Florent Shehu (born 17 May 2002) is a footballer who plays as a midfielder for Adana Demirspor. Born in France and raised in Switzerland, he is a youth international for Albania.

Florent Shehu
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-05-17) 17 May 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Pontarlier, France[1]
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Team information
Current team
Adana Demirspor
Number 29
Youth career
Yverdon-Sport
FC Basel
Lausanne-Sport
2013–2014 Barcelona
2014–2015 Valencia
2015–2016 FC Basel
2016–2019 Levante
2019–2022 Lazio
2022–2023 Luzern
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023– Adana Demirspor 1 (0)
International career
2018 Switzerland U17 2 (0)
2019 Albania U19 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Early life

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Shehu was born in 2002 in France. He grew up in Yverdon, Switzerland.[2]

Career

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Shehu is a youth product of Yverdon-Sport, FC Basel, Lausanne-Sport, Barcelona, Valencia, Levante, Lazio and Luzern. In 2023, Shehu signed for Turkish side Adana Demirspor. On 27 January 2024, he debuted for the club during a 0–1 loss to Hatayspor.[3]

International career

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Shehu was born in France to Albanian parents, and moved to Switzerland at a young age and holds all three nationalities. He is a former youth international for Switzerland, having played twice for the Switzerland U17s in 2018.[4] In 2019, he played twice for the Albania U19s.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Florent Shehu transferohet në Turqi". Bota Sot.
  2. ^ "Un talent yverdonnois fait ses gammes sur les pelouses d'Espagne". laregion.ch.
  3. ^ "İlk Kez Forma Giydi: Adana Demirsporlu Genç Yıldız İlk Sınavını Verdi". 5ocakgazetesi.com.
  4. ^ "Live Sport und News".
  5. ^ "After Balotelli, Adana presents an Albanian - KOHA.net".