Meritan Shabani

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Meritan Shabani
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Shabani with Bayern Munich in 2019
Personal information
Full name Meritan Shabani [1]
Date of birth (1999-03-15) 15 March 1999 (age 24) [2]
Place of birth Munich, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) [3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Grasshoppers
Number 10
Youth career
0000–2006 FC Phönix Schleißheim
2006–2018 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2019 Bayern Munich II 31 (6)
2018–2019 Bayern Munich 2 (0)
2019–2022 Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2021 → VVV-Venlo (loan) 5 (0)
2022– Grasshoppers 36 (3)
International career‡
2018 Germany U20 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:02, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

Meritan Shabani (born 15 March 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Swiss Super League club Grasshoppers.

Contents

Club career

Bayern Munich

In the 2017–18 season, Shabani joined the squad of Bayern Munich II. [4] On 27 October 2017, he made his debut in the Regionalliga Bayern in a 1–1 home draw against FV Illertissen after coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute for Fabian Benko. [5]

On 28 April 2018, Shabani made his Bundesliga debut for the first team in a 4–1 home win against Eintracht Frankfurt, starting the match before being substituted off in the 56th minute for Thiago. [6] [7] [8] On 9 May 2018, Shabani signed his first professional contract with Bayern, lasting two years until 30 June 2020. [9]

Shabani scored his first goal for the reserve team on 5 August 2018, scoring the second goal of the match in the 45th minute of the 2–0 home win against FV Illertissen. [10]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 8 August 2019, Shabani signed a three-year contract with Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolves reportedly paid a €1.5 million transfer fee. [11] He made his Wolves debut as a substitute on 25 September 2019 against Reading in the 2019–20 EFL Cup third round but was stretchered off injured after less than ten minutes being on the pitch. [12] On 27 September 2019, it was confirmed that Shabani had ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, requiring surgery and lengthy rehabilitation, and was therefore likely to miss the rest of the 2019–20 season. [13]

Loan at VVV-Venlo

On 1 February 2021, Shabani signed for Eredivisie side VVV-Venlo for the remainder of the season, [14] and a possible extension for the next season. [15]

Grasshoppers

On 7 July 2022, Shabani signed a two-year contract with Swiss Super League club Grasshoppers, along with his Wolves teammate Renat Dadashov. [16] He made his debut on 24 July 2022, Grasshopper's first game of the season, coming on in the last minute of regular time. [17] He received his first starting lineup nomination on 13 August 2023, in a 2–2 away draw against FC Sion. [18] He did not have an easy start at his new club, being allowed to only start in one more game before the winter break. After the break, he began to start more regularly, being nominated four times in a row. He repaid this trust with his first goal on 18 March 2023, scoring the opener in a 1–2 away victory against FC Sion. [19]

On 7 October 2023, during a match against Yverdon-Sport, he suffered an injury to his cruciate ligament just nine minutes after coming on, effectively sidelining him for the remainder of the season. [20]

International career

In November 2016, Shabani received a call-up from Germany national under-18 team for a training camp with two friendly matches against the Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands, remaining unused on the bench in both matches. [21] In 2018, Shabani played twice in the 2018–19 Under 20 Elite League for Germany U20s. [22]

Personal life

Shabani was born in Munich, Bavaria, Germany to Kosovar parents from Shtime. [23] [24]

Career statistics

As of 7 October 2023 [4] [18]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational CupLeague CupOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II 2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 2000—20
2018–19 26600—1 [lower-alpha 1] 0276
2019–20 3. Liga 3000—30
Total31600—10326
Bayern Munich 2017–18 Bundesliga 1000—10
2018–19 1010—20
Total2010—30
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019–20 Premier League 00001 [lower-alpha 2] 00010
2020–21 0000003 [lower-alpha 3] 030
2021–22 0000000000
Total0000103040
VVV-Venlo (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 5021—71
Grasshoppers 2022–23 Swiss Super League 26330—293
2023–24 5000—50
Total31330—343
Career total7296110308711
  1. ↑ Appearance in the 2018–19 Regionalliga promotion play-offs
  2. ↑ Appearance in the EFL Cup
  3. ↑ Appearances in EFL Trophy with Wolverhampton Wanderers U23

Honours

Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich II

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  6. ↑ "Bayern Munich – Eintracht Frankfurt: Formacionet startuese, talenti shqiptari starton te bavarezët" [Bayern Munich – Eintracht Frankfurt: Starting formations, Albanian talent starts with Bavarians] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 28 April 2018.
  7. ↑ "'Rezervistët' e Bayernit mposhtin thellë Eintracht Frankfurtin, Shabani luan 56 minuta për Bavarezët" [The reservists of Bayern defeats Eintracht Frankfurt, Shabani plays 56 minutes for Bavarians] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 28 April 2018.
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  18. 1 2 Meritan Shabani at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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