Realf Zhivanaj

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Realf Zhivanaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-15) 15 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Tirana, Albania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
Kastrioti
Number 33
Youth career
2008–2016 Dinamo Tirana
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017 MSUB Yellowjackets 16 (4)
2018 St. Francis B. Terriers 7 (0)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2017 Tirana 0 (0)
2019 Vora 6 (0)
2019–2020 Tërbuni Puke 20 (1)
2020–2021 Kastrioti 13 (0)
2021–2023 Tirana 16 (0)
2021–2023Tirana U-21 2 (1)
2023 Dinamo City 7 (0)
2023– Kastrioti 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024

Realf Zhivanaj (born 15 March 1998) is an Albanian footballer who plays as a center back for Kastrioti.

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Club career

After spending 10 years at Tirana Academy, Zhivanaj had a season in American college soccer with Montana State Billings Yellowjackets, scoring 4 goals in 16 games. [1] He then also had a few months with St. Francis Brooklyn Terriers [2] before returning to Albania in 2019.

Honours

Club

Tirana

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