Ridvan Zeneli

Ridvan Zeneli (born 10 March 1979) is a former Albanian professional footballer who played as forward.

Ridvan Zeneli
Personal information
Full name Ridvan Zeneli
Date of birth (1979-03-10) 10 March 1979
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 RoPS 11 (0)
1998 FF Jaro 9 (0)
2002 FF Jaro 23 (5)
2003–2005 HJK 51 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

RoPS

Ridvan Zeneli joined RoPS in 1996 and played there for two seasons. He made his RoPS and Veikkausliiga debut on the 26 May 1996 in a 2–0 loss against FF Jaro. It was his only appearance in the 1996 season. The following season Zeneli played 10 matches, but didn't score any goals. Zeneli didn't make the starting line-up in any of the games. His last appearance for RoPS was in a 5–1 win over FC Jazz.

Five years at FF Jaro

For the 1998 season Ridvan Zeneli moved to the club he had made his debut against, FF Jaro. Zeneli's first season at Jaro only ended with getting relegated. He made nine Veikkausliiga appearances. Jaro spent the following three seasons in Ykkönen, the second tier of Finnish football. In the 2001 season Jaro got promoted back to Veikkausliiga trough playoffs. In his third Veikkausliiga season Zeneli was a key player for Jaro and played 22 games, including one match in the Veikkausliiga championship phase. Zeneli scored 5 goals in the 2002 season.

Three seasons at HJK

After playing a key part in Jaro's 2002 season Ridvan Zeneli joined the reigning champions HJK on a three-year contract.[1] In his first season Zeneli played 22 games in Veikkausliiga and 2 games in the qualification stages of the UEFA Champions League, making his debut in international club competitions. In his first HJK season Ridvan Zeneli won both, the Veikkauliiga and the Finnish Cup. He also scored four goals in the league. In the 2004 season Zeneli played 18 games in the league and scored one goal. HJK finished 6th. In his last HJK season Zeneli played 11 games and scored no goals. Zeneli left HJK after his contract expired.

Personal life

Ridvan Zeneli's younger brother Erfan is also a footballer. He has played for clubs like HJK, RoPS and SJK and been capped for the Finland national team.

References
  1. "LYHYESTI, JALKAPALLOILU | Ridvan Zeneli siirtyy HJK:hon". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). 2003-01-03. Retrieved 2021-01-24.
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