Emiljano Vila

Emiljano Vila (born 12 March 1988) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for FK Partizani in the Albanian Superliga and the Albania national football team.[1]

Emiljano Vila
Personal information
Full name Emiljano Vila
Date of birth (1988-03-12) 12 March 1988
Place of birth Durrës, Albania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FK Partizani
Youth career
2004–2005 Teuta Durrës
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2009 Teuta 70 (30)
2009–2010 Dinamo Zagreb 0 (0)
2009 → NK Lokomotiva (loan) 6 (0)
2010–2011 Dinamo Tirana 45 (15)
2011–2014 PAS Giannina 79 (8)
2014–2015 Partizani Tirana 34 (4)
2015 Inter Baku 6 (0)
2016–2018 Partizani Tirana 67 (5)
2018 Skënderbeu 14 (2)
2018–2019 Kerkyra 14 (1)
2019–2023 Teuta 137 (10)
2023– Partizani Tirana 0 (0)
International career‡
2003–2004 Albania U17 1 (0)
2005–2006 Albania U19 3 (1)
2007–2010 Albania U21 9 (0)
2009–2014 Albania 27 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 14 November 2014

Club career

Early career

Vila started his career with his hometown team, Teuta Durrës in 2006. He made his debut on 26 November 2006 in an away match against Partizani Tirana. Vila came on for Bledar Mancaku in the 77th minute of the game.[2] His first goal came in only his 8th career appearance on 10 March 2007 against Luftetari Gjirokaster. Vila was on the pitch for the full 90 minutes and scored the opening goal in the 47th minute. The match ended 3–0 for Teuta Durrës after two further goals by Daniel Xhafa and Bledar Mancaku.[3]

Dinamo Zagreb

He signed a 4-year contract with Croatian champions Dinamo Zagreb on 19 June 2009 and was sent on loan at fellow Croatian side Lokomotiva Zagreb without playing any match for the club.[4]

Dinamo Tirana

After a brief spell in Croatia, Vila decided to return in Albania where he signed with capital club of Dinamo Tirana for a fee of $55.000, with Vila earning €30,000 a season.[5] He made his debut with Dinamo on 25 January 2010 in the first match of the second part of the season against Tirana, playing full-90 minutes in a 2–1 win.[6]

PAS Giannina

Vile reached a verbal agreement to join international teammate Andi Lila at Greek side PAS Giannina on 30 June 2011, and completed a medical the next day to complete his move.[7][8] He scored his 1st goal in the Superleague Greece in the match against Panaitolikos, by scoring the winning goal of his team in the 71st minute. He also helped his team achieve its 2nd away consecutive win against PAOK, by scoring his 1st goal of his team on the 7th minute.

Partizani Tirana

Vila returned in Albania in August 2014 to sign a one-year contract with an option of a further one with capital club Partizani Tirana.[9] He aimed the championship title during his presentation and took squad number 88.[9] He then flew op to Bulgaria to link up with the rest of the squad in their summer training camp.[10] Following the end of summer transfer market, Partizani had made 32 transfers in an out, a record in Albanian football.[11]

Vila's transfer to Partizani was opposed by Albania senior team manager Gianni De Biasi, stating that he made a mistake by returning in Albania.[12] His statements where opposed by Albanian Football Association president Armand Duka, who replied that Vila did not make a mistake by moving to Partizani.[13]

Vila made his competitive debut for Partizani in the opening matchday of 2014–15 Albanian Superliga against Laçi, playing 78 minutes in a 1–1 away draw.[14] Vila was chosen as the next penalty taker following the 0–1 loss at Apolonia Fier after capitain Nderim Nexhipi missed a penalty.[15]

His home debut occurred on 11 September in the match versus Skënderbeu Korçë, netting his maiden Partizani goal via a penalty kick in the 90th minute to give the Red Bull the first league win of season.[16] He dedicated the goal to manager Shpëtim Duro and club fans.[17]

Later on 26 October Vila missed a penalty kick in the matchday 9 versus newly promoted Elbasani; his shot was saved by veteran goalkeeper Elvis Kotorri; this chance didn't fatal as Partizani won 1–0 thanks to a Stevan Račić goal.[18] He ended his first part of the league by scoring once in nine appearances, with Partizani who finished the first part of the season with 18 points, tied with rivals of Tirana as a leader.[19]

Inter Baku

On 20 September 2015, Vila signed a six-month contract with Azerbaijan Premier League side Inter Baku PIK.[20]

Return to Partizani Tirana

On 20 January 2016, Vila signed a one-and-a-half contract with his former club Partizani Tirana, returning there for the second part of 2015–16 season.[21] On 13 May 2016, with the match against Skënderbeu Korçë approaching injury time, he scored a full volley goal to give Partizani the 1–0 victory at Skënderbeu Stadium and retain the title hopes alive.

Vila left the club in the first days of January 2018 after being excluded from winter training camp in Antalya.[22]

Skënderbeu Korçë

On 13 January 2018, Skënderbeu Korçë announced to have sign Vila on an 18-month contract.[23] After signing the contract, Vila flew out to Antalya, Turkey to link up with the rest of the squad on their winter training camp.[23] He made his league debut his new club on 26 January 2018 in a 2–0 away loss to Luftëtari Gjirokastër.[24] He scored his first league goal for Skenderbeu as part of a brace on 18 February 2018 in a 2–1 away victory over FC Kamza. His goals, scored in the 55th and 69th minutes, led Skenderbeu to a come from behind victory.[25]

International career

Vila made his debut for the full national team on 11 June 2009 in a friendly match against Georgia, starting and playing 80 minutes in a 1–1 home draw.[26] He scored on his second international appearance against Cyprus at home to help Albania to win 6–1, recording the biggest win in its history.[27]

He also played for the national team in a friendly against Milan at Qemal Stafa Stadium which ended 3–3.[28] Vila scored one of the goals however that goal was not count for statistics of the senior team, because the match was not played against another national team.[28]

He scored his third goal for Albania on 8 June 2014, playing as a starter against San Marino and scoring the third goal in the 73rd minute in an eventual 3–0 away win.[29]

Career statistics

Club
As of 22 December 2017[30][31]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Teuta Durrës 2006–07 Albanian Superliga 17200—172
2007–08 240002[lower-alpha 1]0260
2008–09 311522—3317
Total 721722207619
NK Lokomotiva (loan) 2009–10 Prva HNL 8000—80
Dinamo Tirana 2009–10 Albanian Superliga 15220—152
2010–11 31[lower-alpha 2]148[lower-alpha 3]32[lower-alpha 4]14118
Total 4616103215820
PAS Giannina 2011–12 Superleague Greece 22500—225
2012–13 33061—391
2013–14 29320—313
Total 84881—929
Partizani Tirana 2014–15 Albanian Superliga 34400—344
2015–16 ——2[lower-alpha 5]020
Total 3440020364
Inter Baku 2015–16 Azerbaijan Premier League 6010—70
Partizani Tirana 2015–16 Albanian Superliga 18410—194
2016–17 351217[lower-alpha 6]0442
2017–18 140102[lower-alpha 5]0170
Total 6754190806
Skënderbeu Korçë 2017–18 Albanian Superliga 0000—00
Career total 3165425715135662
  1. All appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  2. Including one appearance and one goal in Albanian Superliga relegation play-off
  3. Including one appearance in Albanian Supercup
  4. All appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  6. Four appearances in UEFA Europa League, three in UEFA Europa League

International
As of 14 November 2014[32][33]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Albania 200941
201030
201130
201281
201330
201441
Total253

International goals
As of match played 14 November 2014. Albania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Vila goal.[33]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 12 August 2009Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania2 Cyprus6–16–1Friendly
2 27 May 2012BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey14 Iran1–01–0Friendly
3 8 June 2014Serravalle Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino26 San Marino3–03–0Friendly

Honours

Club
Dinamo Tirana[30]

Individual

References
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  3. "First career goal". Football Database. 10 March 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
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  8. Στα Ιωάννινα αύριο οι Λεάντρο Ντιέγκο Μπεσέρα και Εμιλιάνο Βίλα (in Greek). PAS Giannina. 30 June 2011. Archived from the original on 4 July 2011. Retrieved 4 July 2011.
  9. Ilir Cara (6 August 2014). "Partizani prezanton Vilën: Erdha për t'u shpallur kampion! Do të flas në fushë" [Partizani presents Vila: I came to become a champion! I'll talk on the field] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
  10. "Vila, Batha dhe Rrahmani i bashkohen ekipit në Bullgari" [Vila, Batha and Rrahmani joins the team in Bulgaria] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 6 August 2014. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
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  16. "Partizani i falet penalltisë së Vilës në fund, merr edhe fitoren e parë në kampionat" [Partizani win thanks to Vila's penalty at the end, takes the first win in championship] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 12 September 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  17. Ilir Cara (13 September 2014). "Vila: Goli për trajnerin dhe tifozët e kuq. Duro: Kësaj radhe fati ishte me Partizanin" [Vila: Goal for manager and the red fans. Duro: This time the luck was for Partizani] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 30 October 2014.
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  20. ""İnter"də yeni futbolçu" (in Azerbaijani). Inter Baku PIK. 20 September 2015. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
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  28. "Mbrëmje e madhe për Shqipërinë, penalltitë nderojne Milanin. Gjashtë gola, nga tre për çdo ekip "çmendin" 12 mijë shikues në "Qemal Stafa". Elvin Beqiri gaboi në penalltinë fatale, Milani fiton trofeun "Taçi Oil"" (in Albanian). Arkiva Lajmeve. 12 May 2009. Retrieved 14 November 2015.
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