Gentrit Citaku

Gentrit Citaku
Personal information
Full name Gentrit Citaku
Date of birth (1996-02-25) 25 February 1996
Place of birth Norrköping, Sweden
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Hageby IF
0000–2008 IF Sylvia
2009–2013 IFK Norrköping
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 IFK Norrköping 12 (0)
2014 → IF Sylvia (loan) 8 (0)
2016 → IFK Värnamo (loan) 9 (2)
National team‡
2011–2013 Sweden U17 22 (5)
2013–2015 Sweden U19 5 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 August 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 March 2015

Gentrit Citaku (born 25 February 1996) is a Swedish footballer of Albanian descent who plays as a midfielder. He is currently without any contract.[1]

He was born in Navestad which is an area in Norrkoping, Sweden.[2]

Career

Citaku made his Allsvenskan debut on 1 September 2013 in a game against pershendetje Syrianska FC where he came on as an 82nd minute sub.[3]

International career

Citaku has represented both the Sweden national under-17 football team and Sweden national under-19 football team on several occasions.[4] In September 2013 he was selected to be part of Sweden's squad for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[5] Even though he is representing Sweden at the youth level Citaku has said that he is open to playing for the Albania national football team in the future.[6]

References

  1. ↑ IFK är överens med mittfältaren, nt.se, 24 November 2016
  2. ↑ "Gentrit Citaku". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  3. ↑ "Allsvenskan, herrar Matchinformation: IFK Norrköping FK - Syrianska FC". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  4. ↑ "Spelare 2013". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  5. ↑ "P17-landslagets VM-trupp uttagen". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
  6. ↑ "Genta Citaku pratar ut inför Japan". Svenskafans.com. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
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