Avni Pepa

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Avni Pepa
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Pepa with Sandnes Ulf in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-11-14) 14 November 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Kristiansand, Norway
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Arendal
Number 6
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2011 IK Start 44 (1)
2007 → Mandalskameratene (loan) 10 (1)
2012–2015 Sandnes Ulf 55 (1)
2015 Flamurtari Vlorë 0 (0)
2015–2017 ÍBV 63 (0)
2017– Arendal 42 (0)
International career‡
2014–2016 Kosovo 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 September 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 October 2016

Avni Pepa (born 14 November 1988) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Norwegian club Arendal. Born in Norway, he represented the Kosovo national football team at the international level.

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Club career

IK Start

On 14 March 2010, Pepa made his debut in the Tippeligaen when he entered the field to replace Hunter Freeman in a match against Sandefjord. On 7 July, he scored his first goal for IK Start, which allowed the team to overcome Fredrikstad in the Norwegian Cup. On 24 October, he scored his first league goal against Stabæk from an assist by Petter Bruer Hanssen.

Loan at Mandalskameratene

In 2007, Pepa was loaned to OBOS-ligaen side Mandalskameratene. On 17 June 2007, he made his debut in a 2–1 home defeat against Sparta Sarpsborg after being named in the starting lineup. On 24 June 2007, he scored his first and only goal for Mandalskameratene in a 3-1 defeat against Notodden.

Sandnes Ulf

After IK Start was relegated from the Tippeligaen, Pepa signed with the newly promoted team Sandnes Ulf as a free agent. [1]

Flamurtari Vlorë

On 9 January 2015, Pepa signed with the Albanian Superliga side Flamurtari Vlorë. [2] However, on 3 February 2015, he left Flamurtari Vlorë due to issues with the team staff. [3]

ÍBV

On 19 February 2015, Pepa signed with the Úrvalsdeild karla side ÍBV. [4] On 3 May 2015, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Fjölnir, after being named in the starting line-up.

Arendal

On 12 July 2017, Pepa signed with the newly promoted OBOS-ligaen side Arendal. [5] [6] He joined the team alongside his brother, Wilhelm Pepa. On 23 July 2017, he made his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Tromsdalen UIL, after being named in the starting line-up.

International career

On 2 March 2014, Pepa received a call-up from the Kosovo national team for their first FIFA-permitted match against Haiti. [7] He made his debut in the match, starting in the lineup.

Career statistics

As of 31 August 2014
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
SeasonClubDivisionLeagueCupTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Mandalskameratene 2007 Adeccoligaen 10100101
Start 2008 Adeccoligaen000000
2009 Tippeligaen 000000
2010 19141232
2011 24030270
Sandnes Ulf 2012 Tippeligaen17100171
2013 24000240
2014 11010120
Flamurtari Vlorë 2014–15 Albanian Superliga 000000
Career total1053811134

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References

  1. ↑ "Avni Pepa til Sandnes Ulf" (in Norwegian). TV2 (Norway). 16 December 2011.
  2. ↑ "Avni Pepa klar for albansk klubb" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 9 January 2015.
  3. ↑ "Pepa largohet nga dallaveret". Borozani (in Albanian). 3 February 2015. Archived from the original on 29 August 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Avni Pepa til liðs við ÍBV". Eyjafrettir (in Icelandic). 19 February 2015. Archived from the original on 22 January 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
  5. ↑ "Norsk utenlandsproff kan bli Arendal-spiller" (in Norwegian). Agderposten. 12 July 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  6. ↑ "Utenlandsproff har signert for Arendal Fotball nå i kveld" (in Norwegian). Agderposten. 12 July 2017.[ permanent dead link ]
  7. ↑ "Kosova shpall listën anti-Haiti". Albeu (in Albanian). 2 March 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 July 2017.
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