Jurgen Bardhi

Jurgen Bardhi (born 6 November 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Partizani in the Kategoria Superiore and the Albania national under-21 team.

Jurgen Bardhi
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-11-06) 6 November 1997
Place of birth Fushë-Krujë, Albania
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Partizani
Number 11
Youth career
2011–2014 Iliria
2014–2015 Partizani
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014– Partizani 167 (20)
National team‡
2014–2015 Albania U19 2 (1)
2015– Albania U21 3 (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 10 October 2016

Club career

Early career

Bardhi started his youth career at age of 13 with his hometown club Iliria in 2011. After spending 3 seasons with Iliria he moved to Partizani.[1]

Partizani

He made his debut with Partizani on 19 November 2014 playing the full 90-minutes match against Lushnja in the Albanian Cup.[2]

International career

Bardhi received his first international call up at the Albania national under-19 football team by coach Arjan Bellaj for two friendly matches against Kosovo U19 on 13 & 15 October 2015.[3] In the first match on 13 October Bardhi played as a starter in a 2–0 loss.[4] Then in the second match Bardhi scored the opening goal which was succeeded by another one by Rubin Hebaj but however Kosovo U19 managed to balance the score in to 2–2.[5]

He was called up at Albania national under-19 football team by coach Arjan Bellaj to participate in the 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification from 12–17 November 2015,[6] but since Rey Manaj was called up at the Albania national football team by coach Gianni De Biasi, Bardhi was called up as a replacement for Manaj at the Albania national under-21 football team by coach Redi Jupi for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Portugal U21 & Liechtenstein U21 on 12 & 16 November 2015.[7][8]

Following the absence of Fiorin Durmishaj for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Iceland U21 on 10 October 2017 due to an injury, Bardhi was called up as a replacement by coach Alban Bushi, mading his return at the Albania under-21 side after one year.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 22 December 2017 [10][11]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Partizani2014–15Kategoria Superiore 4020——60
2015–16 17040——210
2016–17 2423150—323
2017–18 152421[lower-alpha 3]0—204
Total 60413360—797
Partizani B 2015–16 Kategoria e Dytë 30———30
Career total 63413360—827
  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 UEFA Europa League

References
  1. Jurgen Bardhi profile FSHF.org
  2. Partizani Tirana vs. Lushnja - 19 November 2014 Soccerway
  3. U-19 miqesore me Kosoven FSHF.org
  4. Kosova mposht Shqipërinë Telegrafi
  5. Kombëtarja U19, barazon me Kosovën FSHF.org
  6. U-19, nis grumbullimi për eliminatoret Archived 2015-11-27 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
  7. De Biasi do ftojë Rei Manaj Malesia.ME
  8. Eliminatoret, publikohet lista e U-21 FSHF.org
  9. "Probleme dëmtimi edhe te Shpresat, Bushi zëvendëson Durmishajn me sulmuesin e Partizanit" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  10. Jurgen Bardhi at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  11. Jurgen Bardhi – UEFA competition record
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