Francesco Tahiraj

Francesco Tahiraj (born 21 September 1996) is an Albanian footballer who plays as a winger for Croatian club NK Lokomotiva.

Francesco Tahiraj
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-09-21) 21 September 1996
Place of birth Turin, Italy
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Club information
Current team
 Lokomotiva Zagreb
Number 47
Youth career
0000–2006 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– Lokomotiva Zagreb 10 (0)
National team
2012 Albania U17 1 (1)
2014 Albania U19 2 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:14, 10 May 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Tahiraj 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

After 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

On 12 January 2019, Tahiraj signed for Hajduk Split on a contract lasting until the summer of 2022.[5]

International career

Albania U17

Tahiraj was invited for the first time at the Albania national under-17 football team by the coach Džemal Mustedanagić to participate in the 2013 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification in October 2012. In the first two games of the qualification tournament he was an unused substitute. He made it his debut for U17s side in the third last match 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

Tahiraj was called up to the Albania national under-19 football team by the coach Altin Lala for the friendly match against Italy U19 on 17 December 2014.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 20 July 2016[8]
Season Club League country League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2015–16ZavrčSlovenian PrvaLiga 20230—232
Total 2023000232
Career total 2023000232

Honours
Aluminij

References
  1. 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."
  2. cbscalcio.it CBS Scuola Calcio
  3. Tahiraj lë Juventus për Torinon aSport.al
  4. Francesco Tahiraj debuton ne Slloveni - 22 August 2015 Minuta90
  5. "Francesco Tahiraj potpisao ugovor s Bijelima do ljeta 2022. godine". Hajduk Split (in Croatian). 12 January 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
  6. Liechtenstein U17 vs. Albania U17 - 23 October 2012 - Soccerway
  7. Lala publikon listën e lojtarëve për miqësore me Italinë Archived 2016-05-13 at the Wayback Machine aSport.al
  8. Francesco Tahiraj at Soccerway
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