Adrian Aliaj

Adrian Aliaj (born 24 April 1976) is a retired Albanian football defender.

Adrian Aliaj
Personal information
Full name Adrian Aliaj
Date of birth (1976-04-24) 24 April 1976
Place of birth Vlorë, Albania
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Partizani 9 (1)
1995–1996 Hannover 96 2 (0)
1996–1998 Hajduk Split 3 (0)
1998–1999 Standard Liège 24 (1)
2000 Maccabi Petah Tikva 17 (2)
2000–2002 La Louvière 31 (2)
2002–2003 Charleroi 23 (1)
2003–2005 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 45 (7)
2005–2006 Stade Brest 13 (0)
2006–2007 NK Solin 11 (2)
2007 Al Nassr
International career‡
2002–2006 Albania 29 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 August 2007
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 August 2007

Club career

Aliaj started his career at Partizani Tirana in Albania where he made his first team debut at the young age of 16. He then left for Hannover 96 in 1995,[1] then moved to Croatia the season later. He also played for Standard Liège in Belgium for two years until he moved to Israel to play for Maccabi Petah Tikva. He then returned to Belgium with RAA La Louviere and then R. Charleroi S.C. He left Stade Brest in the summer of 2006 and now plays in the Croatian Second Division for NK Solin.

International career

Aliaj has enjoyed a very good playing career for Albania national football team. He made 29 appearances from 2002 til 2006 and scored eight goals for his country, an unusual high number for a defender.[2]

International goals

Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first[3]

#DateVenueOpponentGoalResultCompetition
1.11 October 2003Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal Portugal1–15–3Friendly match
2.11 October 2003Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal Portugal4–35–3Friendly match
3.15 November 2003Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania Estonia1–02–0Friendly match
4.18 February 2004Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania Sweden2–12–1Friendly match
5.31 March 2004Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania Iceland1–02–1Friendly match
6.28 April 2004A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia Estonia0–11–1Friendly match
7.4 September 2004Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania Greece2–02–12006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
8.1 March 2006Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania Lithuania1–01–2Friendly match

National team statistics
Albania national team
YearAppsGoals
200210
2003103
200464
200570
200651
Total298

References
  1. "Aliaj, Adrian" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  2. Hoxha, Florent; Mamrud, Roberto (6 April 2011). "Goalscoring for Albania National Team". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  3. "Adrian Aliaj – national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 24 February 2012.


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