Sebastjan Spahiu (born 30 October 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Iranian club Mes Rafsanjan. Born in Belgium, he represents Albania internationally.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sebastjan Spahiu[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 30 October 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Mouscron, Belgium | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Mes Rafsanjan | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2007–2013 | Brussels | ||
| 2013–2017 | Lierse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2020 | Mouscron | 12 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Guijuelo | 3 | (0) |
| 2021 | → Izarra (loan) | 5 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Laçi | 49 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | Egnatia | 33 | (4) |
| 2024– | Mes Rafsanjan | 2 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Albania U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2024– | Albania | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 September 2024 | |||
Club career
editSpahiu scored his first goal in the Belgian First Division A on 18 May 2018, against OH Leuven.[3] Spahiu left Royal Excel Mouscron on 14 January 2020, where his contract was terminated.[4]
He remained without club until 5 August 2020, where he joined Spanish Segunda División B for CD Guijuelo.[5] After only 14 minutes of playing time at Guijuelo, Spahiu was loaned out to CD Izarra for the rest of the season, on 27 January 2021.[6]
International career
editSpahiu was born in Belgium to parents from Shkodër, Albania.[7] On 6 June 2018, Spahiu debuted for the Albania U21s against Belarus U21[8]
Spahiu made his debut for the senior Albania national team on 10 September 2024 in a Nations League game against Georgia at the Arena Kombëtare. He substituted Jasir Asani in the 73rd minute, Georgia won 1–0.[9]
Honours
edit- Egnatia
References
edit- ^ "Belgium - S. Spahiu - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Football : tout sur Sebastjan Spahiu - Not found". www.proximus11.be.
- ^ "Royal Excel Mouscron vs. OH Leuven – 18 May 2018 – Soccerway". us.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Mouscron: Bossaerts à l'essai, Spahiu libéré". sudinfo.be (in French). 14 January 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ "Sebastjan Spahiu, nuevo jugador del CD Guijuelo". El Norte de Castilla (in Spanish). 5 August 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Spahiu, jugador del CD Guijuelo, se marcha cedido al Izarra hasta final de temporada, tribunasalamanca.com, 27 January 2021
- ^ "Quhet Sebastjan, është nga Shkodra dhe ëndërron Barcelonën". Eduasportin (in Albanian). Retrieved 22 January 2024.
- ^ Sport, Shkodra (6 June 2018). "Flet shkodrani i kombëtares U-21, Spahiu (Shpuza): Emocione për fanellën kuqeblu. Mund të jap më tepër".
- ^ "Albania v Georgia game report". ESPN. 10 September 2024.
External links
edit- Profile - RE Mouscron