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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 May 2002 | ||
| 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
editShehu was born in 2002 in France. He grew up in Yverdon, Switzerland.[2]
Career
editShehu 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
editShehu 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
edit- ^ "Florent Shehu transferohet në Turqi". Bota Sot.
- ^ "Un talent yverdonnois fait ses gammes sur les pelouses d'Espagne". laregion.ch.
- ^ "İlk Kez Forma Giydi: Adana Demirsporlu Genç Yıldız İlk Sınavını Verdi". 5ocakgazetesi.com.
- ^ "Live Sport und News".
- ^ "After Balotelli, Adana presents an Albanian - KOHA.net".