Adrian Bakalli

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Adrian Bakalli
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-11-22) 22 November 1976 (age 47)
Place of birth Brussels, Belgium
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1995–1999 RWD Molenbeek 25 (1)
1999–2001 Watford 2 (0)
2001 Swindon Town 1 (0)
2003–2005 Kortrijk
2005–2010 Berchem
Total28+(1+)
International career
1996 Belgium U21 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Adrian Bakalli (born 22 November 1976) is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.

Career

Born in Brussels, Bakalli began his career with RWD Molenbeek, making 25 appearances in the Belgian Second Division. [2] He then moved to England, signing for Watford in January 1999, [3] making two appearances in the Premier League. [2] [4] He also made one appearance in the Football League for Swindon Town. [5] He returned to Belgium, playing with Kortrijk and Berchem. [6]

Bakalli represented the Belgium at under-21 youth level. [7]

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References

  1. "Profile". Premier League.
  2. 1 2 "Adrian Bakalli". worldfootball.net.
  3. "Belgian signing is one for the future". Watford Observer. 23 January 1999.
  4. "Adrian Bakalli". Barry Hugman's Footballers. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  5. Adrian Bakalli at Soccerbase
  6. "Adrian Bakalli - Stats and titles won". footballdatabase.eu.
  7. Adrian Bakalli at the Royal Belgian Football Association