Albi Alla

Albi Alla (born 1 February 1993) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for China League One side Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic and the Albania national team.[1]

Albi Alla
Personal information
Full name Albi Alla
Date of birth (1993-02-01) 1 February 1993
Place of birth Pogradec, Albania
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic
Number 4
Youth career
2009–2013 Ergotelis
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Ergotelis 8 (0)
2013–2014 → Fokikos (loan) 23 (0)
2014–2015 → Panachaiki (loan) 28 (0)
2016 Skënderbeu 0 (0)
2016 → Bylis (loan) 16 (0)
2016–2018 Kukësi 51 (0)
2018–2019 Flamurtari 12 (1)
2019 Yanbian 0 (0)
2019– Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic 18 (2)
National team‡
2017– Albania 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 31 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 28 March 2017

Club career

Ergotelis and loans

Alla began his football career in the youth teams of his local side Ergotelis and signed his first professional contract with the club, on 28 January 2013.[2] Six months later, on 24 August 2013 and after having made no appearances for his club, Alla was loaned out to Fokikos and made his professional debut playing the full 120 minutes in a Cup match against Acharnaikos on 15 September 2013.[3] Alla recorded a total of 26 appearances for the club in the 2013−14 season.

On 7 August 2014, Alla signed a contract with Football League side Panachaiki,[4] again on loan from Ergotelis, with a buyout option.[5] Although Alla earned a place in the club's starting XI lineup, events took a surprising turn after a league match against Olympiakos Volou on 7 June 2015, when Panachaiki owner at the time Alexis Kougias decided to release Alla from his contract, and thus return the player to Ergotelis.[6] Alla played a total of 33 matches for Panachaiki, scoring one goal against Paniliakos on 28 August 2014, in a match for the Greek Cup's first round.[7]

After two consecutive loans, Alla made his debut with Ergotelis in the 2015−2016 season in a league match against Lamia on 11 October 2015.[8] As Ergotelis faced financial issues which ultimately forced the club to withdraw from professional competitions in January 2016, Alla was one of only 17 players who remained in the club's roster until the end.[9]

Skënderbeu Korçë

Alla joined Albanian club Skënderbeu Korçë in January 2016 after being released by Ergotelis, signing until June 2018.[10] Immediately after joining the club, Alla was sent on loan at fellow top flight side Bylis Ballsh until the end of the season.[11] Alla made his first Albanian Superliga appearance on 31 January in the 3–0 loss to Kukësi.[12] He amassed 16 league matches during his loan spell with the club, collecting 1398 minutes as Bylis suffered relegation.[13]

Kukësi

Alla was released from his contract with Skënderbeu Korçë in the summer of 2016 and signed for Albanian Cup winners Kukësi.[14] He made his official debut for the club on 24 August 2016, playing in the 2016 Albanian Supercup against his former club Skënderbeu Korçë, as Kukësi won the game 3–1 for the trophy in Alla's career.[15]

On 28 June 2017, Alla completed a transfer to Greek club Athlitiki Enosi Larissa by signing a three year contract.[16] However the transfer was canceled as the player was still on contract with Kukësi and consequently was returned to the club.[17]

Alla returned to the club in mid-August 2017 and eventually signed a one-year contract with an option of a further one.[18]

Flamurtari Vlorë

On 20 August 2018, Alla agreed personal terms and joined Flamurtari Vlorë on a contract until the end of the 2018–19 season.[19] He made his debut six days later against his former team Kukësi, netting the match's only goal with a header, recording his first ever Albanian Superliga goal.[20] He was also named Man of the Match.[21] It was also's Flamurtari second ever win against Kukësi, and the first since October 2013.[22]

China

In February 2019, Alla transferred to China League One side Yanbian.[23] The team was disqualified from the league shortly after, and Alla moved to another Chinese club Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic.

International career

Alla burst on to international scene in 2017 when he received his first international call-up by manager Gianni De Biasi for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Italy on 24 March and the friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina three days later as a replacement for defenders Mërgim Mavraj and Berat Djimsiti.[24]

Alla earned his first international cap in the second match against Bosnia and Herzegovina, playing in the first half as the match was lost 2–1 at Elbasan Arena.[25]

Personal life

Alla was born in Pogradec, Albania and moved to Greece along with his family when he was three years old.[16]

Career statistics

Club
As of 31 December 2019.[26][1][27]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ergotelis2012–13Football League (Greece) 00———00
2015–16 8040——120
Total 8040——120
Fokikos (loan)2013–14Football League (Greece) 23030——260
Panachaiki (loan)2014–15Football League (Greece) 28051——331
Skënderbeu Korçë2015–16Albanian Superliga —
Bylis Ballsh (loan)2015–16Albanian Superliga 160———160
Kukësi2016–17Albanian Superliga 300000010310
2017–18 21040——250
Total 510400010560
Flamurtari2018–19Albanian Superliga 1211040—171
Shaanxi Chang'an Athletic2019China League One 21210——222
Career total 159318140101824
  1. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup

International
As of 28 March 2017 [26][28]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Albania 201710
Total10

Honours
Kukësi[1]
gollark: Where are you getting that from? These are just numbers. They're not a count or something.
gollark: I don't think the numbers are meant to represent badness, though.
gollark: The joke here is that you can recover the original numbers via prime factorization!
gollark: https://twitter.com/browserdotsys/status/1271539531662200832
gollark: <:Transistor:694654534634569809>

References
  1. Albi Alla at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 November 2017.
  2. "ΕΠΑΓΓΕΛΜΑΤΙΕΣ ΟΙ ΜΠΟΥΡΣΕΛΗΣ, ΑΛΑ ΚΑΙ ΛΕΟΝΑΡΝΤΟ (Greek)". Ergotelis F.C. 28 January 2013.
  3. "Fokikos vs. Acharnaikos 2 – 1". Soccerway. 15 September 2013. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  4. "Υπέγραψε ο Άλμπι (Greek)". flnews.gr. 7 August 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
  5. "Άλμπι Άλλα: "Έχω αγαπήσει την Παναχαϊκή και μου αρέσει η ιδέα να μείνω στην Πάτρα!" (Greek)". sportgame.gr. 7 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  6. "Τέλος ο Άλμπι! (Greek)". sportgame.com. 7 June 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
  7. "Παναχαϊκή-Πανηλειακός 3-0 (Greek)". onsports.com. 28 August 2014.
  8. "Εργοτέλης – Λαμία 1-1 (Greek)". Ergotelis F.C. 11 October 2015.
  9. "Αποσύρθηκε από τη Football League ο Εργοτέλης (Greek)". sport24.gr. 19 January 2016.
  10. "Albi Alla firmos me Skënderbeun" [Albi Alla signs with Skënderbeu] (in Albanian). minuta90.com. 24 January 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  11. "James mbyll merkaton e Skënderbeut" [James ends Skënderbeu's transfer market] (in Albanian). CNA.al. 2 February 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  12. "Superiorja, Kukësi dhe Flamurtari e nisin me fitore fazën e tretë" [Superliga, Kukësi and Flamurtari starts the third phase with wins] (in Albanian). Top-Channel.tv. 31 January 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  13. "Skenderbeu kampion, Terbuni dhe Bylis bien nga kategoria" [Skënderbeu champion, Tërbuni and Bylis relegated] (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. 23 May 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  14. "Albi Alla, afrimi i rradhës te Kukësi (Albanian)". supersport.al. 18 June 2016.
  15. "Kukësi mposht Skënderbeun, fiton Superkupën e Shqipërisë (VIDEO)" [Kukësi defeats Skënderbeu, wins the Albanian Supercup (VIDEO)] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 24 August 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  16. "Albi Alla firmos me klubin e ri, e prezantojnë si futbollist grek" [Albi Alla signs with the new club, they present him as a Greek footballer] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  17. "Problemi me kontratat, reagon klubi i Kukësit: I bëmë të famshëm, nuk dinë të lexojnë…" [Issues with the contracts, club of Kukësi reacts: We made them famous, they don't know how to read…] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 6 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  18. "Albi Alla firmos kontratë të re 1+1 me Kukësin: Presidenti Gjici u tregua dashamirës" [Albi Alla signs a new 1+1 contract with Kukësi. President Gjici was sympathetic] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 17 August 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  19. "Flamurtari "blindon" mbrojtjen, firmosin Alla dhe Sirghi" [Flamurtari "armoures" the defence, Alla and Sirghi signs] (in Albanian). Ora News. 20 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  20. Adi Metaliu (26 August 2018). "Albi Alla bën Kukësin "të qajë" largimin e tij, i jep fitoren Flamurtarit" [Albi Alla makes Kukësi “cry” for his departure, gives Flamurtari the win] (in Albanian). SuperSport Albania. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  21. "Alla: Shameti më kujtonte akoma shok skuadre te goli, kjo është ironia e futbollit" [Alla: Shameti thought of me as a teammate when I scored, this is the irony of football] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  22. "Pesë vjet pritje, Flamurtari i Dajës thyen Kukësin" [Five years of waiting, Daja's Flamurtari brakes Kukësi] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 26 August 2018. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  23. 延边三外援+多名新援到位 新阵容拼图完成备战中甲 at sports.sina.com 2019-02-21. Retrieved 2019-02-22 (in Chinese)
  24. "De Biazi shpall listën për Italinë dhe Bosnjen" [De Biasi announces the list for Italy and Bosnia] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 20 March 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  25. "Shqipëria pësoi tjetër humbje, mundet në miqësore nga Bosnja në "Elbasan Arena" (VIDEO)" [Albania sufferes another loss, loses in the friendly by Bosnia at “Elbasan Arena” (VIDEO)] (in Albanian). Gazeta Blic. 28 March 2017. Retrieved 26 August 2018.
  26. "Albi Alla". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  27. Albi Alla – UEFA competition record
  28. Albi Alla - national football team player EU-Football.info

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