Kastriot Peqini

Kastriot Sabri Peqini (born 19 February 1974)[1] is a retired Albanian professional football who played for KF Elbasani in Albania and Birkirkara FC in Malta.

Kastriot Peqini
Personal information
Full name Kastriot Sabri Peqini
Date of birth (1974-02-19) 19 February 1974
Place of birth Elbasan, Albania
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position(s) Striker
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1993 Elbasani 47 (9)
1993–1995 Birkirkara 20 (4)
Total 67 (13)
National team
1989–1991 Albania U-21 5 (0)
1992–1993 Albania 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 March 2015

He became the second youngest player to play for the Albania national team when he made his debut on 29 January 1992 at the age of 17 years and 343 days old, just 12 days older than the youngest ever player Blendi Nallbani.[2]

International career

He made his debut for Albania in a January 1992 friendly match against Greece and earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a June 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Denmark.[3]

National team statistics
Albania national team
YearAppsGoals
199260
199350
Total110

Personal life

He is the son of former Albania international and Dinamo Tirana legend Sabri Peqini.[4] His own son, Jurgen Peqini, is also a professional footballer.[5]

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References
  1. Soccerway profile
  2. Youngest Albania players
  3. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 2019-09-28.
  4. Vëllezërit e Kombëtares, nga Ballgjinët te Bashat - Telegraf (in Albanian)
  5. Rrëfimi i sozisë së Ozilit: Dua të luaj bashkë me fantazistin gjerman - Panorama (in Albanian)
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