Stiven Bibo (born 26 September 2003) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Albanian club Laçi.[1][2]

Stiven Bibo
Personal information
Full name Stiven Bibo
Date of birth (2003-09-26) 26 September 2003 (age 21)
Place of birth Italy
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
Laçi
Number 16
Youth career
2011–2014 Ali Demi
2014–2017 Dinamo Tirana
2019–2021 Internacional Tirana
2021–2022 Manresa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2021 Internacional Tirana 1 (0)
2022 Andorra B 3 (1)
2023– Laçi 24 (2)
International career
2021 Albania U19 10 (1)
2023– Albania U21 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 September 2023

Career

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Early career

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Bibo was born in Italy to Albanian parents but his family migrated back to Albania when he was a child, settling in the country's capital, Tirana. He joined local youth club Ali Demi near the city centre of Tirana in 2011 at the age of 8, before joining the academy of another local club Dinamo Tirana in 2014. He would remain at Dinamo Tirana until 2019, which is when he joined the Internacional Tirana academy, where he would remain for two years. Bibo made his senior debut on 15 May 2021 in a 7–1 loss to Iliria, coming on as a half time substitute for Ardit Reci in the penultimate round of the 2020–21 Kategoria e Dytë regular season.[3][4]

In 2021 he moved to Spain to join the youth team of Manresa in Catalonia, where he featured 6 times for the club's youth team in the regional Preferente Catalana competition, scoring once. Whilst at Manresa, he also featured for Andorra B at senior level in the Segona Catalana is the eighth tier of the Spanish football league system and the second highest league in the autonomous community of Catalonia.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 15 September 2023 [6][1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe[a] Other[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Internacional Tirana 2020–21 Kategoria e Dytë 1 0 1 0
Total 1 0 1 0
Andorra B 2021–22 Segona Catalana 3 1 3 1
Total 3 1 3 1
Laçi 2022–23 Kategoria Superiore 7 0 0 0 0 0 7 0
2023–24 2 0 0 0 2 0
Total 9 0 0 0 9 0
Career total 9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 0
  1. ^ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup

References

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  1. ^ a b Paulo Buxhelaj profile FSHF.org
  2. ^ "Pesë lojtarë të Laçit me Kombëtaret, Bejzade më në fund i ka të gjithë" (in Albanian). panorama.com.al/sport. 14 September 2023. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Iliria 7-1 Internacional Tirana" (in Albanian). fshf.org. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  4. ^ "Iliria 7–1 Internacional Tirana". soccerway.com. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  5. ^ "Stiven Bibo — La Preferente profile" (in Spanish). lapreferente.com. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  6. ^ Stiven Bibo at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
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