Adrian Aliaj
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Adrian Aliaj | ||
Date of birth | 24 April 1976 | ||
Place of birth | Vlorë, Albania | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1992–1995 | Partizani | 9 | (1) |
1995–1996 | Hannover 96 | 2 | (0) |
1996–1998 | Hajduk Split | 3 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Standard Liège | 24 | (1) |
2000 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 17 | (2) |
2000–2002 | La Louvière | 31 | (2) |
2002–2003 | Charleroi | 23 | (1) |
2003–2005 | Rot-Weiß Oberhausen | 45 | (7) |
2005–2006 | Stade Brest | 13 | (0) |
2006–2007 | NK Solin | 11 | (2) |
2007 | Al-Nassr | ||
National team‡ | |||
2002–2006 | Albania | 29 | (8) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 August 2007 |
Adrian Aliaj (born 24 April 1976) is a retired Albanian football defender.
Club career[]
Aliaj started his career at Partizani Tirana in Albania where he made his first team debut at the young age of 16. He then left for Hannover 96 in 1995,[1] then moved to Croatia the season later. He also played for Standard Liège in Belgium for two years until he moved to Israel to play for Maccabi Petah Tikva. He then returned to Belgium with RAA La Louviere and then R. Charleroi S.C. He left Stade Brest in the summer of 2006 and now plays in the Croatian Second Division for NK Solin.
International career[]
Aliaj has enjoyed a very good playing career for Albania national football team. He made 29 appearances from 2002 til 2006 and scored eight goals for his country, an unusual high number for a defender.[2]
International goals[]
Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first [3]
# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Goal | Result | Competition |
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1. | 11 October 2003 | Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal | Portugal | 1–1 | 5–3 | Friendly match |
2. | 11 October 2003 | Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal | Portugal | 4–3 | 5–3 | Friendly match |
3. | 15 November 2003 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania | Estonia | 1–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match |
4. | 18 February 2004 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania | Sweden | 2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly match |
5. | 31 March 2004 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania | Iceland | 1–0 | 2–1 | Friendly match |
6. | 28 April 2004 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia | Estonia | 0–1 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
7. | 4 September 2004 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania | Greece | 2–0 | 2–1 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying |
8. | 1 March 2006 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania | Lithuania | 1–0 | 1–2 | Friendly match |
National team statistics[]
Albania national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
2002 | 1 | 0 |
2003 | 10 | 3 |
2004 | 6 | 4 |
2005 | 7 | 0 |
2006 | 5 | 1 |
Total | 29 | 8 |
References[]
- ^ "Aliaj, Adrian" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ^ Hoxha, Florent; Mamrud, Roberto (6 April 2011). "Goalscoring for Albania National Team". RSSSF. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
- ^ "Adrian Aliaj - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
External links[]
- Adrian Aliaj at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1976 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Vlorë
- Association football defenders
- Albanian footballers
- Albania international footballers
- FK Partizani Tirana players
- Hannover 96 players
- Hannover 96 II players
- HNK Hajduk Split players
- Standard Liège players
- Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players
- R.A.A. Louviéroise players
- R. Charleroi S.C. players
- Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players
- Stade Brestois 29 players
- NK Solin players
- Al-Nassr FC players
- Albanian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Croatia
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia
- Expatriate footballers in Belgium
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
- Expatriate footballers in Israel
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Israel
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate footballers in Saudi Arabia
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
- Croatian First Football League players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Belgian First Division A players
- Ligue 2 players
- Albanian Superliga players
- Israeli Premier League players
- Albanian football defender stubs