Arian Kastrati

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Arian Kastrati
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-07-15) 15 July 2001 (age 21)
Place of birth Sittard, Netherlands [1]
Height 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
Farense (U23)
Number 47
Youth career
2004–2012 VV Sittard
2012–2015 VV DVO
2015–2017 Fortuna Sittard
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2022 Fortuna Sittard 6 (0)
2021–2022Dekani (loan) 12 (3)
2022MVV (loan) 13 (2)
2022– Farense 0 (0)
International career
2021– Kosovo U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 6 May 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 March 2021

Arian Kastrati (born 15 July 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for the Under-23 squad of the Portuguese club Farense. Born in the Netherlands, he has represented Kosovo at under-21 international level.

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Club career

Early career and Fortuna Sittard

Kastrati started playing football at the age of 3 in VV Sittard, where after eight years he transferred to VV DVO. After a successful season with VV DVO, Kastrati was invited to be part of Fortuna Sittard. [2] On 1 September 2017, he was named as a Fortuna Sittard substitute for the first time in a Eerste Divisie match against Almere City. [3] His debut with Fortuna Sittard came on 10 January 2021 in a Eredivisie match against Heerenveen after coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute in place of Emil Hansson. [4] [5]

Loan to MVV

On 9 January 2022, Kastrati joined MVV on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy. [6]

Farense

On 18 August 2022, Kastrati signed with Farense in Portugal, and was initially assigned to the club's Under-23 squad. [7]

International career

On 15 March 2021, Kastrati received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Qatar U23. [8] Eleven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in first match against Qatar U23 after being named in the starting line-up. [9]

Personal life

Born and raised in the Netherlands, Kastrati is of Kosovo Albanian descent. [2] [5]

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References

  1. "Arian Kastrati – Fortuna Sittard" (in Dutch). Fortuna Sittard . Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  2. 1 2 "Voor jeugdspeler Arian Kastrati begon het nieuwe jaar met een jongensdroom" [For youth player Arian Kastrati, the new year started with a boyhood dream]. ParkstadActueel.nl (in Dutch). 27 January 2021.
  3. "Fortuna Sittard vs. Almere City 2–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. "Heerenveen vs. Fortuna Sittard 1–3". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
  5. 1 2 Dilaver Polisi (10 January 2021). "Arian Kastrati debutoi në fitoren e Fortuna Sittardit në Eredivisie" [Arian Kastrati debuted in Fortuna Sittard's victory in the Eredivisie] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore.
  6. "Spits Arian Kastrati naar MVV" (Press release) (in Dutch). MVV. 9 January 2022. Retrieved 3 February 2022.
  7. "Aterrou em Faro mais um jovem Leão do Sul" [Another young South Lion has landed in Faro] (in Portuguese). Farense. 18 August 2022. Retrieved 25 August 2022.
  8. "Përzgjedhësi Nees publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy miqësoret kundër Katarit" [Selector Nees publishes the list of footballers for the two friendlies against Qatar] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 15 March 2021.
  9. "Kosova U21 pëson humbje në miqësoren e parë kundër Katarit U23" [Kosovo U21 loses in the first friendly against Qatar U23] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 March 2021.