Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 15 July 2001 | ||
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* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2022 | Fortuna Sittard | 6 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Dekani (loan) | 12 | (3) |
2022 | → MVV (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.
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]
On 9 January 2022, Kastrati joined MVV on loan until the end of the season, with an option to buy. [6]
On 18 August 2022, Kastrati signed with Farense in Portugal, and was initially assigned to the club's Under-23 squad. [7]
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]
Born and raised in the Netherlands, Kastrati is of Kosovo Albanian descent. [2] [5]
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