Tani Stafsula

Tani Stafsula
Personal information
Full name	Dritan Stafsula
Date of birth	16 July 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth	Tirana, Albania
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1999–2002	Tervarit
2003	AC Oulu
2004–2005	Allianssi
2005	→ Tampere United (loan)
2006–2008	Bodø/Glimt
2007	→ AC Oulu (loan)
2008	Astana
2009	DAC Dunajská Streda
2009–2011	OPA
2010	→ Bodens (loan)
2011	→ AC Oulu (loan)
2012–2015	AC Oulu
2016–2017	HauPa
2020	OTP
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 31 December 2020

Last updated June 21, 2024

Dritan "Tani" Stafsula^[1] (born 16 July 1981) is an Albanian-born Finnish retired footballer, who finished his career at Finnish team Haukiputaan Pallo. He played the majority of his career however for AC Oulu.^[2]

Futsal

Stafsula also played futsal for Oulun side FC Tervarit.^[3]

Personal life

Born in Tirana, Albania, he moved to Finland in the late 1990s. He holds dual citizenship of Albania and Finland.^[1]^[4]

Career statistics

As of 23 May 2024^[5]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club	Season	League			Cup^{[lower-alpha 1]}		Europe		Total
Club	Season	Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tervarit	1999	Kakkonen			–		–
	2000	Ykkönen					–
	2001	Ykkönen					–
	2002	Ykkönen					–
	Total		60	5	0	0	–	–	60	5
AC Oulu	2003	Ykkönen	25	7	0	0	–		25	7
Allianssi	2004	Veikkausliiga	23	0	0	0	2^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	25	0
	2005	Veikkausliiga	16	2	0	0	1^{[lower-alpha 2]}	0	17	2
	Total		39	2	0	0	3	0	42	2
TamU (loan)	2005	Veikkausliiga	4	0	–		–		4	0
Bodø/Glimt	2006	1. divisjon	20	1	0	0	–		20	1
	2007	1. divisjon	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	2008	Tippeligaen	0	0	0	0	–		0	0
	Total		20	1	0	0	–	–	20	1
AC Oulu (loan)	2007	Veikkausliiga	20	2	0	0	–		20	2
Zhenis Astana	2008	Kazakhstan Premier League	13	0	0	0	–		13	0
DAC 1904	2008–09	Slovak Super Liga	3	0	0	0	–		3	0
OPA	2009	Kakkonen	15	5	–		–		15	5
Boden (loan)	2010	Division 1	11	1	–		–		11	1
AC Oulu (loan)	2011	Ykkönen	21	12	–		–		21	12
AC Oulu	2012	Ykkönen	27	8	1	0	–		28	8
	2013	Ykkönen	26	2	1	0	–		27	2
	2014	Ykkönen	26	11	2	1	–		28	12
	2015	Ykkönen	22	3	5	3	–		27	6
	Total		101	24	9	4	–	–	110	28
HauPa	2016	Nelonen	10	10	1	0	–		11	10
	2017	Kolmonen	14	12	6	4	–		20	16
	Total		24	22	7	4	–	–	31	26
OTP	2020	Kolmonen	8	1	–		–		8	1
Career total			354	82	16	8	3	0	373	90

↑ Includes Suomen Cup
1 2 Includes UEFA Cup

Notes

1 2 "Kaikkien aikojen maalitykki jatkaa – AC Oulu ja Dritan Stafsula kahden vuoden jatkosopimukseen". AC Oulu (in Finnish). 22 October 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
↑ Dritan Stafsula AC Oulu
↑ Profile - FC Tervarit
↑ Siira, Kimmo (1 August 2015). "AC Oulu: PS Kemin valmentaja nimitteli pelaajaa loukkaavasti - "Emme voi suvaita tällaista"". Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.
↑ Dritan Stafsula, Football Association of Finland

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[6] Includes Suomen Cup

[uc-7] 1 2 Includes UEFA Cup

[oulu-1-1] 1 2 "Kaikkien aikojen maalitykki jatkaa – AC Oulu ja Dritan Stafsula kahden vuoden jatkosopimukseen". AC Oulu (in Finnish). 22 October 2014. Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[2] Dritan Stafsula AC Oulu

[3] Profile - FC Tervarit

[4] Siira, Kimmo (1 August 2015). "AC Oulu: PS Kemin valmentaja nimitteli pelaajaa loukkaavasti - "Emme voi suvaita tällaista"". Kaleva (in Finnish). Retrieved 23 May 2024.

[5] Dritan Stafsula, Football Association of Finland

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