Adrian Aliaj (born 24 April 1976) is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

Adrian Aliaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1976-04-24) 24 April 1976 (age 48)
Place of birth Vlorë, Albania
Position(s) Left-back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1995 Partizani 9 (1)
1995–1996 Hannover 96 2 (0)
1996–1998 Hajduk Split 3 (0)
1998–1999 Standard Liège 24 (1)
2000 Maccabi Petah Tikva 17 (2)
2000–2002 La Louvière 31 (2)
2002–2003 Charleroi 23 (1)
2003–2005 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 45 (7)
2005–2006 Brest 13 (0)
2006–2007 NK Solin 11 (2)
2007 Al Nassr
International career
2002–2006 Albania 29 (8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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Aliaj started his career at Partizani Tirana in Albania where he made his first team debut at the young age of 16. He then left for Hannover 96 in 1995,[1] then moved to Croatia the season later. He also played for Standard Liège in Belgium for two years until he moved to Israel to play for Maccabi Petah Tikva. He then returned to Belgium with La Louviere and then Charleroi. He left Brest in the summer of 2006 and later played in the Croatian Second Division for NK Solin.

International career

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For the Albania national team Aliaj made 29 appearances between 2002 and 2006, scoring eight goals.[2]

Career statistics

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Albania national team
Year Apps Goals
2002 1 0
2003 10 3
2004 6 4
2005 7 0
2006 5 1
Total 29 8

Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first[3]

# Date Venue Opponent Goal Result Competition
1. 11 October 2003 Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal   Portugal 1–1 5–3 Friendly match
2. 11 October 2003 Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal   Portugal 4–3 5–3 Friendly match
3. 15 November 2003 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania   Estonia 1–0 2–0 Friendly match
4. 18 February 2004 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania   Sweden 2–1 2–1 Friendly match
5. 31 March 2004 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania   Iceland 1–0 2–1 Friendly match
6. 28 April 2004 A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia   Estonia 0–1 1–1 Friendly match
7. 4 September 2004 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania   Greece 2–0 2–1 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
8. 1 March 2006 Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania   Lithuania 1–0 1–2 Friendly match

References

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  1. ^ "Aliaj, Adrian" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  2. ^ Hoxha, Florent; Mamrud, Roberto (6 April 2011). "Goalscoring for Albania National Team". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
  3. ^ "Adrian Aliaj – national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 24 February 2012.
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