Sebino Plaku

Sebino Plaku
Personal information
Full name Sebino Plaku
Date of birth (1985-05-20) 20 May 1985
Place of birth Pukë, Albania
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Partizani Tirana
Number 9
Youth career
2000–2003 Partizani Tirana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2003 Partizani Tirana 10 (0)
2003–2004 Besëlidhja Lezhë 10 (2)
2004–2005 Laçi 5 (0)
2005–2007 Apolonia Fier 50 (21)
2007–2009 Dinamo Tirana 44 (27)
2008 → HamKam (loan) 2 (0)
2009–2010 KF Tirana 30 (7)
2011 Flamurtari Vlorë 16 (7)
2011–2012 Kastrioti Krujë 12 (3)
2012–2013 Skënderbeu Korçë 37 (13)
2013–2015 Śląsk Wrocław 29 (1)
2015 Partizani Tirana 8 (1)
2016– Skënderbeu Korçë 0 (0)
National team‡
2001–2002 Albania U17 3 (0)
2003–2004 Albania U19 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 November 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20 November 2015

Sebino Plaku (born 20 May 1985 in Pukë) is an Albanian footballer who plays for Skënderbeu Korçë in the Albanian Superliga.[1]

Club career

Early career

Plaku joined the Partizani Tirana academy as a teenager and was eventually promoted to the first team ahead of the 2003–04 season, where he made 6 Albanian Superliga appearances in the first half of the season. He scored his first senior goal on 11 October in an Albanian Cup game against Fushë Mbreti that finished 6–0 to Partizani. He scored another goal in the next round of the Albanian Cup in a 6–1 win over Kastrioti Krujë. In January 2004 he was loaned out to Besëlidhja Lezhë in the Albanian First Division for the remainder of the season in order to gain more first team experience, where he scored twice in the First Division as he helped Besëlidhja Lezhë to a comfortable mid table finish. He returned to Partizani Tirana at the end of the season but did not manage to break through into the first team, making only 4 appearances in the first half of the 2004–05 season before joining Superliga strugglers KF Laçi in January, where he also struggled, and was eventually relegated after finishing in last place.

Apolonia Fier

He left KF Laçi following their relegation from the Albanian Superliga and joined Apolonia Fier in the Albanian First Division ahead of the 2005–06 season, where he scored 9 league goals to help his side finish second and achieve promotion to the Superliga. He also scored twice in the second round of the Albanian Cup against KF Tepelena, taking his goal tally for the season to 11.[2] He scored a penalty on the opening day of his return to the Superliga against his former club Partizani, but his side lost the game 3–2. He scored 15 league goals in 26 games, making him the third top goalscorer in the Superliga behind Vioresin Sinani and Daniel Xhafa, but could not help his side avoid finishing in last place as he experienced relegation for the second time in his career.[3]

Dinamo Tirana

Plaku left Apolonia Fier at the end of the 2006–07 season and joined Dinamo Tirana, where he won the Albanian Supercup in his opening game for the club, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for Artion Poçi in the 2–0 win over Vllaznia Shkodër. In the league he found immediate success in front of goal, scoring a penalty once again in the opening game of the season against a former club of his, this time being Besëlidhja Lezhë. He scored once again two rounds later in a 4–0 win over Kastrioti Krujë as well as scoring the winner the following week against Teuta Durrës. On the final day of the first half of the season, he struck once again in a 7–0 thrashing of Skënderbeu Korçë, scoring twice in the opening 7 minutes in a game where his prolific strike partner Pero Pejić grabbed four goals.

Following a prolific first half to the 2007–08 season with Dinamo Tirana, where he scored 9 league goals in 16 games, he moved to Norwegian side Ham-Kam for an undisclosed fee in January 2008.

Flamurtari

He was released by the Flamurtari chairman Shpëtim Gjika on 19 July 2011, along with three other main players, Daniel Xhafaj, Bledar Devolli and Julian Ahmataj.[4]

Skenderbeu

On 7 January 2012, Plaku was transferred to Albanian champions Skënderbeu Korçë for €10,000.[5] On 31 January, during his debut against Flamurtari Vlorë, Plaku opened his scoring account by scoring goal in the 82nd minute to help the team to win the match 4–1.[6] On 7 March 2012, Plaku scored his second goal for Skënderbeu in a 1–1 draw away against Vllaznia Shkodër.[7] Three days later, in a match against Shkumbini Peqin, Plaku scored his first twice to give the team a 4–2 win away.[8]

He was one of the most important players in the team's progress in the Albanian Cup after he scored again in a match against Kastrioti Krujë on 4 April 2012.[9] His next goal for Skënderbeu came on 25 April during the 2–1 home win against Vllaznia Shkodër.[10] Only four days later, he received his first red card with Skënderbeu's colours in a goalless draw against Bylis Ballsh.[11]

For the 2012–13 season, he scored his first European goal in a 1–0 win against Debreceni VSC in the first leg of Champions League second qualifying round on 17 July 2012.[12] Plaku also played in the returning leg with Skënderbeu who lost the match 3–0.

Śląsk Wrocław

On 30 June 2013, Plaku was transferred in Poland where he signed with Ekstraklasa side Śląsk Wrocław. He made his debut for Śląsk Wrocław against Rudar, in 4–0 win for his team where he scored one goal.[13]

Partzani Tirana

He agreed personal terms with Partizani Tirana president Gaz Demi on 8 June 2015 and signed a one-year contract with the club, with the option of a further one–year renewal.[14] He made his second debut with Partizani against Norwegian side Strømsgodset in the first qualifying round of the Europa League on 2 July 2015, in a game which ended in a 3–1 loss for his side.[15] He scored his first two goals of the season in the Albanian Cup against Korabi Peshkopi in a 5–0 win,[16] and just a few days later on 19 September he scored his first league of the season against FK Kukësi.[17] A month later he scored another brace in the Albanian Cup, this time against KF Lushnja,[18] but he struggled to cement his place in the first team and he did not score again in the first half of the season. With the arrival of new coach Andrea Agostinelli, Plaku was deemed surplus to requirements as the club had Xhevahir Sukaj, Stevan Račić and Astrit Fazliu as forward options, and one 2 January 2016 it was announced that his contact was terminated through mutual consent.[19] He left the club after a disappointing spell, where he was largely out of favour and managed to find the net just once in 8 league games, despite scoring 4 goals in 2 Albanian Cup games, all of which however came against lower league opposition.

Skënderbeu Korçë

Plaku became a free agent in January 2016 and attracted both domestic and international interest for his services, but on 15 January he rejoined his previous club Skënderbeu Korçë and flew out to Marbella, Spain to link up with the rest of the squad on their winter training camp.[20][21]

Honours

Club

Fk Tirana

Skënderbeu Korçë

References

  1. ↑ Soccerway stats
  2. ↑ Albania 2005/06
  3. ↑ Albania 2006/07
  4. ↑ Gjergji Stefa (2011-07-19). "Katër largime "big" në Vlorë!" (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. Retrieved 2011-07-23.
  5. ↑ "Tirana, largohet kosovari Arifi Skënderbeu "rigjen" Plakun". Sport Ekspres. 7 January 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Skënderbeu Korçë vs. Flamurtari Vlorë 4 – 1". Soccerway. 31 January 2011. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "Vllaznia Shkodër vs. Skënderbeu Korçë 1 – 1". Soccerway. 7 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "Shkumbini Peqin vs. Skënderbeu Korçë 2 – 4". Soccerway. 10 March 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  9. ↑ "Skënderbeu Korçë vs. Kastrioti Krujë 3 – 1". Soccerway. 4 April 2012. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  10. ↑ "Skënderbeu Korçë vs. Vllaznia Shkodër 2 – 1". Soccerway. 25 April 2012. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  11. ↑ "Bylis Ballsh vs. Skënderbeu Korçë 0 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  12. ↑ "Skënderbeu Korçë vs. Debreceni 1 – 0". Soccerway. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
  13. ↑ "Plaku shënon për Slaskun, Diferdanzhi thyen Utrehtin". Panorama Sport. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  14. ↑ "Zyrtare, Plaku firmos me Partizanin!". Sport Ekspres (in Albanian). 8 June 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  15. ↑ Strømsgodset 3–1 Partizani
  16. ↑ Korabi 0–5 Partizani
  17. ↑ Partizani 2–0 Kukësi
  18. ↑ Lushnja 1–3 Partizani
  19. ↑ Ndarja me marrëveshje, Partizani largon edhe Sebino Plakun
  20. ↑ Olsi Karagjozi (15 January 2016). "Skënderbeu prezanton sulmuesin Sebino Plaku" (in Albanian). Super Sport Albania. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
  21. ↑ "Skënderbeu prezanton Sebino Plakun" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 15 January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2016.

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