Alban Shabani

Kosovan footballer

Alban Shabani
Personal information
Full name	Alban Shabani
Date of birth	(2000-05-18) 18 May 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth	Podujevo, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Feronikeli
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2018	Llapi
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2020	Llapi	18	(0)
2020–2021	Skënderbeu Korçë	12	(0)
2021–2022	Feronikeli	17	(0)
2022	Drenica	4	(0)
2022–2023	Llapi	0	(0)
2022–2023	→ Feronikeli (loan)
2023–	Feronikeli	33	(0)
International career^‡
2020	Kosovo U21	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 17 November 2020

Alban Shabani (born 18 May 2000) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Feronikeli.^[1]

Club career

Skënderbeu Korçë

On 22 October 2020, Shabani signed a four-year contract with Kategoria Superiore club Skënderbeu Korçë and received squad number 6.^[2] Ten days later, he made his debut with Skënderbeu Korçë in the 2020–21 Albanian Cup first round against Tomori after coming on as a substitute at 76th minute in place of Uerdi Mara.^[3] Three days after debut, Shabani made his first Kategoria Superiore appearance after coming on as a substitute at 80th minute in place of Uerdi Mara in a 1–1 away draw against Teuta Durrës.^[4]

International career

Under-19

On 2 October 2018, Shabani was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications,^[5] he was an unused substitute in these matches.

Under-21

On 6 November 2020, Shabani received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Albania U21 and Turkey U21.^[6] Seven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in the match against Albania U21 after coming on as a substitute at 76th minute in place of Arton Zekaj.^[7]

References

^ Alban Shabani at Soccerway
^ "Alban Shabani transferohet te Skënderbeu" [Alban Shabani is transferred to Skënderbeu]. Lajmi.net (in Albanian). 22 October 2020.
^ "Skënderbeu Korçë vs. Tomori Berat 1–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 1 November 2020.
^ "Teuta Durrës vs. Skënderbeu Korçë 1–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
^ "Kombëtarja U-19 grumbullohet më 5 tetor për ndeshjet kualifikuese" [National U19 team gathering with 5 October for qualifying matches] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 2 October 2018. Archived from the original on 11 October 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ "Prekazi publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy ndeshjet e nëntorit" [Prekazi publishes the list of players for the two November matches] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 6 November 2020.
^ "Kosovo U21 vs. Albania U21 0–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 November 2020.