Driton Camaj (Montenegrin: Дритон Цамај; born 7 March 1997) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Kisvárda and the Montenegro national team.
_(cropped).jpg) Camaj with Montenegro in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Driton Camaj | ||
| Date of birth | 7 March 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Podgorica, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger, Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Kisvárda | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Budućnost | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015 | Budućnost | 1 | (1) |
| 2015 | Inter Zaprešić | 2 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Dečić | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Budućnost | 41 | (1) |
| 2018–2019 | Lovćen | 34 | (5) |
| 2019–2020 | Iskra Danilovgrad | 29 | (5) |
| 2020– | Kisvárda | 115 | (19) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Montenegro U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Montenegro U19 | 5 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Montenegro U21 | 4 | (0) |
| 2022– | Montenegro | 17 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editCamaj first played competitive football with Budućnost in Podgorica. In July 2015, Camaj went on a trial with Croatian club Inter Zaprešić at the age of 18, during which he scored in a friendly match against NK Rudeš.[1] As a result, he signed with Inter Zaprešić.[1] However, he only played two league matches with Inter Zaprešić, and subsequently returned to Montenegro where he spent a half season with Dečić from Tuzi. In the summer of 2016, Camaj returned to Budućnost.[2] On 29 January 2018, Camaj signed a new three-year contract with Budućnost.[3]
International career
editCamaj was elegible to play for the Albania national football team due to being an ethnic Albanian[4] and the Montenegro national football team.Camaj played for Montenegro's U19 team in the 2016 UEFA Euro U19 Championship qualifiers, scoring a goal against Hungary in the group stage of qualification.
Camaj debuted for the Montenegro U21 in 2016. He played in a friendly match with Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 on 10 November 2016, which Bosnia won 2–0.[5] In May 2017, Camaj was called up by Montenegro U21 coach Mojaš Radonjić for the Valeriy Lobanovskyi tournament in Ukraine.[6] In the tournament, Camaj played against Slovenia U21[7] and Ukraine U21.[8] After the tournament, Camaj played in a friendly match against Georgia U21 on 12 June 2017.[9] In 2021 the Albania national football team was interested in calling Camaj up.[10]
Camaj scored his first goal for Montenegro in a friendly match against the Czech Republic on 20 June 2023.[11]
On 18 October 2023 a clash broke out at a international friendly as Montenegrin fans were breaking chairs and throwing them at the Serbian police, who retaliated.The clash was thought to have been caused due to Montenegro having 3 players on the pitch who were of Albanian descent, one of whom was Camaj [12]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 June 2023 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro |  Czech Republic |
1–2 | 1–4 | Friendly |
| 2 | 9 September 2024 | Gradski stadion, Nikšić, Montenegro |  Wales |
1–2 | 1–2 | 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B |
References
edit- ^ a b Mihaela Bradovski (July 24, 2015). "Sportnet: Napadač iz Budućnosti u Interu, Osječanima poziv iz Sjeverne Koreje" (in Croatian). Retrieved August 1, 2017.
- ^ [1] e-Vijesti: Počinje Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga, titulu brani Mladost (in Serbian). August 6, 2016. Accessed August 1, 2017.
- ^ "Vijesti: Profesionalni ugovori za petoricu igrača Budućnosti" (in Serbian). January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
- ^ https://www.koha.net/en/sport/kapiteni-i-malit-te-zi-me-fjale-te-medha-per-camajn-e-kucin
- ^ [2] Vijesti.ba: Mladi bh. nogometaši savladali vršnjake iz Crne Gore (in Bosnian). November 10, 2016. Accessed August 1, 2017.
- ^ [3] Šansasport: Radonjić objavio spisak mlade reprezentacije (in Serbian). May 26, 2017. Accessed August 1, 2017.
- ^ [4][usurped] Fudbal.info: U21: „Sokoli“ savladali Sloveniju (in Serbian). Accessed August 1, 2017
- ^ [5] Vijesti: Mlada reprezentacija izgubila od Ukrajine (in Serbian). June 6, 2017. Accessed August 1, 2017.
- ^ [6] portalanalitika: Crna Gora poslije preokreta i pogotka u finišu do pobjede (in Serbian). June 13, 2017. Accessed August 1, 2017.
- ^ http://www.malesia.org/2021/03/24/kombetarja-shqiptare-syte-kah-futbollisti-driton-camaj/
- ^ "MONTENEGRO VS. CZECHIA 1 – 4". 20 June 2023.
- ^ https://gazeta-shqip.com/sport/shqiperi-shqiperi-tensione-ne-beograd-tifozet-malazeze-perplasen-me-serbet-video/
External links
edit- Driton Camaj at Soccerway