Julian Bibleka | |
Birth Date: | 4 May 1996 |
Birth Place: | Barilevë, FR Yugoslavia |
Height: | 1.88 m |
Currentclub: | 1. FC Kaan-Marienborn |
Clubnumber: | 1 |
Youthyears4: | –2010 |
Youthyears5: | 2010–2015 |
Years1: | 2015 |
Caps1: | 19 |
Goals1: | 0 |
Years2: | 2016–2019 |
Caps2: | 8 |
Goals2: | 0 |
Years3: | 2019 |
Caps3: | 4 |
Goals3: | 0 |
Years4: | 2020– |
Caps4: | 30 |
Goals4: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2012 |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2014 |
Nationalcaps2: | 1 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 1 July 2022 |
Nationalteam-Update: | 25 May 2014 |
Julian Bibleka (born 4 May 1996), is a Kosovar[1] professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for German club 1. FC Kaan-Marienborn. He made one appearance for the Kosovo national team in 2014.
Bibleka started his youth career at SSV Frohnhausen, a local academy in Germany. Then he played for various fellow German club academies such as JSG Mittenaar/Siegbach/Burg, VfB Gießen, TSG Wieseck, before he joined the Eintracht Frankfurt academies in 2010.[2] With Eintracht Frankfurt Bibleka won the Hessen cup by defeating FSV Frankfurt U-19 3–1 in a match in which Bibleka was considered decisive with several saves.[3]
Being of Albanian descent, in April 2013 Bibleka participated in a gathering of young Albanians footballers born in 1997–1998 and 1995–1996 even, organised by the FSHF (Albanian Football Association) in Switzerland with the participations of the Albania national under-17 football team and Albania national under-19 football team respective coaches at the time, Džemal Mustedanagić and Foto Strakosha.[4] Bibleka became one of 12 young talents suggested to FSHF by Jetmir Salihu (a simple Albanian football fan part of Tifozat Kuq e Zi, which later became a representative of FSHF for Kosovo) to be selected to the Albania national youth football teams at least one time.[5]
Bibleka was called up to Kosovo national team by coach Albert Bunjaki for the two FIFAs sanctioned matches against Turkey and Senegal in May 2014.[6] He made it his debut for Kosovo on 25 May 2014 against Senegal, coming on as a substitute in the 79th minute in place of Kushtrim Mushica in a 3–1 loss.[7]