Herolind Shala
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| Personal information | |||||||||
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| Full name | Herolind Xhavit Shala | ||||||||
| Date of birth | 1 February 1992 | ||||||||
| Place of birth | Porsgrunn, Norway | ||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||||||||
| Club information | |||||||||
Current team |
Kasımpaşa (on loan from Sparta Prague) | ||||||||
| Number | 7 | ||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||
| –2010 | Notodden | ||||||||
| 2008 | → Tollnes (loan) | ||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||
| 2008–2011 | Notodden | 15 | (9) | ||||||
| 2008 | → Tollnes (loan) | 0 | (0) | ||||||
| 2011–2014 | Odd | 90 | (20) | ||||||
| 2015– | Sparta Prague | 3 | (0) | ||||||
| 2015–2016 | → Slovan Liberec (loan) | 24 | (6) | ||||||
| 2016– | → Kasımpaşa (loan) | 6 | (1) | ||||||
| 2017– | → Perak The Bos Gaurus (loan) | ||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||
| 2009 | Norway U17 | 2 | (0) | ||||||
| 2012 | Norway U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||
| 2013–2014 | Albania U21 | 7 | (2) | ||||||
| 2014–2016 | Albania | 5 | (0) | ||||||
| 2016– | Kosovo | 2 | (0) | ||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2016. | |||||||||
Herolind Xhavit Shala (born 1 February 1992) is a Kosovar-Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kasımpaşa on loan from Sparta Prague.
Career
Early career
He was born in Porsgrunn to Albanian parents from Kosovo.[1] Shala has previously played for Tollnes and Notodden.[2]
Sparta Prague
On 11 January 2015 Shala joined AC Sparta Prague of the Czech Republic, signing a 3-year and half contract.[3] He made his debut on 23 February 2015, starting in the 4–1 win against Příbram before being substituted off for Václav Kadlec in the 54th minute.[4]
International
Norway youth-levels
He has represented Norway at under-17 and under-21 level.[5]
Albania
Being of Albanian descent from Kosovo, on 4 June 2013 Shala received the Albanian citizenship among Albania senior side Agon Mehmeti and fellow Albania U21 players Haxhi Neziraj, Valentin Gjokaj & Amir Rrahmani.[6]
Albania under-21
When he was called up for both the Norwegian and the Albanian under-21 team in May 2013, he withdrew from the Norwegian squad as he wanted to represent Albania instead.[7] On 11 July 2013 he made his debut for the Albanian U-21 team against Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 by playing full 90-minutes.[8]
He was called up for the closing match of the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 qualification on 5 March 2014, against Austria.[9] He played as a starter and scored the last goal for his side in the 57th minute, where the match finished in an away 1–3 victory with other goals scored by Enis Gavazaj and Vasil Shkurti.[10]
Albania senior team
He received his first senior national team call-up by the Albania national football team coach Gianni De Biasi for the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying match against Portugal on 7 September 2014.[11]
He made his debut for senior team on 14 November 2014 in the "Group I" Friendly Match against the Euro 2016 hosts, France, by coming on as a substitute in the 76th minute in place of Ermir Lenjani.[12] In the other match against Italy Shala played once again as a substitute at this time in the 71st minute in place of Amir Abrashi.[13]
Kosovo
He received an invitation from Albert Bunjaki to play for Kosovo , after a few hours he immediately accepted Kosovo's invite to represent his country.[14] Shala made his debut Kosovo in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifying 6-0 loss to Croatia on 6 October 2016.[15]
Career statistics
Club
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2008 | Notodden | Norwegian First Division | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 1 | 0 | |
| Tollnes | 3. Divisjon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2009 | Notodden | Norwegian First Division | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 3 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 2. Divisjon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2011 | 11 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - | 12 | 10 | |||
| Total | 15 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 10 | ||
| Odd | Tippeligaen | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2012 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | - | 28 | 3 | |||
| 2013 | 30 | 8 | 2 | 0 | - | 32 | 8 | |||
| 2014 | 30 | 9 | 5 | 4 | - | 35 | 13 | |||
| Total | 90 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 99 | 24 | ||
| 2014–15 | Sparta Prague | Czech First League | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| 2015–16 | Slovan Liberec | 24 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 36 | 7 | |
| Total | 27 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 40 | 7 | ||
| 2016–17 | Kasımpaşa | Süper Lig | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Total | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | ||
| Career Total | 138 | 36 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 1 | 162 | 43 | ||
International
| Albania national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2014 | 2 | 0 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 5 | 0 |
International
- As of 11 November 2016
| Kosovo national team | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2016 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Odd
- Norwegian Cup runner-up: 2014
References
- ↑ "Drakt nr 18 - Herolind Shala" (in Norwegian). Odd Grenland. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ↑ "Herolind Shala". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ↑ Zyrtare : Shala firmos me Spartën e Pragë aSport.al
- ↑ Sparta Praha vs. Příbram - 23 February 2015 - Soccerway
- ↑ "Herolind Shala's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ↑ Ekskluzive: Agon Mehmeti dhe 4 lojtarë të shpresave marrin shtetësi shqiptare aSport.al
- ↑ "Shala vraket Norge" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Norwegian News Agency. 23 May 2013. Retrieved 23 May 2013.
- ↑ Bosnia-Herzegovina U21 vs. Albania U21 - 11 June 2013 - Soccerway
- ↑ Gega shpall listën për ndeshjen e fundit në eliminatore aSport.al
- ↑ Austria U21 vs. Albania U21 - 5 March 2014 Soccerway
- ↑ De Biazi flet për ndeshjen me Portugalinë - FSHF.org "Në fund trajneri i Kombëtares së Shqipërisë publikoi edhe listën me 24 lojtarë të grumbulluar për këtë takim. Ata janë: 24. Herolind Shala"
- ↑ France vs. Albania - 14 November 2014 - Soccerway
- ↑ Italy football team defeated Albania 1:0, 18 November 2014 EU-football.info
- ↑ http://infokusi.com/zbulohen-futbollistet-qe-ka-ftuar-kosova/
- ↑ http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300361568/index.html
- ↑ Herolind Shala profile at Soccerway
- 1 2 Herolind Shala at National-Football-Teams.com
- ↑ Herolind Shala - national football team player EU-football.info
External links
- Herolind Shala profile at Soccerway
- Herolind Shala at National-Football-Teams.com