Shani Tarashaj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shani Tarashaj | ||
| Date of birth | 7 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Hausen am Albis, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Grasshoppers (on loan from Everton) | ||
| Number | 30 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2014 | Grasshoppers | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2014–2016 | Grasshoppers | 37 | (9) |
| 2016– | Everton | 0 | (0) |
| 2016– | → Grasshoppers (loan) | 5 | (4) |
| National team | |||
| 2011–2012 | Switzerland U17 | 10 | (6) |
| 2012 | Switzerland U18 | 3 | (3) |
| 2013-2014 | Switzerland U19 | 7 | (7) |
| 2014-2015 | Switzerland U21 | 8 | (5) |
| 2016- | Switzerland | 2 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2015. | |||
Shani Tarashaj is a Swiss footballer of Kosovar-Albanian origin who currently plays as a striker for Grasshoppers, on loan from Everton[1]
Club career
Tarashaj was born 7 February 1995 in Hausen am Albis, Switzerland and has Albanian parents from Prizren, Kosovo. He grew up in youth teams of Grasshopper Club Zürich.[2] Tarashaj made his Swiss Super League debut at 2 August 2014 against FC Sion. He replaced Alexander Merkel after 73 minutes in a goalless draw.[3] After a relatively disappointing first season as a professional, Tarashaj enjoyed a fine start to the 2015/16 season, scoring 5 goals in his first 4 games. This included two braces against FC Zurich and FC Lugano, respectively. On the 22nd of September 2015, Grasshopper confirmed that Tarashaj had renewed his contract, which had been due to expire in the summer of 2016, until 2019.
On 7 January 2016, Tarashaj joined Everton on four-and-a-half year deal. He was loaned back to Grasshopper, until the end of the season so that he could complete his national service.[4]
International career
Albania's coach Gianni de Biasi declared to the media in August 2015 that Tarashaj will be an important player for Albania in the future and that he has him in his plans.[5] On the 25th March 2016 Tarashaj made his debut for Switzerland.
Career statistics
- As of 7 January 2016
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Grasshopper Club Zürich | 2014–15[6] | Swiss Super League | 19 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 |
| 2015–16[7] | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | ||
| Total | 37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10 | ||
| Everton | 2015–16[7] | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Grasshopper Club Zürich (loan) | 2015–16[7] | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 37 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 10 | ||
References
- ↑ "Switzerland - S. Tarashaj - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
- ↑ Basellandschaftliche Zeitung Als kleiner Bub verehrte GCs Shani Tarashaj Ronaldo 8.8.2015
- ↑ "Grasshoppers vs. FC Sion - 2 August 2014 - Soccerway". soccerway.com. Retrieved 2014-08-21.
- ↑ "Everton sign Swiss striker Tarashaj". BBC Sport. 7 January 2016. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- ↑ De Biasi: Manaj, Tarashaj dhe Kamberi, e ardhmja e Shqipërisë
- ↑ "Games played by Shani Tarashaj in 2014/2015". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
- 1 2 3 "Games played by Shani Tarashaj in 2015/2016". Soccerbase. Retrieved 7 January 2016.
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