Fidan Aliti

Fidan Aliti
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-10-03) 3 October 1993 (age 30)
Place of birth Binningen, Switzerland
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Alanyaspor
Number 5
Youth career
0000–2006 Concordia Basel
2006–2010 Basel
2010–2011 Old Boys
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Old Boys 55 (2)
2013–2014 Luzern U21 12 (2)
2014–2015 Luzern 18 (0)
2015–2016 Sheriff Tiraspol 10 (0)
2016–2017 Slaven Belupo 22 (0)
2017–2019 Skënderbeu Korçë 49 (1)
2019–2021 Kalmar 47 (4)
2020–2021 → Zürich (loan) 32 (1)
2021–2023 Zürich 94 (3)
2023– Alanyaspor 25 (0)
International career‡
2014 Albania 2 (0)
2017– Kosovo 46 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2023

Fidan Aliti (born 3 October 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Süper Lig club Alanyaspor. Born in Switzerland, he originally represented Albania at international level before switching in 2017 to represent Kosovo.

Club career

Early career and Luzern

Aliti is a product of various Swiss youth teams such as Basel, Concordia Basel and Old Boys. On 9 February 2014, he made his debut with Luzern in a 2–1 away defeat against Thun after coming on as a substitute at 77th minute in place of Claudio Lustenberger.[1]

Sheriff Tiraspol

On 3 September 2015, Aliti joined Moldovan National Division side Sheriff Tiraspol.[2] On 13 September 2015, he made his debut in a 1–1 home draw against Dinamo-Auto Tiraspol after coming on as a substitute at 33rd minute in place of Mihajlo Cakic.[3]

Slaven Belupo

On 2 September 2016, Aliti joined Croatian First Football League side Slaven Belupo, on a two-year contract.[4] On 11 September 2016, he made his debut in a 3–2 home defeat against Lokomotiva after being named in the starting line-up.[5]

Skënderbeu Korçë

2017–18 season

On 31 August 2017, Aliti completed a transfer to Skënderbeu Korçë by signing for the next three seasons and received squad number 6 for the 2017–18 season.[6] He made his debut in a 8–0 thrashing away win in the first round of 2017–18 Albanian Cup against Adriatiku Mamurras after being named in the starting line-up.[7] He made his first Albanian Superliga appearance on 18 September after being named in the starting line-up in a 1–1 away draw against Kamza.[8]

Aliti in the group stage of 2017–18 UEFA Europa League made six appearances, three of them as starter and collecting 374 minutes as Skënderbeu Korçë was eliminated.[9] On 4 March 2018, he scored his first goal for Skënderbeu Korçë in a 4–0 win against Laçi in Matchday 23 of 2017–18 Albanian Superliga.[10]

Aliti concluded the first season by making 30 league appearances and helping Skënderbeu Korçë to win the title for the 8th time,[11] he in the cup played seven times as the tournament ended in conquest, meaning that Skënderbeu Korçë has achieved the domestic double for the first time in history.[12]

2018–19 season

On 12 August 2018, Aliti commenced his second season with the club by winning the 2018 Albanian Supercup against Laçi and he scoring the equalizer with a header in the second half in an eventual 3–2 win at Selman Stërmasi Stadium.[13]

Kalmar

On 3 February 2019, Aliti joined Allsvenskan side Kalmar, on a four-year contract.[14]

FC Zürich (loan)

In October 2020, Aliti was loaned to Swiss Super League side FC Zürich.

FC Zürich

In March 2021, FC Barcelona signed Aliti to a permanent contract. On 27 May 2022, Zürich announced that Aliti had signed a new contract to keep him with the club through summer 2025.[15]

International career

Albania

On 20 May 2014, Aliti received a call-up from Albania for the friendly matches against Romania, Hungary and San Marino.[16] On 31 May 2014, he made his debut with Albania in a friendly match against Romania after coming on as a substitute at 79th minute in place of Ansi Agolli.

Kosovo

On 4 November 2016, Aliti decided to represent Kosovo at senior international level and he is the first player that comes from the Preševo Valley.[17] On 7 November 2016, he received a call-up from Kosovo for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Turkey.[18] On 11 June 2017, Aliti made his debut with Kosovo in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Turkey after being named in the starting line-up.

Career statistics

Club

As of 6 July 2020[19]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Old Boys 2010–11 Swiss 1. Liga 7 0 — — — 7 0
2011–12 Swiss 1. Liga 21 0 — — — 21 0
2012–13 1. Liga Promotion 27 2 — — — 27 2
Total 55 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 55 2
Luzern U21 2013–14 Swiss 1. Liga 12 2 — — — 12 2
Luzern 2013–14 Swiss Super League 8 0 0 0 — — 8 0
2014–15 Swiss Super League 10 0 0 0 0 0 — 10 0
2015–16 Swiss Super League 0 0 0 0 — — 0 0
Total 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 18 0
Sheriff Tiraspol 2015–16 Moldovan National Division 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 10 0
2016–17 Moldovan National Division 1 0 0 0 1[b] 0 0 0 2 0
Total 10 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 12 0
Slaven Belupo 2016–17 Prva HNL 22 0 2 0 — — 24 0
Skënderbeu Korçë 2017–18 Kategoria Superiore 30 1 7 0 6[c] 0 — 43 1
2018–19 Kategoria Superiore 19 0 0 0 — 1[d] 1 20 1
Total 49 1 7 0 6 0 1 1 63 2
Kalmar FF 2019 Allsvenskan 27 2 1 0 — 2[e] 1 30 3
2020 Allsvenskan 6 0 3 1 — — 9 1
Total 33 2 4 1 0 0 2 1 39 4
Career total 199 7 14 1 7 0 3 2 223 10
  1. ^ Includes the Moldovan Cup, Croatian Football Cup, Albanian Cup, and Svenska Cupen
  2. ^ Appearance in the UEFA Champions League
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance in the Albanian Supercup
  5. ^ Appearances in the Allsvenskan relegation play-offs

International

As of 12 January 2020[20]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Albania 2014 2 0
Total 2 0
Kosovo 2017 2 0
2018 9 0
2019 9 0
2020 1 0
Total 21 0

Honours

Sheriff Tiraspol[19]

Skënderbeu Korçë[19]

References

  1. ^ "Preshevari, Aliti debuton me ekipin e parë të Lucernit, pret ftesë nga Shqipëria" [Preshevari, Aliti debuts with Luzern's first team, expects invitation from Albania]. aSport (in Albanian). 9 February 2014. Archived from the original on 1 September 2017.
  2. ^ "Fundas albanez pentru lotul FC Sheriff" [Albanian defender for FC Sheriff] (in Romanian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 3 September 2015.
  3. ^ "Sheriff - Dinamo-Auto (1:1)" (in Romanian). FC Sheriff Tiraspol. 13 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Fidan Aliti pristupio Slavenu Belupu!" [Fidan Aliti joined Slaven Belupo!] (in Croatian). NK Slaven Belupo. 2 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Slaven Belupo vs. Lokomotiva 2–3". Soccerway. 11 September 2016.
  6. ^ "Aliti i bashkohet Skënderbeut" [Aliti joins Skënderbeu] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 31 August 2017.
  7. ^ "Kupa e Shqipërisë/Skënderbeu provon të rinjtë me goleadë, Kukësi e Partizani mësojnë rivalët" [Albanian Cup/Skënderbeu tries the youths with goals, Kukësi and Partizani know their rivals] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 6 September 2017.
  8. ^ "Ngec Skënderbeu, Rezi i jep një pikë Kamzës" [Skënderbeu foist, Rezi gives Kamza one point]. Gazeta Shqip (in Albanian). 18 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Skënderbeu mposhtet në sekondat e fundit, eliminohet nga Europa League" [Skënderbeu defeated in the last seconds, eliminated from Europa League] (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 7 December 2017.
  10. ^ "Kategoria Superiore/Skënderbeu merr dhe një fitore, shpartallon Laçin 4–0" [Albanian Superliga/Skënderbeu takes another win, winnows Laçi 4–0]. Java News (in Albanian). 4 March 2018. Golat në këtë takim për bardhekuqtë u shënuan nga ana e Fidan Alitit, Blermim Krasniqit, ku që të dy shënuan dhe golin e tyre të parë me fanellën e Skënderbeut, si dhe Ali Soue i cili shënoi një tjetër dopietë pas asaj të javës së kaluar që bëri në "Zeqir Ymeri
  11. ^ "ZYRTARE/Skënderbeu shpallet kampion i Kategorisë Superiore për sezonin 2017–2018" [OFFICIAL/Skënderbeu named champion of Albanian Superliga for 2017–2018 season] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 9 May 2018.
  12. ^ "Skënderbeu triumfon në Kupë, vendos një 11-metërsh i dyshimtë" [Skënderbeu triumphs in cup, a suspicious penalty decides] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 27 May 2018.
  13. ^ "Skënderbeu "tregon dhëmbët" çon Superkupën në Korçë" [Skënderbeu "shows the teeths" sends the Supercup at Korçë] (in Albanian). SuperSport Albania. 12 August 2018.
  14. ^ "Fidan Aliti klar för Kalmar FF!" [Fidan Aliti ready for Kalmar FF!] (in Swedish). Kalmar FF. 3 February 2019.
  15. ^ "Fidan Aliti extends his contract early until summer 2025". fcz.ch. 27 May 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
  16. ^ "Mbrojtësi Fidan Aliti, risia e listës kuqezi" [Defender Fidan Aliti, newness of red and black list] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 20 May 2014.
  17. ^ "Ekskluzive: Futbollisti nga Lugina e Preshevës i bashkohet Përfaqësueses së Kosovës" [Exclusive: The footballer from the Presevo Valley joins Kosovo national team] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 4 November 2016.
  18. ^ "Bunjaki publikoi listën e futbollistëve për ndeshjen kundër Turqisë" [Bunjaki publishes the list of footballers for match against Turkey] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 7 November 2016. Archived from the original on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
  19. ^ a b c Fidan Aliti at Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2019.
  20. ^ "Fidan Aliti". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 20 November 2018.

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