Arb Manaj

Arb Manaj (born 23 July 1998) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Balıkesirspor, on loan from Ankara Keçiörengücü, and the Kosovo national team.[2]

Arb Manaj
Personal information
Full name Arb Manaj
Date of birth (1998-07-23) 23 July 1998
Place of birth Klina, FR Yugoslavia[1]
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Club information
Current team
 Balıkesirspor
(on loan from Ankara Keçiörengücü)
Number 45
Youth career
0000–2015 Dukagjini
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Dukagjini +11 (5)
2017–2020 Trepça'89 53 (24)
2020– Ankara Keçiörengücü 12 (4)
2021– → Balıkesirspor (loan) 1 (0)
National team‡
2020– Kosovo U21 1 (0)
2020– Kosovo 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 February 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 January 2020

Club career

Dukagjini

Manaj before the start of the 2015–16 season was promoted to first team of First Football League of Kosovo club Dukagjini. He suffered an ACL injury, two minutes after the start of the match against Ferizaj in Matchday 3 of 2015–16 First Football League of Kosovo.[3] After 10 months, Manaj returns from injury and in 10 games scored 5 goals and assist three times.[4]

Trepça'89

On 22 July 2017, Manaj joined with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Trepça'89.[5]

Ankara Keçiörengücü

On 5 October 2020, Manaj signed a three-year contract with TFF First League club Ankara Keçiörengücü.[6] Twelve days later, he made his debut in a 1–2 away win against Ümraniyespor after being named in the starting line-up.[7] On 4 November 2020, Manaj scored his first goals for Ankara Keçiörengücü in his third appearance for the club in a 6–0 home win over Büyükçekmece Tepecikspor in 2020–21 Turkish Cup third round.[8]

Loan at Balıkesirspor

On 1 February 2021, Manaj joined TFF First League side Balıkesirspor, on a six-month-long loan.[9] Six days later, he made his debut in a 3–0 home win against Akhisarspor after being named in the starting line-up.[10]

International career

Under-19

On 30 December 2014, Manaj received a call-up from Albania U19 for the unofficial friendly match against Italy U18,[11] but he was an unused substitute in that match.

Under-21

On 11 November 2019, Manaj received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Austria U21.[12] On 4 September 2020, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in a 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against England U21 after being named in the starting line-up.[13]

Senior

On 24 December 2019, Manaj received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Sweden,[14] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 84th minute in place of Elba Rashani.[15]

Career statistics

Club
As of 7 February 2021[16]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Trepça'89 2017–18 Football Superleague of Kosovo 5300—53
2018–19 16400—164
2019–20 291700—2917
2020–21 3000—30
Total 532400—5324
Ankara Keçiörengücü 2020–21 TFF First League 12412—136
Balıkesirspor (loan) 1000—10
Total 13412—146
Career total 662812—6730

International
As of 12 January 2020[17]
Kosovo
YearAppsGoals
202010
Total10

References
  1. "Futbollisti Klinas Arb Manaj debuton me përfaqësuesen e Kosovës" [Klina's footballer Arb Manaj debuts with Kosovo national team]. Klina.info (in Albanian). 12 January 2020. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
  2. Arb Manaj at WorldFootball.net
  3. "Operohet Arb Manaj, talenti i madh kosovar" [Arb Manaj is operated, the great Kosovar talent]. Gazeta Olle (in Albanian). 7 November 2015.
  4. "Manaj: Lëndimi ma mohoi kalimin në Dinamo Zagreb, kurse "sherri" pasaportës nuk luajta për kombëtaren" [Manaj: The injury denied me the transfer to Dinamo Zagreb, while "cause" of passport I did not played for the national team]. Gazeta Blic (in Albanian). April 2020.
  5. "Arb Manaj kalon te Trepça'89" [Arb Manaj passes to Trepça'89]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 22 July 2017.
  6. Ankara Keçiörengücü SK [@ankara_kg] (5 October 2020). "Ankara Keçiörengücümüz, KF Trepca89 forması giyen geçen sezon gol krallığı yaşayan 22 yaşındaki Kosovalı santrfor Arb Manaj ile 3 yıllık sözleşme imzaladı" [Ankara Keçiörengücü signed a 3-year contract with the 22-year-old Kosovar center Arb Manaj, who wore the KF Trepca89 jersey, who was the top scorer last season] (Tweet) (in Turkish) – via Twitter.
  7. "Ankara Keçiörengücümüz 2 – Ümraniyespor 1" (in Turkish). Ankara Keçiörengücü SK. 17 October 2020.
  8. "Ankara Keçiörengücü: 6 – Büyükçekmece Tepecikspor: 0" (in Turkish). Ankara Keçiörengücü SK. 4 November 2020.
  9. "Arb Manaj Balıkesirspor'umuzda" [Arb Manaj in Balıkesirspor] (in Turkish). Balıkesirspor. 2 February 2021.
  10. "Balıkesirspor'umuz 3–0 Akhisarspor" [Balıkesirspor 3–0 Akhisarspor] (in Turkish). Balıkesirspor. 7 February 2021.
  11. "U-19, tjeter miqesore me Italine" [U-19, another friendly with Italy] (in Turkish). Albanian Football Association. 30 December 2014.
  12. "Prekazi publikon listën e futbollistëve për ndeshjen me Austrinë" [Prekaz publishes the list of players for the match against Austria] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 11 November 2019.
  13. "Formacionet zyrtare: Kosovë U21 – Angli U21" [Official line-ups: Kosovo U21 – England U21]. Lajmi.net (in Albanian). 4 September 2020.
  14. "Lista e futbollistëve për ndeshjen Kosovë–Suedi" [List of players for the match Kosovo–Sweden] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 December 2019.
  15. "Sweden (1–0) Kosovo". eu-football.info. 12 January 2020.
  16. Arb Manaj at Soccerway
  17. "Arb Manaj". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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