Franc Veliu

Franc Veliu
Personal information
Full name Franc Veliu
Date of birth (1988-11-11) 11 November 1988
Place of birth Vlorë, Albania
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Partizani Tirana
Number TBA
Youth career
2003–2006 Flamurtari Vlorë
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2006–2015 Flamurtari Vlorë 210 (14)
2015–2016 Kukësi 8 (0)
2016– Partizani Tirana 0 (0)
National team‡
2008–2009 Albania U21 8 (0)
2009–2013 Albania 7 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 October 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 December 2014

Franc Veliu (born 11 November 1988 in Vlorë) is an Albanian football player who currently plays for Partizani Tirana in the Albanian Superliga. His natural position is left back but he has also played as a left midfielder and even as a central defender.

He only played for one club team at professional level between 2006 and 2015, before joining Kukësi in 2015. He has only ever won two trophies in his career so far, two times Albanian Cup in 2009 and 2014 after winning in the final against KF Tirana and against current club Kukësi in 2009 and 2014 respectively.

Interest has been shown by many British teams including Portsmouth, Aston Villa and Celtic.[1]

Club career

Flamurtari Vlorë

He made his debut for Flamurtari Vlorë in 2006 and since then has cemented his place in his hometown club's first team. He has spent most of his career in the left back position but he has also played as a left midfielder and most recently as a central defender as well. On 29 October 2008, he scored his first hat-trick, an unusual achievement for a defender, in a 1–6 away win against Naftëtari Kuçovë valid for the first leg of the first round of 2008–09 Albanian Cup.[2]

He was voted Flamurtari's player of the year for 2014 by the club's fans, beating Bruno Telushi and Ardit Shehaj who came second and third respectively.[3]

Kukësi

After making 263 appearances for Flamurtari between 2006 and 2015, Veliu left to join fellow Albanian Superliga club Kukësi.[4]

Partizani Tirana

On 1 February 2016, Veliu joined Partizani Tirana where he signed a contract until the end of the season with a option to extend it for a further year.[5]

International career

Veliu was selected by Josip Kuže for a friendly against Argentina on 20 June 2011.[6] He was in the starting line up on his debut in a game which ended in a 4–0 loss.[7][8]

Personal life

Veliu was arrested on 25 October 2015 for driving his car while he was drunk,[9] and his was confiscate.[10] For making of this penal act, Veliu was jailed for one month.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 February 2016[12][13][14][15]
Club performance League Cup Continental[nb 1] Other[nb 2] Total
Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Flamurtari Vlorë League Albanian Cup Europe Other Total
2006–06Flamurtari VlorëAlbanian Superliga81??–0081
2008–08242??——242
2008–0929273——365
2009–10323002010353
2010–1130140——341
2011–1224312340—406
2012–132418320—344
2013–1421150——261
2014–15180403110261
Total Flamurtari Vlorë 210144091112026324
Kukësi League Albanian Cup Europe Other Total
2015–16KukësiAlbanian Superliga8040——120
Total Kukësi 8040——120
Career total 218144491112027524

International

As of 1 February 2016[16][17]
Albania national team
YearAppsGoals
201130
201230
201310
Total70

Notes

  1. ↑ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup

Honours

Club

Flamurtari Vlorë

Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Franc Veliu afër ishullit britanik" [Franc Veliu nearby British island] (in Albanian). Lajme-news.blogspot.com. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Vlonjatët në heshtje, kështu përgatisim fitoren" (in Albanian). Arkiva Lajmeve. 21 October 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Flamurtari, Veliu, “Lojtari i Vitit 2014″" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 5 January 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. ↑ Sotir Kora (6 October 2015). "Franc Veliu: Kukësi, zgjedhja e duhur për mua" (in Albanian). Supersport.al. Retrieved 9 September 2015.
  5. ↑ "Zyrtare, Franc Veliu firmos me Partizanin" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  6. ↑ Roger Gonzalez (19 June 2011). "Argentina vs Albania Preview". Goal.com. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  7. ↑ "l'Argentina travolge l'Albania in un'amichevole di preparazione" (in Italian). Sport Live. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  8. ↑ "Draugiškose rungtynėse Argentina sutriuškino Albaniją" (in Lithuanian). Sportas Delfi. 21 June 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  9. ↑ "Arrestohet Franc Veliu, po drejtonte automjetin në gjendje të dehur" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Policia arreston futbollistin Franc Veliu, u kap në gjendje të dehur" (in Albanian). Panorama. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  11. ↑ "Një muaj burg për Franc Veliun, drejtonte automjetin i dehur" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 27 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  12. ↑ "Albania - F. Veliu - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  13. ↑ "Football : Franc Veliu". Football DataBase. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  14. ↑ "Franc Veliu Football Statistics". WhoScored.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  15. ↑ "Profile of Franc Veliu at Scoresway.com". Scoresway.com. 31 December 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  16. ↑ "Franc Veliu - national football team player". EU-Football.info. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  17. ↑ Franc Veliu | National Football Teams 31 December 2014
  18. ↑ "Franc Veliu i Flamurtarit lojtari i muajit nentor" (in Albanian). Arkiva e Lajmeve. 12 December 2010. Retrieved 7 July 2015.

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