Alen Sherri

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Alen Sherri
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-12-15) 15 December 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Shkodër, Albania
Height 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Cagliari
Number 71
Youth career
2012–2015 Vllaznia
2016Savona (loan)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2013–2020 Vllaznia 84 (0)
2016–2017 Vllaznia B 8 (0)
2016Savona (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2022 Laçi 38 (0)
2022–2024 Egnatia 71 (0)
2024– Cagliari 3 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Albania U21 1 (0)
2021– Albania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 August 2023

Alen Sherri (born 15 December 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club Cagliari in Serie A and the Albania national team.

Contents

Club career

Early career

Sherri began his youth football career at the academy of Vllaznia in 2012 at the age of 14. [1] [2] Notably, during his time with the Vllaznia youth teams he won the 2013–14 Championship with the club's U17s. [3]

Vllaznia

He made his professional debut on 12 April 2015 against Tirana playing the full 90-minutes match where Tirana won 2–1 by overturning the score with a twice by Gentian Muça in the 61st and 76th minutes, following a Red card to Vllaznia's defender Elvin Beqiri in the 57th minute. [4]

During the 2014–15 season Sherri became the second choice behind Erind Selimaj and ahead of Italian guardian Gianmarco Campironi during the first half and Zamir Vjerdha during the second-half. He featured in 17 league matches playing 7 full 90-minutes matches. In the 2015–16 season he became third choice following arrival of Montenegros Andrija Dragojević. He featured in 32 games playing 3. [5]

In October 2015 he had a trial at Italian giants A.S. Roma. [6]

Loan at Savona

Following arrival of Montenegrin goalkeeper Jasmin Agović in August 2016, coach of Vllaznia Shkodër Armando Cungu decided to send Sherri on a loan at Serie D relegated side Savona F.B.C. [7]

Laçi

On 9 August 2020, Sherri signed with KF Laçi as a free agent. [8]

International career

Sherri received his first call up to the Albania under-21 national team by the head coach Skënder Gega on 8 June 2015 for the Friendly matches against Kazakhstan & Sweden on 12 & 16 June 2015. [9] He was called up for the second time at Albania U21 by a new appointed coach Redi Jupi to participate in the Antalya Cup developed in Antalya, Turkey against Saudi Arabia U23 on 22 January 2016, Bahrain U23 on 24 January, Azerbaijan U21 on 26 January, Kosovo U21 on 28 January and Ukraine U21 on 30 January. [10]

Sherri was called by coach Redi Jupi to participate with Albania U21 in the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification Group 4 matches against Greece U21 and Hungary U21 on 24 & 28 March 2016 respectively. [11]

Sherri was called up to the Albania national team by head coach Edy Reja on 26 May 2021 for the June friendlies. [12]

Career statistics

Club

As of 17 July 2024 [13] [1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup Europe [a] Other [b] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Vllaznia Shkodër 2013–14 Albanian Superliga
2014–15 700070
2015–16 302050
2017–18 26030290
2018–19 Albanian First Division 21000210
2019–20 Albanian Superliga27020290
Total84070910
Vllaznia Shkodër B 2015–16 Albanian Third Division 3030
2016–17 Albanian Second Division 3030
2017–18 Albanian First Division2020
Total8080
Savona (loan) 2016–17 Serie D
Laçi 2020–21 Albanian Superliga3504020410
2021–22 303060120
Total3807080530
Egnatia 2022–23 Albanian Superliga35050400
2023–24 340602030450
2024–25 2020
Total6901104030870
Career total1990250120302390
  1. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup

Honours

Egnatia

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References

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  2. "Alen Sherri profile" (in Albanian). Vllaznia.al. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  3. Paulin Ndoja dhe “persekutimi” i futbollistëve të rinj në Shqipëri Panorama Sport
  4. "Tirana vs. Vllaznia Shkodër - 12 April 2015". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  5. "Alen Sherri matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  6. Sherri kthehet te Vllaznia, pret përgjigjen e Romës Telesport
  7. Alen Sherri tradhtoi Vllazninë, përfundon në Lega Pro Archived 2016-10-10 at the Wayback Machine Newsport.al
  8. EKSKLUZIVE/ “E vërteta me Vllazninë dhe Laçin”, reagon portieri Alen Sherri: Sot firmos për… Panorama Sport
  9. "Skënder Gega zbardh listën e U21" [Skënder Gega bleaches the U21 list] (in Albanian). SportPress.al. 8 June 2015. Archived from the original on 8 June 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  10. "Shpresat, pjesëmarrëse në "Antalia Cup"" [The hopes, participating in "Antalya Cup"] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 21 January 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  11. "Shpresat, gati dy ndeshje zyrtare" [The hopes, ready two official games] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 20 March 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  12. "Lista e Kombëtares/ Reja grumbullon 3 futbollistë nga Superiorja! Rikthehen edhe Balaj, Çekiçi e Trashi" [Reja chooses 3 players from the Superior!] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 26 May 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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