Leart Paqarada

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Leart Paqarada
Paqarada, Leart SVS 16-17 WP (cropped).jpg
Paqarada with SV Sandhausen in 2017
Personal information
Full name Leart Shukri Paqarada
Date of birth (1994-10-08) 8 October 1994 (age 27)
Place of birth Bremen, Germany
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 FC St. Pauli
Number 23
Youth career
1998–2003 Werder Bremen
2003–2013 Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Bayer Leverkusen II 30 (1)
2014–2020 SV Sandhausen 151 (5)
2020– FC St. Pauli 30 (1)
National team‡
2009–2010 Germany U16 7 (0)
2010–2011 Germany U17 6 (0)
2013 Albania U21 1 (0)
2014–2021 Kosovo 24 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 March 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 April 2021

Leart Shukri Paqarada (born 8 October 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for German club FC St. Pauli. Born in Germany, he represented the Kosovo at the senior level until his retirement for international play in 2021. He previously represented both Albania and Germany at youth level.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Born in Bremen, Paqarada joined local club Werder Bremen at the age of four. After five years he moved to Bayer Leverkusen where he played at all youth levels. In November 2012, Paqarada was promoted to the club's reserve team, Bayer Leverkusen II. He made his debut for Bayer Leverkusen II on 17 November in a 3–2 away win against VfB Hüls after coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute in place of Tobias Steffen.[1]

SV Sandhausen[]

In the summer of 2014, Paqarada joined 2. Bundesliga side SV Sandhausen. On 3 August 2014, he was named as a Sandhausen substitute for the first time in a league match against Darmstadt 98.[2] His debut with Sandhausen came seven days later in a 1–1 home draw against 1. FC Kaiserslautern after being named in the starting line-up.[3]

FC St. Pauli[]

On 2 August 2020, Paqarada signed a three-year contract with 2. Bundesliga rivals FC St. Pauli,[4] joining on a free transfer.[5] On 13 September 2020, he made his debut with St. Pauli in the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal first round against SV Elversberg after being named in the starting line-up and assists in his side's first goal during a 4–2 away defeat.[6] In his first season with FC St. Pauli he appeared in 30 matches and scored one goal

International career[]

Youth with Germany and Albania[]

From 2009 until 2011 Paqarada represented Germany at youth international level, making 13 appearances for the U16 and U17 teams.[7] In February 2013, he became part of Albania U21 side with which he made his debut in a 0–0 home draw against Macedonia U21 after being named in the starting line-up.[8]

Kosovo[]

On 4 September 2014, Paqarada received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Oman,[9] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[10] His last international match was on 24 March 2021 against Lithuania in Pristina.[11] On 4 April 2021, Paqarada through an Instagram post announced his temporary international retirement due to the degradation, disrespect and ignorance that according to him was done by Kosovo's head coach Bernard Challandes and the possible return to the national team would occur if a new head coach is appointed.[12]

Personal life[]

Born in Bremen, Germany, Paqarada is the son of Shukri Paqarada, a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Prishtina.[13]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 21 March 2021[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bayer Leverkusen II 2012–13 Regionalliga West 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
2013–14 27 1 0 0 — 27 1
Total 30 1 0 0 0 0 30 1
SV Sandhausen 2014–15 2. Bundesliga 14 0 1 0 — 15 0
2015–16 29 0 2 0 — 31 0
2016–17 18 0 1 0 — 19 0
2017–18 30 3 1 0 — 31 3
2018–19 28 1 2 0 — 30 1
2019–20 32 1 1 0 — 33 1
Total 151 5 8 0 0 0 159 5
FC St. Pauli 2020–21 2. Bundesliga 30 1 1 0 — 23 0
Career total 203 6 9 0 0 0 212 6

International[]

As of 24 March 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Kosovo 2014 1 0
2015 2 0
2016 4 0
2017 4 0
2018 3 1
2019 5 0
2020 4 0
2021 1 0
Total 24 1
Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Paqarada goal.[16]
List of international goals scored by Leart Paqarada
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 27 March 2018 (2018-03-27) Stade Municipal Jean Rolland, Franconville, France  Burkina Faso 2–0 2–0 Friendly [17]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hüls vs. Bayer Leverkusen II 2–3". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. ^ "Darmstadt 98 vs. Sandhausen 1–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 August 2014.
  3. ^ "Sandhausen vs. Kaiserslautern 1–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  4. ^ "St. Pauli complete signing of Leart Paqarada". FC St. Pauli. 2 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Zwei auf einen Schlag: St. Pauli verpflichtet Paqarada und Smarsch". kicker (in German). 2 August 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2020.
  6. ^ "FC St. Pauli bow out of the DFB Cup in Round 1". FC St. Pauli. 13 September 2020.
  7. ^ Leart Paqarada at DFB (also available in German) Edit this at Wikidata
  8. ^ "Shqipëria U-21, barazim 0–0 në miqësoren me Maqedoninë" [Albania U-21, 0–0 draw in the friendly with Macedonia] (in Albanian). Gazeta Tema. 6 February 2013.
  9. ^ "Ja lista kundër Omanit" [Here is the list against Oman]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 4 September 2014.
  10. ^ "Kosovo (1–0) Oman". eu-football.info. 7 September 2014.
  11. ^ "Kosovo (4–0) Lithuania". eu-football.info. 24 March 2021.
  12. ^ "Leart Paqarada largohet nga Përfaqësuesja e Kosovës" [Leart Paqarada leaves the Kosovo national team] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 4 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Leart Paqarada është djali i legjendës së Prishtinës (Foto)" [Leart Paqarada is the son of the legend of Prishtina (Photo)] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 6 October 2016.
  14. ^ Leart Paqarada at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ^ "Leart Paqarada". eu-football.info. Retrieved 24 March 2021.
  16. ^ Leart Paqarada at National-Football-Teams.com Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ^ "Kosovo (2–0) Burkina Faso". eu-football.info. 27 March 2018.

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