Elba Rashani

Elbasan Rashani (born 9 May 1993), commonly known as Elba Rashani is a Kosovan professional footballer from Vushtrri who plays as a forward for Norwegian club Odd and the Kosovo national team, he previously played for Norway national under-21 football team.

Elba Rashani

Rashani with Rosenborg in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Elbasan Rashani
Date of birth	(1993-05-09) 9 May 1993
Place of birth	Hillerstorp, Sweden
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position(s)	Winger
Club information
Current team	Odd
Number	11
Youth career
0000–2009	Skarphedin
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2010–2014	Odd	69	(7)
2014–2016	Brøndby	24	(3)
2016	→ Rosenborg (loan)	19	(3)
2017	Rosenborg	8	(0)
2017–	Odd	72	(12)
National team^‡
2010	Norway U17	3	(1)
2011–2012	Norway U18	12	(0)
2012–2013	Norway U19	7	(0)
2012	Norway U20	2	(0)
2013–2015	Norway U21	9	(2)
2015–	Kosovo	12	(4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 July 2020 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 13 January 2020

Club career

Odd

He was born in Sweden to Kosovar Albanian emigrants, but grew up in Kragerø and Bø i Telemark and played for Skarphedin before he joined the then named football club Odd Grenland ahead of the 2010 season.[1][2]

Brøndby

2014–15 season

On 24 Juli 2014 Rashani made a €660K transfer from the Norwegian side Odd and signed a four-year-contract with the Danish club Brøndby which ties him to the club until the summer 2018. Elba was handed jersey number 14.[3][4] On 31 July Rashani made his Europa League debut when he was brought in for the final fourteen minutes in the 3–0 away defeat against the Belgium side Club Brugge.

Rosenborg

In January 2016, Rashani went out on loan to Rosenborg, with Rosenborg having the option to buy.[5] At the end of the 2016 season the move was made permanent with Rashani signing a two-year deal with Rosenborg.[6]

International career

Rashani was born in Sweden to Kosovar–Albanian parents, and was brought up in Norway. He represented Norway as a youth. In July 2015 Rashani told the Albanian media that he is looking forward to a call up from Albania's coach Gianni de Biasi.[7] However, he ended up getting a callup with the Kosovo national football team and made his debut, where he also scored his debut goal, in a friendly 2–2 tie with Albania.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 15 July 2020[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Odd	2010	Tippeligaen	1	0	1	0	-		-		2	0
	2011		16	0	1	0	-		-		17	0
	2012		16	1	2	2	-		-		18	3
	2013		21	2	4	2	-		-		25	4
	2014		15	4	2	0	-		-		17	4
	Total		69	7	10	4	-	-	-	-	79	11
Brøndby	2014–15	Danish Superliga	14	2	0	0	2	0	-		16	2
	2015–16		10	1	1	0	7	4	-		18	5
	Total		24	3	1	0	9	4	-	-	34	7
Rosenborg (loan)	2016	Tippeligaen	19	3	6	1	3	0	-		28	4
Rosenborg	2017	Eliteserien	8	0	1	1	2	0	1	0	12	0
	Total		27	3	7	2	5	0	1	0	40	4
Odd	2017	Eliteserien	13	2	0	0	-		-		13	2
	2018		27	7	4	2	-		-		31	9
	2019		29	3	6	0	-		-		35	3
	2020		3	0	0	0	-		-		3	0
	Total		72	12	10	2	-	-	-	-	82	14
Career total			192	25	28	8	14	4	1	0	235	37

International

As of 13 January 2020[10]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Kosovo	2015	1	1
	2016	1	1
	2017	2	1
	2018	2	0
	2019	5	1
	2020	1	0
Total		12	4

International goals

Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	13 November 2015	Pristina City Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo	Albania	2–1	2–2	Friendly
2.	3 June 2016	Stadion am Bornheimer Hang, Frankfurt, Germany	Faroe Islands	2–0	2–0
3.	13 November 2017	Olympic Stadium Adem Jashari, Mitrovica, Kosovo	Latvia	3–3	4–3
4.	10 June 2019	Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria	Bulgaria	3–2	3–2	UEFA Euro 2020 qualification

Honours

Club

Rosenborg

• Norwegian League (1): 2016 [11][12]
• Norwegian Football Cup (1): 2016
• Mesterfinalen (1): 2017

References

1. "Spillerprofiler – Elbasan Rashani" (in Norwegian). Odd Grenland. Archived from the original on 23 October 2012. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
2. Bergsli, Bent (7 December 2009). "Kan bli stor". Telemarksavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 November 2012.
3. "Ouch! The price on Brøndby IF's new starlet" (in Danish). www.eb.dk. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
4. "Norwegian youth international starlet signs with Brøndby IF" (in Danish). www.brondby.com. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2016-01-31.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-11-19. Retrieved 2016-11-18.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
7. Albo1997 (2016-09-03). "Rashani për Sportpress.al/ E dua kombëtaren shqiptare". Sportpress.al. Archived from the original on 2015-07-26. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
8. "Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës » Festë, emocion dhe spektakël futbolli". Ffk-kosova.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
9. "Elba Rashani". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
10. "Elbasan Rashani". EU-Football.info.
11. Chris Thomas Skogli (2016-09-24). "Nyheter | Rosenborg". Rbk.no. Archived from the original on 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
12. "Spillerprofiler | Rosenborg". Rbk.no. Archived from the original on 2016-09-27. Retrieved 2016-10-02.

External links

• Elba Rashani at National-Football-Teams.com
• Elba Rashani at Soccerway