Aurora Seranaj

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Aurora Seranaj
Personal information
Full name Aurora Seranaj
Date of birth (1982-05-14) 14 May 1982 (age 41)
Place of birth Tiranë, Albania
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lazio
Youth career
1992–199x KF Deja
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2009–2011 Tirana AS Torino Women
2011–2012 TuS Rodenbach Grifone Gialloverde
2012 1. FFC Montabaur
2012–2013 Juban Danja
2013–2014 ŽFK Biljanini Izvori
2014– Lazio 5 (3)
International career
2011– Albania (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:43, 3 April 2015 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:43, 3 April 2015 (UTC)

Aurora Seranaj (born 14 May 1982) is an Albanian footballer who currently plays for Lazio and the Albania national team However, the first goal of the women's team was scored by Aurora Seranaj, who hit the target after 30 minutes following the development of a corner. She has been Captain since the team was founded in 2011. [1] [2]

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Career

Seranaj was part of the inaugural Albania national women's team that faced Macedonia on 4 May 2011, where she captained the side and also scored the first goal in the nation's history. [3] Aurora Seranaj was the first captain of Albania National team.

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