Elbasan Rashani
Rashani with Rosenborg in 2017 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Elbasan Rashani | ||
Date of birth | 9 May 1993 | ||
Place of birth | Värnamo, Sweden[1] | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Clermont | ||
Number | 18 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2009 | Skarphedin | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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 | 5 | (3) |
National team‡ | |||
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 | 20 | (4) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 15 November 2020 |
Elbasan Rashani (born 9 May 1993), also known as Elba Rashani, is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a left winger for French club Clermont and the Kosovo national team.
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]
International career[]
From 2010, until 2015, Rashani has been part of Norway at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U17, U18, U19, 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,[16] 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.[17]
Personal life[]
Rashani was born in Värnamo,[1] Sweden from Kosovan parents from Vučitrn,[18] but grew up in Kragerø and Bø in Norway.[1]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of match played 8 August 2021[19]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Odd | 2010 | Tippeligaen | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
2011 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | |||||
2012 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | 18 | 3 | |||||
2013 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 2 | — | 25 | 4 | |||||
2014 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 4 | |||||
Total | 69 | 7 | 10 | 4 | — | 79 | 11 | |||||
Brøndby | 2014–15 | Danish Superliga | 14 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 16 | 2 | |
2015–16 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | — | 18 | 5 | |||
Total | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | — | 34 | 7 | |||
Rosenborg | 2016 (loan) | Tippeligaen | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | 28 | 4 | |
2017 | Eliteserien | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 | |
Total | 27 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 40 | 5 | ||
Odd | 2017 | Eliteserien | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 2 | |||
2018 | 27 | 7 | 4 | 2 | — | 31 | 9 | |||||
2019 | 29 | 3 | 6 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | |||||
2020 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |||||
Total | 93 | 15 | 10 | 2 | — | 103 | 17 | |||||
BB Erzurumspor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 3 | |||
Clermont | 2021–22 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 2 | |||
Total | 15 | 5 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 5 | |||||
Career total | 226 | 31 | 28 | 8 | 14 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 269 | 43 |
International[]
- As of September 2 2021[20]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Kosovo | 2015 | 1 | 1 |
2016 | 1 | 1 | |
2017 | 2 | 1 | |
2018 | 1 | 0 | |
2019 | 6 | 1 | |
2020 | 7 | 0 | |
2021 | 0 | 0 | |
Total | 20 | 4 |
International goals[]
- As of 10 June 2019[20]
Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
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1. | 13 November 2015 | Pristina City Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo | Albania | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly | [21] |
2. | 3 June 2016 | Stadion am Bornheimer Hang, Frankfurt, Germany | Faroe Islands | 2–0 | 2–0 | [22] | |
3. | 13 November 2017 | Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium, Mitrovica, Kosovo | Latvia | 3–3 | 4–3 | [23] | |
4. | 10 June 2019 | Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria | Bulgaria | 3–2 | 3–2 | UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying | [24] |
Honours[]
Club[]
Rosenborg[19]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "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
- ^ "Norsk U21-landsholdsspiller til Brøndby IF" [Norwegian U21 national team player for Brøndby IF] (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 24 July 2014.
- ^ "Av-av: Så dyr er Brøndbys nye profil" [Off-off: So expensive is Brøndby's new profile] (in Danish). Ekstra Bladet. 24 July 2014.
- ^ "Club Brugge vs. Brøndby 3–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 July 2014.
- ^ "Rashani klar for Rosenborg" [Rashani ready for Rosenborg] (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. 11 January 2016. Archived from the original on 10 October 2016.
- ^ "Odd vs. Rosenborg 1–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 March 2016.
- ^ "2-årsavtale for Rashani" [2-year contract for Rashani] (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. 18 November 2016. Archived from the original on 19 November 2016.
- ^ "Brann vs. Rosenborg 0–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
- ^ "Elba tilbake til Odd" [Elba back to Odd] (in Norwegian). Odds BK. 4 August 2017.
- ^ "Kamp: Odd–Sogndal" [Match: Odd–Sogndal] (in Norwegian). Odds BK. 6 August 2017.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Galatasaray A.S.–Büyükşehir Belediye Erzurumspor" (in Turkish). Telegrafi. 27 January 2021.
- ^ "Elbasan Rashani, nouvel ailier du Clermont Foot 63" [Elbasan Rashani, new Clermont Foot 63 winger] (in French). Clermont Foot. 16 July 2021.
- ^ "Bordeaux vs. Clermont 0–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 August 2021.
- ^ "Lyon vs. Clermont 3–3". Soccerway. Retrieved 22 August 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Festë, emocion dhe spektakël futbolli" [Celebration, emotion and football spectacle] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Dyshja nga Vushtrria që 'traumatizoj' Bullgarinë sonte!" [The duo from Vushtrri that 'traumatizes' Bulgaria tonight!] (in Albanian). Bota Sot. 10 June 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Elbasan Rashani at Soccerway
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Elbasan Rashani". eu-football.info. 15 November 2020.
- ^ "Kosovo vs Albania, 13 November 2015". eu-football.info. 13 November 2015.
- ^ "Kosovo vs Faroe Islands, 3 June 2016". eu-football.info. 3 June 2016.
- ^ "Kosovo vs Latvia, 13 November 2017". eu-football.info. 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Bulgaria vs Kosovo, 10 June 2019". eu-football.info. 10 June 2019.
External links[]
- Elbasan Rashani at National-Football-Teams.com
- Elbasan Rashani at Soccerway
- 1993 births
- Living people
- People from Värnamo Municipality
- People from Jönköping County
- Kosovan footballers
- Kosovo international footballers
- Kosovan expatriate footballers
- Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in France
- Norwegian footballers
- Norway youth international footballers
- Norway under-21 international footballers
- Norwegian people of Kosovan descent
- Norwegian people of Albanian descent
- Norwegian expatriate footballers
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Denmark
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Association football wingers
- Eliteserien players
- Odds BK players
- Rosenborg BK players
- Danish Superliga players
- Brøndby IF players
- Süper Lig players
- Büyükşehir Belediye Erzurumspor footballers
- Ligue 1 players
- Clermont Foot players