Petrit Hoxhaj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 February 1990 | ||
| Place of birth | Cërmjan, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | PKC '83 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2009 | Groningen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2009–2012 | Veendam | 38 | (2) |
| 2012–2013 | WKE | 4 | (0) |
| 2013–2014 | Be Quick 1887 | 19 | (1) |
| 2014–2017 | Pelikaan-S | ||
| 2017–2019 | Katwijk | 14 | (0) |
| 2019 | ACV Assen | ||
| 2020– | PKC '83 | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 April 2021 | |||
Petrit Hoxhaj (born 5 February 1990) is a Dutch footballer who plays as a midfielder for PKC '83 in the Dutch Eerste Klasse.[1]
Career
[edit]In 1994, Hoxhaj's family fled from Kosovo to the Netherlands. He played in youth at amateur club FC Grootegast and since 2002 at FC Groningen. In 2003 his family was threatened with deportation.[2] In 2009, he exchanged the youth academy of Groningen for SC Veendam.[3] Hoxhaj made his debut on 12 March 2010 against Volendam, coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute for Lars Lambooij.[4] A year later, on 4 March 2011, the midfielder scored his first goal for Veendam in a 4–1 win against Fortuna Sittard.[5]
Hoxhaj played in the lower tiers of Dutch football, after leaving Veendam in 2012. First, he played one season for WKE, before moving to Be Quick 1887.[6] He then joined Pelikaan-S who had recently been promoted to the ninth-tier Vierde Klasse in March 2014.[7] There, he would play alongside former professional players such as FC Groningen legend Martin Drent and Kurt Elshot, and reach successive promotions.[8] Following three years at the club, he moved to VV Katwijk in March 2017.[8] Already in April 2019 it was confirmed, at Hoxhaj would join ACV Assen in the Dutch Hoofdklasse from the 2019–20 season.[3] In April 2020, it was announced that he would join Eerste Klasse club PKC '83 together with his brother Handrit Hoxhaj.[9]
Personal life
[edit]After retiring from professional football, Hoxhaj continued working as an account manager at IT advisor Bossers & Cnossen in Groningen.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Petrit Hoxhaj at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Uitzetting dreigt voor speler C2 en familie - FC Groningen". fcgroningen.nl (in Dutch). 11 June 2008.
- ^ a b "Petrit Hoxhaj van Katwijk naar ACV". tweenul.nl (in Dutch). 11 April 2019.
- ^ "Volendam vs. Veendam - 12 March 2010 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Veendam vs. Fortuna Sittard - 4 March 2011 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ "Petrit Hoxhaj naar WKE". RTV Noord (in Dutch). 30 August 2012.
- ^ Heij, Andor (4 March 2014). "Petrit Hoxhaj van Be Quick 1887 naar vijfde klasser". OOG Radio en Televisie (in Dutch).
- ^ a b c "Petrit Hoxhaj: van Pelikaan S naar Katwijk". tweenul.nl (in Dutch). 8 March 2017.
- ^ "PKC'83 versterkt zich met gebroeders Hoxhaj". tweenul.nl (in Dutch). 28 April 2020.
External links
[edit]- Petrit Hoxhaj at Soccerway
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