Mario Mitaj
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 6 August 2003 | ||
Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Left-back | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens | ||
Number | 40 | ||
Youth career | |||
2017– | AEK Athens | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2020– | AEK Athens | 10 | (0) |
2021– | AEK Athens B | 4 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2019 | Albania U16 | 1 | (0) |
2018–2019 | Albania U17 | 6 | (1) |
2020– | Albania U21 | 2 | (0) |
2021– | Albania | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 4 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 21:09, 31 March 2021 (UTC) |
Mario Mitaj (born 6 August 2003) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Greek Super League club AEK Athens and the Albania national team.[1]
Club career[]
AEK Athens[]
On 12 August 2020, Mitaj signed his first professional contract with Greek club AEK Athens and immediately started training with the first team.[2]
On 18 October 2020, he made his first league appearance in a game against PAOK, thus becoming the youngest foreign player in club history to feature in a competitive fixture, at 17 years, 2 months and 13 days old.[3]
On 2 February 2021, he signed a new contract, running until the summer of 2023.[4]
On 10 August 2021, the Albanian defender signed a new deal, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2026.[5]
International career[]
Having lived in Nea Ionia, Attica, Greece for a large part of his life, Mitaj was eligible to represent both Albania and Greece at international level. After having featured in all young Albanian squads, he earned his first cap for Albania's senior squad on 31 March 2021, in a 2–0 victory over San Marino for the 2022 European FIFA World Cup qualifiers, becoming cap-tied to Albania in the process. With this appearance, he became Albania's youngest ever international player at 17 years and 237 days old.[6]
Career statistics[]
- As of 16 August 2021
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
AEK Athens | 2020–21 | Superleague Greece | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | |
2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||
Career total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 |
References[]
- ^ Mario Mitaj at Soccerway
- ^ "Mario Mitaj signed a professional contract with AEK!". www.aekfc.gr. 12 August 2020.
- ^ "ΘΕΜΑ Μάριο Μιτάι: Ο νεότερος ξένος στην ιστορία της ΑΕΚ" [SUBJECT Mario Mitai: The youngest foreigner in the history of AEK]. www.amna.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-04-01.
- ^ ""Έδεσε" και τους Μιτάι και Μαχαίρα η ΑΕΚ (vid)" (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
- ^ "ΑΕΚ: Επέκτεινε το συμβόλαιο του Μιτάι μέχρι το 2026" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 10 August 2021.
- ^ www.newsit.gr https://www.newsit.gr/athlitika/aek-ekleise-stin-alvania-o-mitai-kai-egrapse-istoria/3253293/. Retrieved 2021-04-01.
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External links[]
- Mario Mitaj – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Mario Mitaj at ESPN FC
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Albanian footballers
- Albania youth international footballers
- Super League Greece players
- AEK Athens F.C. players
- Albanian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Greece
- Association football defenders
- Albania under-21 international footballers
- Albania international footballers