| Drilon Cenaj | |
| Birth Date: | 12 September 1997 |
| Birth Place: | Gjakova, FR Yugoslavia |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Midfielder |
| Currentclub: | Fushë Kosova |
| Clubnumber: | 32 |
| Youthyears1: | 2001–2013 |
| Youthclubs1: | Sarajevo |
| Youthyears2: | 2013–2015 |
| Youthclubs2: | Puskás Akadémia |
| Youthyears3: | 2015–2016 |
| Youthclubs3: | Chievo |
| Years1: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs1: | Salernitana |
| Caps1: | 0 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2017 |
| Clubs2: | Velež Mostar |
| Caps2: | 1 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2017–2018 |
| Clubs3: | Novigrad |
| Caps3: | 16 |
| Goals3: | 2 |
| Years4: | 2018–2019 |
| Clubs4: | Pandurii Târgu Jiu |
| Caps4: | 31 |
| Goals4: | 1 |
| Years5: | 2019 |
| Clubs5: | Botev Vratsa |
| Caps5: | 0 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2019 |
| Clubs6: | Viitorul Târgu Jiu |
| Caps6: | 13 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2019–2020 |
| Clubs7: | Nyíregyháza |
| Caps7: | 5 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2020 |
| Clubs8: | Čelik Zenica |
| Caps8: | 3 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2020 |
| Clubs9: | Tuzla City |
| Caps9: | 0 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Years10: | 2020–2022 |
| Clubs10: | Szentlőrinc |
| Caps10: | 32 |
| Goals10: | 1 |
| Years11: | 2022–2023 |
| Clubs11: | Prishtina |
| Caps11: | 2 |
| Goals11: | 0 |
| Years12: | 2023– |
| Clubs12: | Fushë Kosova |
| Caps12: | 28 |
| Goals12: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2013 |
| Nationalteam1: | Albania U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 2 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 15 June 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 21 February 2013 |
Drilon Cenaj (born 12 September 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kosovo Superleague club Fushë Kosova.
Cenaj is a product of youth team systems of the different Bosnian and Hungarian sides.[1] On 15 September 2015, he signed with under-19 team of Chievo after agreeing to a multiyear deal.[2]
On 2 August 2016, Cenaj signed his first professional contract with Serie B side Salernitana after agreeing to a one-year deal.[3] Five days later, he was named as a Salernitana substitute for the first time in the 2016–17 Coppa Italia second round against Benevento, but was an unused substitute in that match.[4]
On 10 March 2017, Cenaj joined First League of FBiH side Velež Mostar. On 8 April 2017, he made his debut in a 3–0 away defeat against Budućnost Banovići after being named in the starting line-up.
On 1 August 2017, Cenaj joined Croatian Second League side Novigrad. His debut with Novigrad came eighteen days later in a 1–1 home draw against Varaždin after coming on as a substitute at 56th minute in place of Nemanja Belaković.[5]
On 19 February 2018, Cenaj joined Romanian Liga II side Pandurii Târgu Jiu. On 10 March 2018, he made his debut in a 2–1 home win against Mioveni after coming on as a substitute at 83rd minute in place of Brian Lemac.[6]
On 9 January 2019, Cenaj joined Bulgarian First Professional League side Botev Vratsa.[7] A month later, he joined Romanian Liga II side Viitorul Târgu Jiu. On 23 February 2019, he made his debut in a 0–2 away defeat against Universitatea Cluj after being named in the starting line-up.[8]
On 12 July 2019, Cenaj joined Nemzeti Bajnokság II side Nyíregyháza.[9] On 18 August 2019, he made his debut in a 3–0 home win against Békéscsaba after being named in the starting line-up.[10]
On 17 February 2020, Cenaj joined Bosnian Premier League side Čelik Zenica after agreeing to a one-and-a-half-year deal.[11] His debut with Čelik Zenica came six days later in a 0–2 away defeat against Zrinjski Mostar after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Marko Perišić.[12]
On 26 June 2020, Cenaj joined Bosnian Premier League side Tuzla City.[13] However, less than two months later, on 18 August, he suddenly left the club.[14] On 22 October 2020, he joined Nemzeti Bajnokság II side Szentlőrinc. His debut with Szentlőrinc came three days later in a 3–0 away win against Békéscsaba after coming on as a substitute at 72nd minute in place of Alexander Torvund.[15]
On 21 January 2022, Cenaj joined Kosovo Superleague side Prishtina after agreeing to a one-and-a-half-year deal.[16] On 7 April 2022, he was named as a Prishtina substitute for the first time in the 2021–22 Kosovar Cup semi-finals against Llapi.[17] His debut with Prishtina came on 4 May in a 5–0 home win against Feronikeli after being named in the starting line-up.[18]
In August 2023, Cenaj joined Kosovo Superleague side Fushë Kosova.[19] His debut with Fushë Kosova came on 19 August in a 1–6 away defeat against Malisheva after being named in the starting line-up.[20]
During the 2012–13 period, Cenaj represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the U15,[21] and U17 level.[22] [23] In February 2013, he becomes part of Albania U17 with which he made his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Italy after being named in the starting line-up.[24] On 15 March 2014, Cenaj returned to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina again by accepting their call-up from the under-17 team for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round,[25] but due to injury, could not be part of the national team.[26] In addition to Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, he has the right to represent his homeland, Kosovo at the international level.