Herolind Shala
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| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Full name | Herolind Xhavit Shala | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1992 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Porsgrunn, Norway | ||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||
Current team | Slovan Liberec | ||||||||
| Number | 9 | ||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||
| –2010 | Notodden | ||||||||
| 2008 | → Tollnes (loan) | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† | ||||||
| 2008–2011 | Notodden | 15 | (9) | ||||||
| 2008 | → Tollnes (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||
| 2011–2014 | Odd | 90 | (20) | ||||||
| 2015– | Sparta Prague | 3 | (0) | ||||||
| 2015– | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 18 | (4) | ||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||
| 2009 | Norway U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||
| 2012 | Norway U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||
| 2013–2014 | Albania U21 | 7 | (2) | ||||||
| 2014– | Albania | 3 | (0) | ||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2016. | |||||||||
Herolind Xhavit Shala (born 1 February 1992) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovan Liberec, on loan from Sparta Prague and the Albania national team.
Career
Early career
He was born in Porsgrunn to Albanian Parents from Kosovo.[1] Shala has previously played for Tollnes and Notodden.[2]
Sparta Prague
On 11 January 2015 Shala joined AC Sparta Prague of the Czech Republic, signing a 3-year and half contract.[3] He made his debut on 23 February 2015, starting in the 4–1 win against Příbram before being substituted off for Václav Kadlec in the 54th minute..[4]
International
Norway youth-levels
He has represented Norway at under-17 and under-21 level.[5]
Albania
Being of Albanian descent from Kosovo, on 4 June 2013 Shala received the Albanian citizenship among Albania senior side Agon Mehmeti and fellow Albania U21 players Haxhi Neziraj, Valentin Gjokaj & Amir Rrahmani.[6]
Albania under-21
When he was called up for both the Norwegian and the Albanian under-21 team in May 2013, he withdrew from the Norwegian squad as he wanted to represent Albania instead.[7] On 11 July 2013 he made his debut for the Albanian U-21 team against Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 by playing full 90-minutes.[8]
Albania senior team
He received his first senior national team call-up by the Albania national football team coach Gianni De Biasi for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Portugal on 7 September 2014.[9]
He made his debut for senior team on 14 November 2014 in the "Group I" Friendly Match against the Euro 2016 hosts, France, by coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute in place of Ermir Lenjani.[10] In the other match against Italy Shala played once again as a substitute at this time in the 71st minute in place of Amir Abrashi.[11]
Career statistics
Club
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2008 | Notodden | Norwegian First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| Tollnes | 3. Divisjon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Notodden | Norwegian First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2. Divisjon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | 12 | 10 | |||
| Total | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | ||
| Odd | Tippeligaen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2013 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | - | 32 | 8 | |||
| 2014 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 35 | 13 | |||
| Total | 90 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 24 | ||
| 2014–15 | Sparta Prague | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Slovan Liberec | Czech First League | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| Total | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Career Total | 110 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 125 | 35 | ||
International
| Albania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Odd
- Norwegian Cup runner-up: 2014
References
- ↑ "Drakt nr 18 - Herolind Shala" (in Norwegian). Odd Grenland. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ↑ "Herolind Shala". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ↑ Zyrtare : Shala firmos me Spartën e Pragë aSport.al
- ↑ Sparta Praha vs. Příbram - 23 February 2015 - Soccerway
- ↑ "Herolind Shala's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ↑ Ekskluzive: Agon Mehmeti dhe 4 lojtarë të shpresave marrin shtetësi shqiptare aSport.al
- ↑ "Shala vraket Norge" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Norwegian News Agency. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ↑ Bosnia-Herzegovina U21 vs. Albania U21 - 11 June 2013 - Soccerway
- ↑ De Biazi flet për ndeshjen me Portugalinë - FSHF.org "Në fund trajneri i Kombëtares së Shqipërisë publikoi edhe listën me 24 lojtarë të grumbulluar për këtë takim. Ata janë: 24. Herolind Shala"
- ↑ France vs. Albania - 14 November 2014 - Soccerway
- ↑ Italy football team defeated Albania 1:0, 18 November 2014 EU-football.info
- ↑ Herolind Shala profile at Soccerway
- 1 2 Herolind Shala at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Herolind Shala - national football team player EU-football.info
External links
- Herolind Shala profile at Soccerway
- Herolind Shala at National-Football-Teams.com
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