Grent Halili

Grent Refik Halili (born 24 May 1998 in Tiranë) is an Albanian footballer who currently plays as a centre forward for Tirana in the Albanian Superliga and the Albania national under-21 football team. He is the son of KF Tirana's owner and president Refik Halili.

Grent Halili
Personal information
Full name Grent Refik Halili
Date of birth (1998-05-24) 24 May 1998
Place of birth Tirana, Albania
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Tirana
Number 27
Youth career
2011–2017 Tirana
2013 → Varese (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Tirana 104 (9)
National team‡
2016 Albania U19 1 (0)
2017– Albania U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 December 2017
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11:45, 19 March 2017 (UTC)

Club career

Early career

Halili started his youth career at KF Tirana in 2011.[1]

In May 2013 he went on trial at Italian club Varese alongside fellow KF Tirana youth player Marko Çema as part of a collaboration between the two clubs.[2]

Tirana

Halili was promoted to the senior team at KF Tirana by coach Gugash Magani during the 2014–15 season where he made his professional debut in the Albanian Cup against Sopoti Librazhd, where he also scored his first goal.[3][4] He signed a four–year contract with KF Tirana along with fellow youth player David Domgjoni on 1 April 2015, keeping him at the club until 2019.

Halili scored his first league goal for Tirana on 18 November 2017 in the matchday 8 of the 2017–18 Albanian First Division against Apolonia Fier and Tirana took a 2–0 victory.[5]

He sacked the coaches Egbo and Dede for not including him at the starting 11. Halili's nickname is Gaucho Junior, due to similarities with Brazilian legend Ronaldinho.

International career

Albania U19

Halili was called up at Albania national under-19 football team by coach Arjan Bellaj at the pre-eleminary squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification from 6-11 October 2016.[6]

Albania U21

Halili was called up at the Albania national under-21 football team by coach Alban Bushi for a double Friendly match against Moldova U21 on 25 & 27 March 2017.[7]

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Halili was called up for the Friendly match against France U21 on 5 June 2017 and the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017.[8] He was not part of the 18-man squad which featured in the opening match of the qualifiers on 12 June against Estonia U21.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 22 December 2017 [10][1]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tirana 2014–15 Albanian Superliga 2042——62
2015–16 12021——141
2016–17 15083——233
2017–18Albanian First Division 8240001[lower-alpha 3]0132
Total 3721860010568
Tirana B 2016–17 Albanian Second Division 20———20
2017–18 Albanian Second Division 20———20
Total 40———40
Career total 3911760010577
  1. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup
  3. One appearance in the 2017 Albanian Supercup

Personal life

His father Refik Halili is owner of the club where he plays KF Tirana.[11]

Honours

Club
Tirana

References
  1. Grent Halili profile FSHF.org
  2. Varese-Albania: collaborazione avviata Varese1910.it
  3. Bushic Clirohet,dopiete Halili vulos triumfin Archived 2014-10-03 at the Wayback Machine Sporti Shqiptar
  4. Tirana luan tenis , Taku e Olaki super Archived 2015-01-09 at the Wayback Machine Sporti Shqiptar
  5. "Tirana vs. Apolonia Fier - 18 November 2017". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  6. Grumbullohet ekipi kombëtar U-19 Archived 2017-08-19 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
  7. "Kombëtarja U-21, pak risi në miqësoret ndaj Moldavisë" [Under-21 national team, less innovation against Modova] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  8. Alban Bushi shpall listën e U21 për Francën dhe Estoninë Archived 2017-07-05 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
  9. Under-21 - Albania-Estonia UEFA.com
  10. Grent Halili at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  11. Kur nuk ka nevojë për mik ! minuta90.com
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