Ardit Deliu

Ardit Deliu (born 26 October 1997, in Kavajë) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Albanian club Laçi and the Albania national under-21 football team.

Ardit Deliu
Personal information
Full name Ardit Deliu
Date of birth (1997-10-26) 26 October 1997
Place of birth Kavajë, Albania
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Laçi
Number 6
Youth career
2011–2015 Besa Kavajë
2016 RNK Split
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Besa 4 (2)
2016 RNK Split 1 (0)
2017–2018 Hajduk Split II 6 (1)
2018– Laçi 32 (0)
National team‡
2013–2014 Albania U17 5 (0)
2015 Albania U19 2 (0)
2017– Albania U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 March 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:50, 7 February 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Deliu started his youth career in 2011 at local club Besa Kavajë as a 14 years old.[1] During the 2012–13 season he played for the under-17 side managed by Ylli Teliti forming a strong duo striker partnership with Regi Lushkja, where in the first-half of the season the duo scored 90% off all Besa Under-17 goals.[2]

Besa Kavajë

He gained entry with the first team in 2014 as he was included by the coach Artan Mërgjyshi to participate in an Albanian Cup match against Veleçiku Koplik on 22 October 2014 where he also made his first debut by coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute in place of Darlien Bajaziti.[3][4] One month later Deliu made his league debut against Burreli on 22 November 2014 and also scored his first goal for Besa Kavajë.[5]

He concluded the season with 4 league appearances in total scoring 2 goals and a single Domestic cup appearance.

RNK Split

On 27 August 2015 Deliu signed with Croatian side RNK Split following the recommendation of Sokol Cikalleshi, the fellow Albanian player of RNK Split during the 2014–15 season.[6] Being underage, he wasn't registered until February 2016.

Hajduk Split

On 7 February 2017 Deliu signed with HNK Hajduk Split II until June 2018.[7]

International career

Albania U17

Deliu was part of the Albania national under-17 football team of coach Džemal Mustedanagić in the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship, appearing in 5 out 6 matches between qualifying round and elite round, completing 3 full 80-minute matches in the qualifying round and two appearances as a substitute in the elite round.[8]

Albania U19

Deliu advanced at Albania national under-19 football team as he was invited by coach Arjan Bellai to participate in the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification from 12–17 November 2015.[9] He played two full 90-minutes matches against Austria U19 in a 1–2 loss and Georgia U19 in the 0–1 loss, where he received an yellow card yellow card for each match and missed the closing match.[10]

Albania U21

Deliu received a call up at Albania national under-21 football team by coach Alban Bushi for a gathering in Durrës, Albania from 18–25 January 2017.[11] He was invited again in the next gathering two months later for a double Friendly match against Moldova U21 on 25 & 27 March 2017.[12]

Career statistics

Club
As of 14 October 2017 [13]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Besa Kavajë2014–15Albanian First Division 4210——52
RNK Split2015–16Croatian First League 00———00
2016–17 10———10
Total 10———10
Hajduk Split II2016–17Croatian Third League ———
2017–18 Croatian Second League 41———41
Total 41———41
Career total 9310——103
  1. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
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References
  1. Ardit Deliu profile FSHF.org
  2. Deliu e Lushkja, e ardhmja e sigurt e Besës Archived 2017-08-12 at the Wayback Machine Sporti Shqiptar
  3. Besa - Veleçiku - Ndeshje FSHF.org
  4. Besa Kavajë vs. Veleçiku Koplik - 22 October 2014 Soccerway
  5. Burreli vs. Besa Kavajë - 22 November 2014 Soccerway
  6. Tjetër talent në Kroaci Sportal.al
  7. Marin Fadić i Ardit Deliu novi igrači Hajduka II HNK Hajduk Split
  8. Ardit Deliu – UEFA competition record
  9. U-19, nis grumbullimi për eliminatoret Archived 2015-11-27 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
  10. Ardit Deliu matches at Soccerway
  11. Alban Bushi: Ja emrat për grumbullimin e parë në Durrës Archived 2017-01-19 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
  12. "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.
  13. Ardit Deliu at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
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