Lirak Hasani

Lirak Hasani

Personal information
Full name	Lirak Hasani [1]
Date of birth	(2002-06-25) 25 June 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth	Doncaster, England
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Torquay United
Youth career
	Doncaster Rovers
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2018–2022	Doncaster Rovers	11	(0)
2021	→ Gateshead (loan)	1	(0)
2021	→ Matlock Town (loan)	6	(1)
2022	→ Basford United (loan)	11	(0)
2022–2024	Gateshead	21	(1)
2023	→ Boston United (loan)	15	(0)
2023–2024	→ South Shields (loan)	24	(2)
2024	→ Blyth Spartans (loan)	5	(0)
2024–	Torquay United	19	(3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:48, 6 December 2024 (UTC)

Lirak Hasani (born 25 June 2002) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for National League South club Torquay United.

Early and personal life

Born in Doncaster, ^[2] Hasani is from Cantley. ^[3] His parents are Kosovo Albanian. ^[4]

Career

Hasani made his senior debut for Doncaster Rovers on 23 March 2019, in a 0–4 away league defeat at Luton Town, as a 72nd minute substitute for Aaron Lewis. ^{[5] [6]} Aged 16 at the time, he was voted Doncaster's 'Man of the Match' by the club's supporters, ^[7] and was praised by manager Grant McCann for his performance. ^{[3] [8]}

On 7 January 2021, Hasani arrived at National League North side Gateshead on loan for the remainder of the 2020–21 season. ^[9] In February 2021 he returned to Doncaster following the cancellation of the National League North. ^[10]

On 11 August 2021, Hasani was loaned out to Matlock Town of the Northern Premier League Premier Division ahead of the 2021-22 season. ^[11]

In February 2022 he joined Basford United on loan. ^[12]

Hasani was released by Doncaster at the end of the 2021–22 season. ^[13]

Hasani signed a one-year deal with Gateshead on 5 August 2022. ^[14] He moved on loan to Boston United in January 2023. ^{[15] [16]} In August 2023 he moved on loan to South Shields. ^{[17] [18] [19]} He moved on loan to Blyth Spartans in March 2024. ^[20]

On 6 June 2024, Hasani joined National League South side Torquay United. ^[21]

Career statistics

As of 23 April 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			FA Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Doncaster Rovers	2018–19 [6]	League One	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
	2019–20 [22]	League One	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
	2020–21 [23]	League One	2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	3	0
	2021–22 [24]	League One	7	0	2	0	0	0	2	0	11	0
	Total		11	0	2	0	1	0	2	0	16	0
Gateshead (loan)	2020–21 [2]	National League North	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Matlock Town (loan)	2021–22 [25]	Northern Premier League	6	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	7	1
Basford United (loan)	2021–22 [26]	Northern Premier League	11	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	11	0
Gateshead	2022–23 [27]	Vanarama National League	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Career total			30	1	3	0	1	0	2	0	35	1

References

1. "Notification of shirt numbers: Doncaster Rovers" (PDF). English Football League. p. 25. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
2. Lirak Hasani at Soccerway. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
3. Liam Hoden (24 March 2019). "Doncaster Rovers: Teenager Lirak Hasani can have big part to play before end of season". Doncaster Free Press. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
4. "16 vjeçari kosovar zëvendëson 38 vjeçarin" (in Albanian). Indeks Online. 3 April 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
5. "Luton 4-0 Doncaster: Hatters cruise to victory". Sky Sports. 23 March 2019. Retrieved 4 April 2019.
6. "Games played by Lirak Hasani in 2018/2019". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
7. "Hasani is your MOTM vs Luton Town". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 24 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
8. "Praise for young debutant Hasani". Doncaster Rovers F.C. 25 March 2019. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
9. "Hasani makes Gateshead loan move". Doncaster Rovers FC. 7 January 2021.
10. "Loan pair to link up with Doncaster Rovers squad next week after National League vote". Doncaster Free Press. 19 February 2021.
11. https://www.matlocktownfc.co.uk/gladiators-loan-rovers-youngster-ahead-of-season-opener Matlock Town FC. 11 August 2021.
12. "Hasani moves on loan to Basford". Doncaster Rovers. 24 February 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
13. "2021/22 retained and released list confirmed". www.doncasterroversfc.co.uk. 3 May 2022. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
14. "Profile". Gateshead F.C. 5 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
15. McGraghan, Jack (21 January 2023). "Dan Jarvis & Lirak Hasani depart on loan". Gateshead FC.
16. "Two new signings as Boston United move to strengthen squad ahead of season run-in". LincolnshireWorld. 22 January 2023.
17. McGraghan, Jack (2 August 2023). "Aaron Martin & Lirak Hasani join South Shields". Gateshead FC.
18. "South Shields make three signings ahead of season opener". South Shields FC. 2 August 2023.
19. "Lirak Hasani: Shields style of play will suit me". South Shields FC. 2 August 2023.
20. https://www.blythspartans.com/news/lirak-hasani-joins-spartans-on-loan/
21. "Hasani Becomes United's Latest Signing". torquayunited.com. 6 June 2024. Retrieved 6 June 2024.
22. "Games played by Lirak Hasani in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 15 July 2019.
23. "Games played by Lirak Hasani in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 29 August 2020.
24. "Games played by Lirak Hasani in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
25. "Matlock Town | Appearances | Lirak Hasani | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
26. "Basford United | Appearances | Lirak Hasani | Football Web Pages". www.footballwebpages.co.uk.
27. "Gateshead | Appearances | Lirak Hasani | Football Web Pages". www.gateshead-fc.com.