Driton Shala
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 May 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Prizren, Kosovo | ||
| Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Reipas Lahti | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Reipas Lahti | |||
| Lahti | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014 | Lahti | 1 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Kuusysi | 47 | (7) |
| 2016 | PK-35 Vantaa | 9 | (0) |
| 2017 | KTP | 21 | (5) |
| 2018–2019 | AC Oulu | 9 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | OLS | 3 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Reipas Lahti | 7 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Kuusysi | 19 | (31) |
| 2024– | Reipas Lahti | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Finland U17 | 1 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 March 2024 | |||
Driton Shala (born 26 May 1997) is a Finnish footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Kakkonen club Reipas Lahti. His brother Drilon Shala is also a former footballer. Shala's family is of Kosovo Albanian descent.[1]
Club career
[edit]Shala debuted in Veikkausliiga with FC Lahti in the 2014 season.[2]
On 24 August 2016, he signed with Veikkausliiga club PK-35 Vantaa.[3]
After one season with Kotkan Työväen Palloilijat (KTP),[4] Shala signed with AC Oulu in January 2018.[5]
He returned to Lahti in the summer 2019, and has since played for Reipas Lahti and Kuusysi.
References
[edit]- ^ DRITON SHALA, easyfit.fi
- ^ 17-vuotias suomalaislahjakkuus näytillä Hollannin futisliigassa, Ilta-Sanomat, 30 October 2014
- ^ Driton Shala vaihtaa FC Lahdesta Vantaalle, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 24 August 2016
- ^ Driton Shala KTP:n hyökkäyspäähän — jenkkitoppari testissä perjantaina, Kymen Sanomat, 13 April 2017
- ^ AC OULU KIINNITTI KAKSI NUORTA SUOMALAISPELAAJAA - KOLJONEN JA SHALA SOPIMUKSIIN, acoulu.fi, 31 January 2018
External links
[edit]- Driton Shala at Soccerway
- Driton Shala at WorldFootball.net
- Driton Shala at Football Association of Finland
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- 1997 births
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- Finnish men's footballers
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- Reipas Lahti players
- FC Kuusysi players
- FC Lahti players
- PK-35 Vantaa (men) players
- AC Oulu players
- Oulun Luistinseura players
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- Finnish people of Albanian descent
- Finnish people of Kosovan descent
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