Ervin Fakaj

Ervin Pëllumb Fakaj (born 15 June 1976 in Vlorë) is an Albanian retired footballer. He has 25 appearances and one goal for Albanian national team.

Ervin Fakaj
Personal information
Full name Ervin Pëllumb Fakaj
Date of birth (1976-06-15) 15 June 1976
Place of birth Vlorë,[1] Albania
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Central Defender
Youth career
1990–1992 Flamurtari Vlorë
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1997 Flamurtari 99 (16)
1997–1998 Toledo 5 (0)
1998 Eintracht Nordhorn 5 (0)
1999 Hannover 96 6 (0)
1999–2000 SV Meppen 20 (1)
2000–2001 EN Paralimni 17 (0)
2001–2002 Genk 2 (0)
2002–2003 MSV Duisburg 6 (0)
2003–2004 Tirana
2004–2005 Partizani 0 (0)
National team
1995–2002 Albania 25 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

A big central defender, Fakaj had spells in Spain, Cyprus and Germany, before ending up in Belgium with Racing Genk, where he lined up alongside Besnik Hasi.[2]

International career

He made his debut for Albania in an August 1995 friendly match away against Malta and earned a total of 25 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was an October 2002 European Championship qualification match against Russia in Volgograd.[3]

National team statistics

Albania national team
YearAppsGoals
199510
199610
199730
199850
199940
200041
200130
200240
Total251

References

  1. "Ervin Fakaj". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
  2. Ervin Fakaj (Genk) vervangt zondag Delbroek - HBvL (in Dutch)
  3. "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 23 March 2019.


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