returned to Albania in the summer of 2014 and signed a one-year contract with Kukësi on 29 July 2014, with the option of an extension of a further two years.^[5] On 25 August 2014, Hasani made his Kukësi debut in the team's opening league match of 2014–15 Albanian Superliga against his former side Vllaznia Shkodër, playing 88 minutes in a 2–1 away win.^[6] In the next week he made his home debut by helping his side to beat the newcomers of Elbasani.^[7]

He scored his first goal for Kukësi on 19 November 2014 during the 5–2 home win against Pogradeci in the first leg of 2014–15 Albanian Cup's second round.^[8] He ended his first season with Kukësi by playing 26 league matches, mostly of them as a starter, and 7 cup matches, with Kukësi who finished as runner-up in both league and cup. In the Albanian Cup final against Laçi on 29 May 2015, he scored his second cup goal and the tempolary equalizuer in a eventual 2–1 loss.^[9]

International career

Hasani made his international debut with Albania U19 in a UEFA European Under-19 Championship match against Italy U19 on 13 November 2009, playing 59 minutes before leaving the field in place of Armando Vajushi in a eventual 5–0 defeat.^[10] He would play two full-90 minutes against Republic of Ireland U19 and San Marino U19 as Albania failed to qualify in the Elite round.^[11][12]

References

1. "Vllaznia Shkodër vs. Skënderbeu Korçë 0 – 2". Soccerway. 17 April 2010. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
2. "Birkirkara vs. Vllaznia". UEFA.com. 30 June 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
3. "Vllaznia vs. Birkirkara". UEFA.com. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
4. Sportekspres (3 February 2014). "Hasani ndërron skuadër në Hungari". Retrieved 3 February 2014.
5. Jonuz Hallaçi (30 July 2014). "Kukësi firmos me Edon Hasanin, rinovon kontratën edhe Shameti" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
6. Admir Uruçi (25 August 2014). "Kukësi zhyt Vllazninë, “pushton” Shkodrën. Raineri: Pas Teutës, do shihni ekipin tim" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
7. Erjon Hamitaj (31 August 2014). "Kukësi është i pari, start me hap kampioni. Verdheblutë të pafuqishëm, pa asnjë pikë" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
8. "Kukësi vs. Pogradeci 5 – 2". Soccerway. 19 November 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
9. "Laçi fiton Kupën e Shqipërisë, mund 2-1 Kukësin në finale. Veliaj dhe Xhejms bëjnë diferencën (VIDEO)" (in Albanian). Panorama.al. 29 May 2015. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
10. "Italy U19 vs. Albania U19 5 – 0". Soccerway. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
11. "Republic of Ireland U19 vs. Albania U19 2 – 0". Soccerway. 15 November 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
12. "Albania U19 vs. San Marino U19 4 – 1". Soccerway. 18 November 2009. Retrieved 27 February 2016.

External links

• Edon Hasani – UEFA competition record