Emir Ujkani

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Emir Ujkani
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Full name Emir Ujkani
Date of birth (1985-08-17) 17 August 1985 (age 37)
Place of birth Resnik, Vushtrri, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
FC Tielti
KSV Ingelmunster
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2001–2003 Ingelmunster
2003–2005 SW Ingelmunster-Harelbeke
2005–2006 Lauwe
2006–2008 Kortrijk
2008–2009 Bylis 4 (0)
2009–2011 Wielsbeke 12 (1)
2011–2013 Brindisi 3 (0)
2014 Sint-Niklaas 10 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Emir Ujkani (born 17 August 1985 in Resnik, Vushtrri) is a Kosovar retired football goalkeeper.

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Club career

Early life

Ujkani was born in Resnik, a village near Vushtrri, SFR Yugoslavia, before moving to Belgium along with his family in November 1994. [1]

In 2011, Ujkani moved to Italy to play for Brindisi. [2]

Personal life

He is the older brother of former Albania international Samir Ujkani. In 2015, Emir was arrested for attempted manslaughter in Brussels. [3]

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References

  1. "Migliaccio e Ujkani i primi acquisti del Palermo". US Città di Palermo. 2007-06-08. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2009-04-30.
  2. Brindisi, arriva il difensore Ujkani - Brindisi Magazine (in Italian)
  3. Oud-voetballer gearresteerd voor poging tot doodslag - De Standaard (in Dutch)