Elbasan Rashani Explained

Elbasan Rashani
Birth Date:9 May 1993
Birth Place:Värnamo, Sweden[1]
Height:1.81 m
Position:Left winger
Currentclub:Clermont
Clubnumber:18
Youthyears1:–2009
Youthclubs1:Skarphedin
Years1:2010–2014
Clubs1:Odd
Caps1:69
Goals1:7
Years2:2014–2016
Clubs2:Brøndby
Caps2:24
Goals2:3
Years3:2016
Clubs3:Rosenborg (loan)
Caps3:19
Goals3:3
Years4:2017
Clubs4:Rosenborg
Caps4:8
Goals4:0
Years5:2017–2020
Clubs5:Odd
Caps5:93
Goals5:15
Years6:2021
Clubs6:BB Erzurumspor
Caps6:12
Goals6:3
Years7:2021–
Clubs7:Clermont
Caps7:85
Goals7:13
Nationalyears1:2010
Nationalteam1:Norway U17
Nationalcaps1:3
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears2:2011–2012
Nationalteam2:Norway U18
Nationalcaps2:12
Nationalgoals2:0
Nationalyears3:2012–2013
Nationalteam3:Norway U19
Nationalcaps3:7
Nationalgoals3:0
Nationalyears4:2012
Nationalteam4:Norway U20
Nationalcaps4:2
Nationalgoals4:0
Nationalyears5:2013–2015
Nationalteam5:Norway U21
Nationalcaps5:9
Nationalgoals5:2
Nationalyears6:2015–
Nationalteam6:Kosovo
Nationalcaps6:27
Nationalgoals6:5
Club-Update:22:47, 25 May 2024 (UTC)
Nationalteam-Update:21 November 2023

Elbasan "Elba" Rashani (born 9 May 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for club Clermont. Born in Sweden, he grew up in Norway and represented them at youth international level, before switching in 2015 to represent the Kosovo national team.

Club career

Brøndby

On 24 July 2014, Rashani signed a four-year contract with Danish Superliga club Brøndby and received squad number 14.[2] Brøndby reportedly paid a 4.9 million Danish krone transfer fee.[3] Seven days later, he made his debut with Brøndby in the 2014–15 UEFA Europa League third qualifying round against Club Brugge after coming on as a substitute at 76th minute in place of Mikkel Thygesen.[4]

Rosenborg

2016 season as loan

On 11 January 2016, Rashani joined Tippeligaen side Rosenborg, on a season-long loan.[5] Two days later, he made his debut in a 1–0 away defeat against Odd after being named in the starting line-up.[6]

2017 season

On 18 November 2016, Rashani returned and signed a two-year contract with Eliteserien club Rosenborg and this transfer would become legally effective in January 2017.[7] On 23 March 2017, he made his debut with Odd in the 2017 Mesterfinalen against Brann after being named in the starting line-up.[8]

Return to Odd

On 4 August 2017, Rashani signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Eliteserien club Odd and received squad number 11.[9] Two days later, he made his debut in a 2–1 home win against Sogndal after being named in the starting line-up.[10]

BB Erzurumspor

On 24 January 2021, Rashani signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Süper Lig club BB Erzurumspor.[11] Three days later, he made his debut in a 2–0 away defeat against Galatasaray after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Rahman Buğra Çağıran.[12]

Clermont

On 16 July 2021, Rashani signed a two-year contract with Ligue 1 club Clermont.[13] On 8 August 2021, he made his debut against Bordeaux after coming on as a substitute at 78th minute in place of Jim Allevinah and assists in his side's first goal during a 0–2 away win.[14] Fourteen days after his debut, Rashani scored his first goals for Clermont in his third appearance for the club in the 3–3 away draw against Lyon in Ligue 1.[15] On 4 July 2022, Rashani signed a contract extension with Clermont until 2025.[16]

International career

From 2010 to 2015, Rashani represented Norway at youth international level, being part of the U17, U18, U19, Norway U20 and U21 teams and he with these teams played 33 matches and scored three goals. On 10 November 2015, he received a call-up from Kosovo for a friendly match against Albania,[17] Rashani made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 67th minute in place of Mërgim Brahimi and scored his side's second goal during a 2–2 home draw.[18]

Personal life

Rashani was born in Värnamo,[1] Sweden from Kosovan parents from Vushtrri[19] but grew up in Kragerø and in Norway.[1]

Career statistics

Club

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Odd2010Tippeligaen101020
2011Tippeligaen16010170
2012Tippeligaen16122183
2013Tippeligaen21242254
2014Tippeligaen15420174
Total6971047911
Brøndby2014–15Danish Superliga142002[20] 0162
2015–16Danish Superliga1011074185
Total2431094347
Rosenborg (loan)2016Tippeligaen193613[21] 0284
Rosenborg2017Eliteserien80112[22] 01[23] 0121
2017Eliteserien13200132
2018Eliteserien27742319
2019Eliteserien29360353
2020Eliteserien24300243
Total931510210317
BB Erzurumspor2020–21Süper Lig12300123
Clermont2021–22Ligue 129820318
2022–23Ligue 132300323
2023–24Ligue 124210252
Total8513308813
Career total310443181441035656

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year!National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals
Kosovo201511
201611
201721
201810
201961
202070
202140
202221
202330
Total275

Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Rashani goal.

List of international goals scored by Elbasan Rashani! No. !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition !! Ref.
113 November 2015Pristina City Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo2–12–2Friendly[24]
23 June 2016Stadion am Bornheimer Hang, Frankfurt, Germany2–02–0Friendly[25]
313 November 2017Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium, Mitrovica, Kosovo3–34–3Friendly[26]
410 June 2019Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria3–23–2UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying[27]
527 September 2022Fadil Vokrri Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo3–05–12022–23 UEFA Nations League C[28]

Honours

Rosenborg

2016, 2017

2016

2017

Notes and References

  1. News: Kan bli stor. Can be big. Elba er født i Sverige nærmere bestemt i Värnamo, der foreldrene bodde etter at de dro fra Kosovo tidlig på 1990-tallet. Turen gikk fra Sverige til Kragerø, der familien bodde i sju år. Via en liten tur til Nord-Norge, havnet de endelig i Bø. Norwegian. Telemarksavisa. 7 December 2009.
  2. Web site: Norsk U21-landsholdsspiller til Brøndby IF. Norwegian U21 national team player for Brøndby IF. Danish. Brøndby IF. 24 July 2014.
  3. News: Av-av: Så dyr er Brøndbys nye profil. Off-off: So expensive is Brøndby's new profile. Danish. Ekstra Bladet. 24 July 2014.
  4. Web site: Club Brugge vs. Brøndby 3–0. Soccerway. 31 July 2014.
  5. Web site: Rashani klar for Rosenborg. Rashani ready for Rosenborg. https://web.archive.org/web/20161010153528/http://www.rbk.no/latest-news/article/1fbysa0g39zfg1ss7yi3djd8qc/title/rashani-klar-for-rosenborg. Norwegian. Rosenborg BK. 11 January 2016. 10 October 2016.
  6. Web site: Odd vs. Rosenborg 1–0. Soccerway. 12 March 2016.
  7. Web site: 2-årsavtale for Rashani. 2-year contract for Rashani. https://web.archive.org/web/20161119055307/http://www.rbk.no/news/article/18joqtxvrx2pz160fcbi0qli3v/title/2-arsavtale-for-rashani. Norwegian. Rosenborg BK. 18 November 2016. 19 November 2016.
  8. Web site: Brann vs. Rosenborg 0–2. Soccerway. 23 March 2017.
  9. Web site: Elba tilbake til Odd. Elba back to Odd. Norwegian. Odds BK. 4 August 2017.
  10. Web site: Kamp: Odd–Sogndal. Match: Odd–Sogndal. Norwegian. Odds BK. 6 August 2017.
  11. Erzurumspor. BB Erzurumspor. Büyükşehir Belediye Erzurumspor. 1353425321001955328. Turkish. 24 January 2021. Elba Rashani Erzurumspor'umuza hayırlı olsun! #BizimHikayemiz #Erzurumspor. Congratulations to our Elba Rashani Erzurumspor! #OurStory #Erzurumspor.
  12. Web site: Galatasaray A.S.–Büyükşehir Belediye Erzurumspor. Turkish. Telegrafi. 27 January 2021.
  13. Web site: Elbasan Rashani, nouvel ailier du Clermont Foot 63. Elbasan Rashani, new Clermont Foot 63 winger. French. Clermont Foot. 16 July 2021.
  14. Web site: Bordeaux vs. Clermont 0–2. Soccerway. 8 August 2021.
  15. Web site: Lyon vs. Clermont 3–3. Soccerway. 22 August 2021.
  16. Web site: 2022-07-04 . Elbasan Rashani poursuit l'aventure . 2023-01-11 . Clermont Foot . fr.
  17. Web site: Bunjaki: Ndeshja me Shqipërinë do të jetë interesante dhe me emocione. Bunjaki: The match with Albania will be interesting and with emotions. Albanian. Football Federation of Kosovo. 10 November 2015.
  18. Web site: Festë, emocion dhe spektakël futbolli. Celebration, emotion and football spectacle. Albanian. Football Federation of Kosovo. 13 November 2015.
  19. News: Dyshja nga Vushtrria që 'traumatizoj' Bullgarinë sonte!. The duo from Vushtrri that 'traumatizes' Bulgaria tonight!. Albanian. Bota Sot. 10 June 2019.
  20. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  21. One appearance in the UEFA Champions League, two appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  22. Appearances in the UEFA Champions League
  23. Appearance in Mesterfinalen
  24. Web site: Kosovo vs Albania, 13 November 2015. EU-Football.info. 13 November 2015.
  25. Web site: Kosovo vs Faroe Islands, 3 June 2016. EU-Football.info. 3 June 2016.
  26. Web site: Kosovo vs Latvia, 13 November 2017. EU-Football.info. 13 November 2017.
  27. Web site: Bulgaria vs Kosovo, 10 June 2019. EU-Football.info. 10 June 2019.
  28. Web site: Kosovo vs Cyprus, 27 September 2022. EU-Football.info. 27 September 2022.