List of Albania international footballers born outside Albania explained

This is a list of Albania international footballers who were born outside Albania. Players born in countries outside Albania including those born in diaspora may qualify for the Albania team through Albanian parents or grandparents, or through residency in Albania and subsequent naturalisation as Albanian citizens.

In the Treaty of London (1913) the Independent Albania territories were separated, where Sanjak of Novi Pazar, Preševo Valley and Kosovo was given to Yugoslavia, a part of Malësia including Tuzi Municipality to Montenegro, Ilirida to FYR Macedonia and Chamëria among Epirus region and other parts of Vilayet of Janina to Greece. As mentioned above, the Republic of Albania and the Albanian Football Association opened their ways to footballers of Albanian descent even born outside the territories. In fact the first footballer born outside Albania to represent the national side was Italian ethnic goalkeeper Giacomo Poselli which was born in Greece and debuted in the 1946 Balkan Cup a competition which Albania won. Instead the first Albanian origin footballer was fellow goalkeeper Arjan Beqaj born in Prizren of Kosovo, which at the time was playing for Albanian Superliga competers Partizani Tirana and managed his debut in 1998. It was succeeded by fellow Kosovan born Besnik Hasi two years later and by another Kosovan origin Lorik Cana after another two years, as both midfielders became captains subsequently during their last years and Cana himself holds the record for most appearances with a tally of 93. All 4 upcomers were managed by German coach Hans-Peter Briegel in his arrival in 2003, which himself managed another upcomings especially from his country's championship Bundesliga bringing 3 components Mehmet Dragusha in 2003 and Bekim Kastrati & Besart Berisha in 2006, but also the duo of Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava defenders Armend Dallku and Debatik Curri.

List of players

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Current internationals
CapsAppearances
PosPositions
GKGoalkeeper
DFDefender
MFMidfielder
FWForward

Capped players

NamePlace of birthOriginCapsGoalsFirst capLast cap
PristinaGjakovaDF93120032016
PristinaPristinaGK81020122024*
VushtrriVushtrriDF64120052013
ZürichBujanovacDF61120152024*
HanauIstogDF50320122019
BischofszellGjakovaMF50120132022*
GjilanGjilanMF45520132022*
RenensDF45020152023*
PristinaPristinaDF44120062014
PrizrenPrizrenGK43019982011
GjakovaGjakovaMF43220002007
MajacMajacDF38220182024*
StarnbergShtimeMF38120182024*
LausanneSuva RekaMF34320132019
BaselPodujevoMF31120142019*
AthensMemaliajGK31020172024*
BaselPodujevoDF29120142024*
GjakovaGjakovaMF27020122017
ZürichTetovoMF26520212024*
SloughKoplikFW23520202024*
KumanovoKumanovoMF21320192024*
VushtrriVushtrriGK20020092013
RhodesPogradecDF19020182024*
Peschiera del GardaShkodërDF19020192024*
PristinaPristinaFW17120062009
ZürichKlinaFW17120132016*
AthensVermoshDF17020212024*
SkopjeSkopjeFW16420232024*[1]
MitrovicaMitrovicaMF15320132015
KumanovoKumanovoDF14020152024*
Caldes de MalavellaDF14020172024*
GjakovaGjakovaMF13120172019*
ScandianoKamenicaDF13120182021*
PristinaPristinaMF11120032005
VushtrriVushtrriFW8020102013
ThessalonikiGK7019461948
MitrovicaSkenderajMF7220122015
IstogIstogFW7020242024*
PorsgrunnDrenasMF6020142016
IstogIstogFW6020162017*
CataniaRubikMF6120182019*
San Severino MarcheFW6020182022*
FredericiaPodujevoMF6020222024*
GjilanGjilanFW6120232024*[2]
PristinaPristinaMF5020172017*
ÅmålMitrovicaDF5020182018*
MitrovicaMitrovicaFW5020232023*[3]
PejaPejaMF4020172018*
NamurKumanovoMF4020192020*
FreisingPejaFW4020232023*[4]
VushtrriVushtrriDF3020072007
PodujevoPodujevoMF3020132013
PrizrenPrizrenFW3020182018*
LangenthalOhridDF3020222022*
IslingtonBurrelMF3020232023*[5]
PejaPejaFW2020062006
BinningenPreševoDF2020142014
PristinaSkenderajDF2120142015
VushtrriVushtrriMF2020162016
OhridOhridMF2020172017*
FerizajFerizajMF2020182018*
ZadarMirditëDF2020182018*
IoanninaDF2020222022*
MünsingenKaçanikMF2020242024*
GjakovaGjakovaDF1020112011
IstogIstogMF1020122012
LausanneSuva RekaMF1020132013
PreševoPreševoDF1020152015
PristinaMedveđaMF1020172017*
ConeglianoFierDF1020202020*
PrizrenPrizrenMF1020222022*
IoanninaDF1020222022*

By country of birth

Notes and references

References

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Strack-Zimmermann . Benjamin . Jasir Asani (Player) . 2023-06-20 . www.national-football-teams.com . en.
  2. Web site: Strack-Zimmermann . Benjamin . Mirlind Daku (Player) . 2023-11-20 . www.national-football-teams.com . en.
  3. Web site: Strack-Zimmermann . Benjamin . Arbnor Muja (Player) . 2023-11-23 . www.national-football-teams.com . en.
  4. Web site: Strack-Zimmermann . Benjamin . Marvin Çuni (Player) . 2023-11-23 . www.national-football-teams.com . en.
  5. Web site: Strack-Zimmermann . Benjamin . Anis Mehmeti (Player) . 2023-06-20 . www.national-football-teams.com . en.

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