Pano Qirko

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Pano Qirko
Personal information
Full name Panajot Qirko
Date of birth (1999-06-26) 26 June 1999 (age 24)
Place of birth Vlorë, Albania
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Partizani Tirana
Number 12
Youth career
2012–2013 Vlora
2013–2017 Flamurtari Vlorë
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2019 Flamurtari Vlorë 5 (0)
2019–2020 Tirana 0 (0)
2019Tirana B 8 (0)
2020–2021 Bylis Ballsh 35 (0)
2021–2023 Teuta Durrës 66 (0)
2023– Partizani Tirana 14 (0)
International career
2015 Albania U16 2 (0)
2017 Albania U19 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03 February 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2017

Panajot Qirko (born 26 June 1999), commonly known as Pano Qirko, is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Albanian club Partizani Tirana .

Contents

Club career

Early career

Qirko started his youth career at KF Vlora in 2012. A year later he moved to fellow Vlora club Flamurtari Vlorë. He won the 2014–15 Superliga under-17 with Flamurtari U-17. In the 2015–16 season he played 3 youth cup games with under-17 side. Then he moved to the under-19 and so far for the 2016–17 season he has played 10 youth league games. [1] [2]

Flamurtari

For the 2016–17 he gained entry with the first team of Flamurtari Vlorë and was placed as a third choice behind Argjent Halili and Stivi Frashëri leaving behind Edmir Sali. He made it his professional debut on 16 November 2016 in the 2016–17 Albanian Cup match against Tërbuni Pukë coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute in place of Frashëri in a 2–0 win. [3]

International career

Albania U16

He participated with Albania national under-16 football team in the UEFA Development Tournament 2015 and played 2 matches under coach Alban Bushi, against Montenegro U16 on 2 May 2015 in a 3–1 win and kept a clean sheet a day later against Armenia U16. [4] [5] Following a 1–0 victory against Cyprus U16 2 days later, Albania U16 won the tournament. [6]

Albania U17

Qirko was called up to Albania national under-17 football team by coach Džemal Mustedanagić for a friendly tournament in Italy against Fasano, Frosinone & Italy B on match-dates 19–21 May 2015. [7]

Albania U19

He was then called up at Albania national under-19 football team in the pre-eliminary squad by coach Arjan Bellaj to participate in the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification from 6–11 October 2016. [8]

Qirko was re-called to under-19 team by new coach Erjon Bogdani for a gathering in Durrës, Albania in April 2017 where they also played two friendly matches. [9] He was called up also for the next gathering for a double Friendly match against Georgia U19 on 30 August & 1 September 2017. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 September 2017 [11]
Club statistics
ClubSeasonLeagueCup Europe [lower-alpha 1] Other [lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flamurtari Vlorë 2016–17 Albanian Superliga 001010
2017–18 301040
2018–19 201030
Total503080
Tirana 2019–20 Albanian Superliga 001010
Bylis Ballsh 2020–21 Albanian Superliga 35010360
Teuta Durrës 2021–22 Albanian Superliga 3204010370
Career total7209010450
  1. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup

Honours

Club

Tirana
Teuta
Partizani Tirana

International

Albania U16

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References

  1. "Pano Qirko profile" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. Andi Tanku (28 May 2015). "SUPERLIGA U17/ Flamurtari shpallet kampion!" (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres . Retrieved 1 November 2017.
  3. Flamurtari Vlorë vs. Tërbuni Pukë - 16 November 2016 Soccerway
  4. Shqiperia U-16 fiton me Malin e Zi, Renato Kendezi talenti qe na dha fitoren Sportpress.al
  5. U-16 vazhdon serine e fitoreve nen drejtimin e Alban Bushit ja dhe formacioni Sportpress.al
  6. "Kombetarja U-16 fiton "UEFA Development 2015"" [The national U-16 team wins the "UEFA Development 2015"] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
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  8. Grumbullohet ekipi kombëtar U-19 Archived 2017-08-19 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
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  10. KOMBËTARJA U-19/ BOGDANI SHPALL LISTËN PËR DY NDESHJET MIQËSORE FSHF.org
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