Taulant Seferi

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Taulant Seferi
Personal information
Full name Taulant Fatmir Seferi
Date of birth (1996-11-15) 15 November 1996 (age 24)
Place of birth Kumanovo, Republic of Macedonia
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Club information
Current team
 Tirana
Number 11
Youth career
2002–2011 Milano Kumanovo
2011–2013 Rabotnichki
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2014 Rabotnički 31 (6)
2015–2016 Young Boys II 14 (6)
2015–2021 Young Boys 8 (0)
2018 → Wohlen (loan) 8 (3)
2018–2019 → Winterthur (loan) 31 (10)
2019–2020 → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) 29 (1)
2021 → Tirana (loan) 23 (7)
2021– Tirana 0 (0)
2021 → Teuta Durrës (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2009 Macedonia U15 9 (7)
2011–2012 Macedonia U17 3 (2)
2012–2013 Macedonia U18 5 (3)
2013 Macedonia U19 10 (4)
2014–2016 Macedonia U21 2 (1)
2014 Macedonia 2 (0)
2017–2018 Albania U21 12 (0)
2019– Albania 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 08:11, 2 July 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 July 2021

Taulant Fatmir Seferi (born 15 November 1996) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Tirana and the Albania national team.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Seferi started his youth career at his hometown club FK Milano Kumanovo. Then in 2011 he moved at FK Rabotnički.[1]

Rabotnički[]

He made his debut with FK Rabotnički on 5 October 2013 against Bregalnica Štip at the age of 16 years, 10 months and 20 days by coming on as a substitute in the 90'+1 minute in place of Krste Velkoski.[2] He scored his first goal on 23 November 2013 against Shkëndija Tetovo where he came in as a substitute in the 61st minute in place of Demir Imeri and scored in the 81st minute the last goal of the match which finished in the 5–0 victory.[3] He finished his first season at Rabotnički with 16 appearances and 3 goals. Then he played 12 matches in the 2014–15 season.

Young Boys[]

In 2015 Seferi moved to Switzerland joining BSC Young Boys. Initially he played one match with the under-21 team in 1. Liga Classic. Then he debuted with the first team on 14 February 2015 against Grasshoppers coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute in place of Renato Steffen.[4] Five days later he made it his UEFA debut playing in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League - Round of 32 match against Everton coming on as a substitute once again in place of Renato Steffen in the 79th minute.[5] He became a regular member of the first team under coach Uli Forte participating in every team's match. In March 2015 he suffered a hard knee injury which made him have a knee-operation. The injury kept him out of play for one year and half. He returned to the pitch in October 2016 playing with the under-21 team. He returned to the first team on 5 February 2017 playing against Sion as an 88th-minute substitute in place of Thorsten Schick.[6]

On 10 July 2019, Seferi was loaned out to Neuchâtel Xamax FCS for the rest of the season.[7]

Tirana[]

Seferi joined Albanian club and reigning Kategoria Superiore champions KF Tirana on 4 January 2021 on loan for the remainder of the 2020-21 season.[8] He made his debut for the club in the league on 16 January 2021 in a 2–1 home win against Kastrioti, coming on in the 53rd minute for Ardit Toli. His first goal came on 31 January 2021 against Apolonia, where he scored the winner in the 77th minute with a right-footed shot from an Ernest Muçi assist.[9] After signing permanently with Tirana on a three-year contract,[10] Seferi was loaned out to champions Teuta Durrës for their Champions League qualification matches.[11]

International career[]

Macedonia[]

Senior[]

Seferi played his first international game with the Macedonia national team on 26 May 2014 in and against Cameroon (2–0), coming on as a substitute for Besart Abdurahimi in the 57th minute of that game. He also entered in the Macedonian football history as the youngest debutant. Prior to that, the youngest to debut for Macedonia was Goran Pandev. Before Seferi, Pandev held that mark at 17 years, 10 months and 11 days during the friendly match against Turkey on 6 June 2001.[12]

Albania[]

Under-21[]

In January 2017 media reported that the newly appointed Albania under-21 national team coach Alban Bushi had convinced Seferi to play for the side.[13] In a press conference later, coach Bushi declared that he had invited Seferi for a gathering stage at the same month but Seferi was not permitted by club due to a preparation stage. The Albanian Football Association proceeded to give Seferi the Albanian passport to make him eligible for Albania U21 in the competitive tournament 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[14] On 18 March 2017, he was re-invited again at under-21 national side for a double friendly match against Moldova U21 on 25 and 27 March 2017.[15] Two days later he received the Albanian citizenship by president Bujar Nishani among Elvir Maloku & , to become eligible to play for Albania in competitive matches.[16] He made his debut for Albania under-21 against Moldova on 25 March playing as a starter in a goalless draw.[17] In other match against the same opponent two days later, Seferi played once more as a starter in a 2–0 victory.[18]

Seferi was called up for the friendly match against France U21 on 5 June 2017 and the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017.[19] He played against France U21 as a first-half substitute for Endri Çekiçi as Albania was defeated 3–0.[20] On 8 June 2017, Seferi received the go ahead from FIFA to be eligible to play for Albania U21 in competitive matches.[21] He made his competitive debut for Albania U21 against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017 playing the full 90-minutes match in a goalless draw.[22]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 13 August 2021[23][24][25]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe[a] Other[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Rabotnički 2013–14 Macedonian First League 16 3 4 1 — — 20 4
2014–15 12 0 1 0 2 0 — 15 0
Total 28 3 5 1 2 0 0 0 35 4
Young Boys II 2014–15 Swiss 1. Liga 1 0 — — — 1 0
2015–16 1 0 — — — 1 0
2016–17 12 6 — — — 12 6
Total 14 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 6
Young Boys 2014–15 Swiss Super League 1 0 — 1 0 — 2 0
2015–16 0 0 — 0 0 — 0 0
2016–17 7 0 0 0 0 0 — 7 0
Wohlen (loan) 2017–18 Swiss Challenge League 13 3 — — — 13 3
Winterthur (loan) 2018–19 Swiss Challenge League 32 10 2 0 — — 34 10
Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) 2019–20 Swiss Super League 29 1 1 0 — — 30 1
Total 8 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 9 0
Tirana 2020–21 (loan) Kategoria Superiore 23 7 — — — 23 7
2021–22 0 0 0 0 6[c] 0 — 6 0
Total 23 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 7
Career total 147 30 8 1 9 0 0 0 164 31
  1. ^ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup
  3. ^ Played with Teuta Durrës in a short-time loan for European competition matches

International[]

As of 30 June 2021[24][26]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
North Macedonia 2014 2 0
Albania 2019 1 0
Albania 2020 4 0
Albania 2021 2 0
Total 9 0

Honours[]

Rabotnički

Young Boys

Notes[]

References[]

  1. ^ Taulant Seferi - Kaderliste BSC Young Boys
  2. ^ Rabotnički vs. Bregalnica Štip - 5 October 2013 Soccerway
  3. ^ Rabotnički vs. Shkendija - 23 November 2013 Soccerway
  4. ^ Young Boys vs. Grasshopper - 14 February 2015 Soccerway
  5. ^ UEFA Europa League 2014/15 - History - Young Boys-Everton UEFA.com
  6. ^ Young Boys vs. Sion - 5 February 2017 Soccerway
  7. ^ L'attaquant Taulant Seferi est prêté à Xamax, arcinfo.ch, 10 July 2019
  8. ^ TAULANT SEFERI LEIHWEISE ZU KF TIRANA
  9. ^ Tirana rikthehet te fitorja me Shehin, ndaj Apolonisë vendos rrjeta e Seferit
  10. ^ "Tirana mendon për sezonin e ri, Taulant Seferi firmos për 3 vite me bardheblutë" [Tirana prepares for the new season, Taulant Seferi signs for 3 years with the White & Blue] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  11. ^ "ZYRTARE/ Konfirmohet lajmi i "Panorama Sport", Teuta huazon Taulant Seferin për sfidat në Champions" [OFFICIAL/ "Panorama Sport's" report is confirmed, Teuta loans Taulant Seferi for Champions League matches] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  12. ^ "Cameroon v Macedonia national team, 26 May 2014". eu-football.info. Retrieved 13 June 2014.
  13. ^ Bushi e nis me vrull, bind Taulant Seferin për te Kombëtarja U-21 Panorama Sport
  14. ^ Bushi: Hedhim bazën e të ardhmes kuqezi SuperSport Albania
  15. ^ "Kombëtarja U-21, pak risi në miqësoret ndaj Moldavisë" [Under-21 national team, less innovation against Moldova] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Dekret për dhënie të shtetësisë shqiptare nr. 10090" (in Albanian). President.al. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Shqiperia U21 - Moldavia U21, perfundon ne barazim" [Albania U21 - Moldova U21, finishes in the draw] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  18. ^ "Shpresat fitojne me Moldavine" [The hopes win against Moldova] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 27 March 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  19. ^ Alban Bushi shpall listën e U21 për Francën dhe Estoninë Archived 5 July 2017 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
  20. ^ "U21, Shqipëria mundet nga Franca" [U21, Albania was defeated by France] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 5 June 2017. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
  21. ^ FIFA jep OK-in, Taulant Seferi do të luajë për Shqipërinë Panorama Sport
  22. ^ Under-21 - Albania-Estonia UEFA.com
  23. ^ Taulant Seferi at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
  24. ^ Jump up to: a b "Taulant Seferi". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 19 June 2014.
  25. ^ Taulant Seferi – UEFA competition record (archive)
  26. ^ Tauljant Sulejmanov - national football team player EU-football.info

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