Adrian Aliaj

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Adrian Aliaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-04-24) 24 April 1976 (age 49)
Place of birth Vlorë, Albania
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1992–1995 Partizani 9 (1)
1995–1996 Hannover 96 2 (0)
1996–1998 Hajduk Split 3 (0)
1998–1999 Standard Liège 24 (1)
2000 Maccabi Petah Tikva 17 (2)
2000–2002 La Louvière 31 (2)
2002–2003 Charleroi 23 (1)
2003–2005 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 45 (7)
2005–2006 Brest 13 (0)
2006–2007 NK Solin 11 (2)
2007 Al Nassr
International career
2002–2006 Albania 29 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adrian Aliaj (born 24 April 1976) is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

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Club career

Aliaj started his career at Partizani Tirana in Albania where he made his first team debut at the young age of 16. He then left for Hannover 96 in 1995, [1] then moved to Croatia the season later. He also played for Standard Liège in Belgium for two years until he moved to Israel to play for Maccabi Petah Tikva. He then returned to Belgium with La Louviere and then Charleroi. He left Brest in the summer of 2006 and later played in the Croatian Second Division for NK Solin.

International career

For the Albania national team Aliaj made 29 appearances between 2002 and 2006, scoring eight goals. [2]

Career statistics

Albania national team
YearAppsGoals
200210
2003103
200464
200570
200651
Total298

Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first [3]

#DateVenueOpponentGoalResultCompetition
1.11 October 2003 Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, PortugalFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 1–15–3 Friendly match
2.11 October 2003Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, PortugalFlag of Portugal.svg  Portugal 4–35–3Friendly match
3.15 November 2003 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, AlbaniaFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 1–02–0Friendly match
4.18 February 2004Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, AlbaniaFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 2–12–1Friendly match
5.31 March 2004Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, AlbaniaFlag of Iceland.svg  Iceland 1–02–1Friendly match
6.28 April 2004 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, EstoniaFlag of Estonia.svg  Estonia 0–11–1Friendly match
7.4 September 2004Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, AlbaniaFlag of Greece.svg  Greece 2–02–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
8.1 March 2006Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, AlbaniaFlag of Lithuania.svg  Lithuania 1–01–2Friendly match

References

  1. "Aliaj, Adrian" (in German). Kicker. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  2. Hoxha, Florent; Mamrud, Roberto (6 April 2011). "Goalscoring for Albania National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  3. "Adrian Aliaj – national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 24 February 2012.