Xhon Marinaj (born 12 October 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who most recently plays as a midfielder for Albanian club Veleçiku Koplik.

Xhon Marinaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-10-12) 12 October 1997 (age 27)[1]
Place of birth Lezhë, Albania
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
2011–2016 Dinamo Tirana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Dinamo Tirana 0 (0)
2016 Tërbuni 7 (0)
2017 Korabi 8 (0)
2017 Veleçiku
International career
2015 Albania U-19
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 February 2017 (UTC)

Club career

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Early career

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Marinaj started his youth career at FK Dinamo Tirana in September 2011.[2] He participated for the first time with the first team on 16 September 2015 in the 2015–16 Albanian Cup match against Bylis Ballsh where he was an unused substitute for the entire game.[3]

Tërbuni Pukë

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He made it his professional debut on 19 March 2016 against Laçi coming on as a substitute in the 74th minute in place of Ivan Jovanović.[4]

International career

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Marinaj was called up to the Albania national under-19 football team by coach Arjan Bellaj for a 7 days gathering in Durrës, Albania from 29 August to 5 September 2015.[5]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 4 May 2016 [6]
Season Club League country League League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2015–16 Dinamo Tirana Albanian First Division - - 0 0 - - 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
2015–16 Tërbuni Pukë Albanian Superliga 5 0 0 0 - - 5 0
Total 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0
Career total 5 0 0 0 0 0 5 0

References

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  1. ^ "Xhon Marinaj". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL Medien GmbH & Co. KG. Retrieved 7 August 2024.
  2. ^ Xhon Marinaj profile FSHF.org
  3. ^ Dinamo Tirana vs. Bylis Ballsh - 16 September 2015 Soccerway
  4. ^ Tërbuni Pukë vs. Laçi - 19 March 2016 Soccerway
  5. ^ Grumbullohet Kombetarja U-19 Sportpress.al
  6. ^ *Xhon Marinaj at Soccerway
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