Liridon Osmanaj (born 4 January 1992) is a Slovenian retired footballer. As a youngster he was a prolific goalscorer with Maribor's youth team and even attracted the interest of Chelsea, where he went on trial as a teenager.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Liridon Osmanaj | ||
| Date of birth | 4 January 1992 | ||
| Place of birth | Maribor, Slovenia | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Maribor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2011 | Maribor | 0 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Domžale | 34 | (5) |
| 2013 | Aluminij | 8 | (1) |
| 2014 | SC Kalsdorf II | 1 | (0) |
| 2014 | Partizani Tirana | 13 | (1) |
| 2015 | Widzew Łódź | 9 | (2) |
| 2015–2017 | Radomlje | 25 | (9) |
| 2017 | Al-Shamal | ||
| 2017–2018 | Nafta 1903 | 16 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Concordia Basel | ||
| 2019–2020 | SC Dornach | ||
| 2020–2021 | FC Dardania | ||
| 2021–2022 | FC Laufen | ||
| International career | |||
| 2008 | Slovenia U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2010 | Slovenia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Slovenia U20 | 4 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 September 2019 | |||
Club career
editOsmanaj went on trial with Albanian Superliga club Partizani Tirana on 14 August 2014,[2] which proved to be a successful one as he was offered a contract with the club and he signed a week later.[3]
He played with Widzew Łódź in the Polish I liga.
On 10 January 2017, he joined Al-Shamal Sports Club in Qatar.[4]
References
edit- ^ Chelsea to take close look at Maribor striker Liridon Osmanaj
- ^ "Duro: Maghales drejt largimit, Liridon Osmanaj sot nis provën". Archived from the original on 15 October 2014. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
- ^ Partizani, prezantohen Fazliu e Osmanaj Archived 2014-10-09 at archive.today
- ^ Peter Dominko (10 January 2017). "Osmanaj združil moči z nekdanjim trenerjem Zavrča in Kopra" [Osmanaj joined former Zavrc and Koper manager in Qatar] (in Slovenian). SNPortal.si. Retrieved 10 January 2017.
External links
edit- Liridon Osmanaj at NZS (in Slovene)
- Liridon Osmanaj at Soccerway.com
- Liridon Osmanaj at WorldFootball.net
- Liridon Osmanaj at ÖFB (in German)
