Francesco Tahiraj (Albanian: Françesko Tahiraj; born 21 September 1996) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Kategoria e Tretë club Partizani B.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 September 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Turin, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Partizani B | ||
| Number | 47 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2006 | CBS Milan | ||
| 2006–2014 | Juventus | ||
| 2013–2014 | → Carpi (loan) | ||
| 2014–2015 | Torino | ||
| 2015 | → Carpi (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Zavrč | 20 | (2) |
| 2016–2019 | Aluminij | 72 | (16) |
| 2019–2020 | Hajduk Split | 22 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Lokomotiva | 10 | (0) |
| 2022–2024 | Radomlje | 19 | (0) |
| 2024– | Partizani B | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2012 | Albania U17 | 1 | (1) |
| 2014 | Albania U19 | 2 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 24 August 2022 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editTahiraj started his youth career at CBS Milan academy based in Turin, Italy. At the age of 11, the former Juventus player Gianluca Pessotto spotted him and Tahiraj had a successfully trial with Juventus academy and in summer of 2006 he moved to Juventus.[1][2]
In August 2013 he was loaned out for a year to Carpi for primavera team. On 16 July 2014 Juventus sold him to city rivals FC Torino for a fee of €75,000.[3] In January 2015 Torino loaned him to Carpi primavera for a half season.
Zavrč
editAfter spending several years in Italy as a youth player, in August 2015 Tahiraj signed a professional contract with Slovenian side NK Zavrč.
Tahiraj made his professional debut in the Slovenian PrvaLiga on 21 August 2015, replacing Veljko Batrović in the 83rd minute in a championship game against Domžale, which finished as a goalless draw.[4]
Hajduk Split
editOn 12 January 2019, Tahiraj signed for Hajduk Split on a contract lasting until the summer of 2022.[5]
International career
editAlbania U17
editTahiraj was invited for the first time to the Albanian under-17 team by the coach Džemal Mustedanagić to participate in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers in October 2012. In the first two games of the qualification tournament he was an unused substitute. Tahiraj made his debut for the U17s side against Liechtenstein U17 on 23 October 2012, playing as a starter and also scoring a goal in the 39th minute in a 6–0 victory.[6]
Albania U19
editTahiraj was called up to the Albanian under-19 team by the coach Altin Lala for the friendly match against Italy on 17 December 2014.[7]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 20 July 2016[8]
| Season | Club | Division | League | National cup | Continental | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2015–16 | Zavrč | Slovenian PrvaLiga | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | 23 | 2 | |
| Total | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 20 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
Honours
editAluminij
- Slovenian Cup runner-up: 2017–18[8]
References
edit- ^ Flasin 2 shqiptarët e Juventusit : Si refuzuam Italinë, krenarë që jemi shqiptarë, por... Archived 2016-05-13 at the Wayback Machine aSport.al "Në moshën 11 vjeçare, kur luaja për CBS Milan, një ekip jo profesionist, ish lojtari i Juventusit Gianluca Pessoto më pa dhe më kontaktoi. Bëra një provë të cilën e fitova dhe në verë të atij viti kalova tek Juventus."
- ^ cbscalcio.it CBS Scuola Calcio
- ^ Tahiraj lë Juventus për Torinon[permanent dead link] aSport.al
- ^ Francesco Tahiraj debuton ne Slloveni – 22 August 2015 Minuta90
- ^ "Francesco Tahiraj potpisao ugovor s Bijelima do ljeta 2022. godine". Hajduk Split (in Croatian). 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
- ^ Liechtenstein U17 vs. Albania U17 – 23 October 2012 – Soccerway
- ^ Lala publikon listën e lojtarëve për miqësore me Italinë Archived 13 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine aSport.al
- ^ a b Francesco Tahiraj at Soccerway
External links
edit- Francesco Tahiraj at Soccerway