Panajot Qirko (born 26 June 1999), commonly known as Pano Qirko, is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Albanian club Partizani Tirana .
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Panajot Qirko | ||
| Date of birth | 26 June 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Vlorë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Partizani Tirana | ||
| Number | 60 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2013 | Vlora | ||
| 2013–2017 | Flamurtari Vlorë | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Flamurtari Vlorë | 5 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Tirana | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Tirana B | 8 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Bylis Ballsh | 35 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Teuta Durrës | 66 | (0) |
| 2023– | Partizani Tirana | 36 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015 | Albania U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 2017 | Albania U19 | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 November 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2017 | |||
Club career
editEarly career
editQirko started his youth career at KF Vlora in 2012. A year later he moved to fellow Vlora club Flamurtari Vlorë. He won the 2014–15 Superliga under-17 with Flamurtari U-17. In the 2015–16 season he played 3 youth cup games with under-17 side. Then he moved to the under-19 and so far for the 2016–17 season he has played 10 youth league games.[1][2]
Flamurtari
editFor the 2016–17 he gained entry with the first team of Flamurtari Vlorë and was placed as a third choice behind Argjent Halili and Stivi Frashëri leaving behind Edmir Sali. He made it his professional debut on 16 November 2016 in the 2016–17 Albanian Cup match against Tërbuni Pukë coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute in place of Frashëri in a 2–0 win.[3]
International career
editAlbania U16
editHe participated with Albania national under-16 football team in the UEFA Development Tournament 2015 and played 2 matches under coach Alban Bushi, against Montenegro U16 on 2 May 2015 in a 3–1 win and kept a clean sheet a day later against Armenia U16.[4][5] Following a 1–0 victory against Cyprus U16 2 days later, Albania U16 won the tournament.[6]
Albania U17
editQirko was called up to Albania national under-17 football team by coach Džemal Mustedanagić for a friendly tournament in Italy against Fasano, Frosinone & Italy B on match-dates 19–21 May 2015.[7]
Albania U19
editHe was then called up at Albania national under-19 football team in the pre-eliminary squad by coach Arjan Bellaj to participate in the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification from 6–11 October 2016.[8]
Qirko was re-called to under-19 team by new coach Erjon Bogdani for a gathering in Durrës, Albania in April 2017 where they also played two friendly matches.[9] He was called up also for the next gathering for a double Friendly match against Georgia U19 on 30 August & 1 September 2017.[10]
Career statistics
editClub
edit- As of 13 September 2017 [11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe[a] | Other[b] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamurtari Vlorë | 2016–17 | Albanian Superliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| Tirana | 2019–20 | Albanian Superliga | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| Bylis Ballsh | 2020–21 | Albanian Superliga | 35 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 0 | ||
| Teuta Durrës | 2021–22 | Albanian Superliga | 32 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 37 | 0 | |
| Career total | 72 | 0 | 9 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 45 | 0 | |||
- ^ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ^ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup
Honours
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Club
edit- Tirana
- Teuta
- Partizani Tirana
International
edit- Albania U16
References
edit- ^ "Pano Qirko profile" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ Andi Tanku (28 May 2015). "SUPERLIGA U17/ Flamurtari shpallet kampion!" (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. Retrieved 1 November 2017.
- ^ Flamurtari Vlorë vs. Tërbuni Pukë - 16 November 2016 Soccerway
- ^ Shqiperia U-16 fiton me Malin e Zi, Renato Kendezi talenti qe na dha fitoren Sportpress.al
- ^ U-16 vazhdon serine e fitoreve nen drejtimin e Alban Bushit ja dhe formacioni Sportpress.al
- ^ "Kombetarja U-16 fiton "UEFA Development 2015"" [The national U-16 team wins the "UEFA Development 2015"] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 5 May 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
- ^ U-17, turne miqësor në Itali, lista e futbollisteve: Sportpress.al Archived 2016-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Grumbullohet ekipi kombëtar U-19 Archived 2017-08-19 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
- ^ Bogdani nis grumbullimin e kombetares U-19 FSHF.org
- ^ KOMBËTARJA U-19/ BOGDANI SHPALL LISTËN PËR DY NDESHJET MIQËSORE FSHF.org
- ^ Pano Qirko at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
External links
edit- Pano Qirko at Soccerway
- Pano Qirko at the Albanian Football Association (in Albanian and English)