Elbasan Rashani

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Elbasan Rashani
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Rashani with Rosenborg in 2017
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-05-09) 9 May 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Värnamo, Sweden [1]
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Clermont
Number 18
Youth career
0000–2009 Skarphedin
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2010–2014 Odd 69 (7)
2014–2016 Brøndby 24 (3)
2016 → Rosenborg (loan) 19 (3)
2017 Rosenborg 8 (0)
2017–2020 Odd 93 (15)
2021 BB Erzurumspor 12 (3)
2021– Clermont 85 (13)
International career‡
2010 Norway U17 3 (1)
2011–2012 Norway U18 12 (0)
2012–2013 Norway U19 7 (0)
2012 Norway U20 2 (0)
2013–2015 Norway U21 9 (2)
2015– Kosovo 27 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22:47, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 November 2023

Elbasan "Elba" Rashani (born 9 May 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Ligue 2 club Clermont. Born in Sweden, he grew up in Norway and represented them at youth international level, before switching in 2015 to represent the Kosovo national team.

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Club career

Brøndby

On 24 July 2014, Rashani signed a four-year contract with Danish Superliga club Brøndby and received squad number 14. [2] Brøndby reportedly paid a 4,9 million Danish krone transfer fee. [3] Seven days later, he made his debut with Brøndby in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round against Club Brugge after coming on as a substitute at 76th minute in place of Mikkel Thygesen. [4]

Rosenborg

2016 season as loan

On 11 January 2016, Rashani joined Tippeligaen side Rosenborg, on a season-long loan. [5] Two days later, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Odd after being named in the starting line-up. [6]

2017 season

On 18 November 2016, Rashani returned and signed a two-year contract with Eliteserien club Rosenborg and this transfer would become legally effective in January 2017. [7] On 23 March 2017, he made his debut with Odd in the 2017 Mesterfinalen against Brann after being named in the starting line-up. [8]

Return to Odd

On 4 August 2017, Rashani signed a three-and-a-half year contract with Eliteserien club Odd and received squad number 11. [9] Two days later, he made his debut in a 2–1 home win against Sogndal after being named in the starting line-up. [10]

BB Erzurumspor

On 24 January 2021, Rashani signed a one-and-a-half year contract with Süper Lig club BB Erzurumspor. [11] Three days later, he made his debut in a 2–0 away defeat against Galatasaray after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Rahman Buğra Çağıran. [12]

Clermont

On 16 July 2021, Rashani signed a two-year contract with Ligue 1 club Clermont. [13] On 8 August 2021, he made his debut against Bordeaux after coming on as a substitute at 78th minute in place of Jim Allevinah and assists in his side's first goal during a 0–2 away win. [14] Fourteen days after his debut, Rashani scored his first goals for Clermont in his third appearance for the club in the 3–3 away draw against Lyon in Ligue 1. [15] On 4 July 2022, Rashani signed a contract extension with Clermont until 2025. [16]

International career

From 2010-2015, Rashani had been part of Norway at its youth international level, respectively has been part of the U17, U18, U19, Norway U20 and U21 teams and he with these teams played 33 matches and scored three goals. On 10 November 2015, he received a call-up from Kosovo for a friendly match against Albania, [17] Rashani made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 67th minute in place of Mërgim Brahimi and scored his side's second goal during a 2–2 home draw. [18]

Personal life

Rashani was born in Värnamo, [1] Sweden from Kosovan parents from Vushtrri [19] but grew up in Kragerø and Bø in Norway. [1]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 19 May 2024 [20]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Odd 2010 Tippeligaen 1010——20
2011 Tippeligaen16010——170
2012 Tippeligaen16122——183
2013 Tippeligaen21242——254
2014 Tippeligaen15420——174
Total697104——7911
Brøndby 2014–15 Danish Superliga 142002 [lower-alpha 1] 0—162
2015–16 Danish Superliga101107 [lower-alpha 1] 4—185
Total2431094—347
Rosenborg (loan) 2016 Tippeligaen193613 [lower-alpha 2] 0—284
Rosenborg 2017 Eliteserien 80112 [lower-alpha 3] 01 [lower-alpha 4] 0121
Odd 2017 Eliteserien13200——132
2018 Eliteserien27742——319
2019 Eliteserien29360——353
2020 Eliteserien24300——243
Total9315102——10317
BB Erzurumspor 2020–21 Süper Lig 12300——123
Clermont 2021–22 Ligue 1 29820——318
2022–23 Ligue 132300——323
2023–24 Ligue 124210——252
Total851330——8813
Career total310443181441035656
  1. 1 2 Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  3. ↑ Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  4. ↑ Appearance in Mesterfinalen

International

As of match played 21 November 2023 [21]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kosovo 201511
201611
201721
201810
201961
202070
202140
202221
202330
Total275
As of 27 September 2022. [21]
Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rashani goal.
List of international goals scored by Elbasan Rashani
No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetitionRef.
113 November 2015 Pristina City Stadium, Pristina, KosovoFlag of Albania.svg  Albania 2–12–2 Friendly [22]
23 June 2016 Stadion am Bornheimer Hang, Frankfurt, GermanyFlag of the Faroe Islands.svg  Faroe Islands 2–02–0Friendly [23]
313 November 2017 Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium, Mitrovica, KosovoFlag of Latvia.svg  Latvia 3–34–3Friendly [24]
410 June 2019 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, BulgariaFlag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria 3–23–2 UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying [25]
527 September 2022Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, KosovoFlag of Cyprus.svg  Cyprus 3–05–1 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C [26]

Honours

Rosenborg [20]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kan bli stor" [Can be big] (in Norwegian). Telemarksavisa. 7 December 2009. Elba er født i Sverige nærmere bestemt i Värnamo, der foreldrene bodde etter at de dro fra Kosovo tidlig på 1990-tallet. Turen gikk fra Sverige til Kragerø, der familien bodde i sju år. Via en liten tur til Nord-Norge, havnet de endelig i Bø
  2. ↑ "Norsk U21-landsholdsspiller til Brøndby IF" [Norwegian U21 national team player for Brøndby IF] (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 24 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Av-av: Så dyr er Brøndbys nye profil" [Off-off: So expensive is Brøndby's new profile] (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. 24 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "Club Brugge vs. Brøndby 3–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "Rashani klar for Rosenborg" [Rashani ready for Rosenborg] (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Odd vs. Rosenborg 1–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "2-årsavtale for Rashani" [2-year contract for Rashani] (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016.
  8. ↑ "Brann vs. Rosenborg 0–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
  9. ↑ "Elba tilbake til Odd" [Elba back to Odd] (in Norwegian). Odds BK. 4 August 2017.
  10. ↑ "Kamp: Odd–Sogndal" [Match: Odd–Sogndal] (in Norwegian). Odds BK. 6 August 2017.
  11. ↑ BB Erzurumspor [@Erzurumspor] (24 January 2021). "Elba Rashani Erzurumspor'umuza hayırlı olsun! #BizimHikayemiz #Erzurumspor" [Congratulations to our Elba Rashani Erzurumspor! #OurStory #Erzurumspor] (Tweet) (in Turkish) – via Twitter.
  12. ↑ "Galatasaray A.S.–Büyükşehir Belediye Erzurumspor" (in Turkish). Telegrafi. 27 January 2021.
  13. ↑ "Elbasan Rashani, nouvel ailier du Clermont Foot 63" [Elbasan Rashani, new Clermont Foot 63 winger] (in French). Clermont Foot. 16 July 2021.
  14. ↑ "Bordeaux vs. Clermont 0–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
  15. ↑ "Lyon vs. Clermont 3–3". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
  16. ↑ "Elbasan Rashani poursuit l'aventure". Clermont Foot (in French). 4 July 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
  17. ↑ "Bunjaki: Ndeshja me Shqipërinë do të jetë interesante dhe me emocione" [Bunjaki: The match with Albania will be interesting and with emotions] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 10 November 2015.
  18. ↑ "Festë, emocion dhe spektakël futbolli" [Celebration, emotion and football spectacle] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 13 November 2015.
  19. ↑ "Dyshja nga Vushtrria që 'traumatizoj' Bullgarinë sonte!" [The duo from Vushtrri that 'traumatizes' Bulgaria tonight!] (in Albanian). Bota Sot. 10 June 2019.
  20. 1 2 Elbasan Rashani at Soccerway OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  21. 1 2 "Elbasan Rashani". EU-Football.info. 15 November 2020.
  22. ↑ "Kosovo vs Albania, 13 November 2015". EU-Football.info. 13 November 2015.
  23. ↑ "Kosovo vs Faroe Islands, 3 June 2016". EU-Football.info. 3 June 2016.
  24. ↑ "Kosovo vs Latvia, 13 November 2017". EU-Football.info. 13 November 2017.
  25. ↑ "Bulgaria vs Kosovo, 10 June 2019". EU-Football.info. 10 June 2019.
  26. ↑ "Kosovo vs Cyprus, 27 September 2022". EU-Football.info. 27 September 2022.
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