| Roland Peqini | |
| Fullname: | Roland Peqini |
| Birth Date: | 1990 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Elbasan, Albania |
| Height: | 1.78 m |
| Position: | Defender |
| Youthyears1: | 2002–2007 |
| Youthclubs1: | Dinamo Tirana |
| Years1: | 2007–2012 |
| Caps1: | 49 |
| Goals1: | 0 |
| Years2: | 2009–2010 |
| Clubs2: | → Apolonia Fier (loan) |
| Caps2: | 10 |
| Goals2: | 0 |
| Years3: | 2012–2013 |
| Clubs3: | Kukësi |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2013–2014 |
| Clubs4: | Tirana |
| Caps4: | 2 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2014–2015 |
| Clubs5: | Kukësi |
| Caps5: | 7 |
| Goals5: | 0 |
| Years6: | 2015–2016 |
| Clubs6: | Tërbuni Pukë |
| Caps6: | 16 |
| Goals6: | 0 |
| Years7: | 2016 |
| Caps7: | 13 |
| Goals7: | 0 |
| Years8: | 2016–2017 |
| Clubs8: | Elbasani |
| Caps8: | 12 |
| Goals8: | 0 |
| Years9: | 2017–2018 |
| Caps9: | 23 |
| Goals9: | 0 |
| Totalcaps: | 156 |
| Totalgoals: | 0 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2010–2011 |
| Nationalteam1: | Albania U21 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Pcupdate: | 21 April 2018 |
| Ntupdate: | 19 February 2016 |
Roland Peqini (born 25 December 1990) is a former Albanian professional footballer who played as a defender.[1]
In July 2015, Peqini completed a transfer to newly promoted top flight side Tërbuni Pukë for an undisclosed fee.[2] He made his debut on 23 August by starting in team's first ever Albanian Superliga match against Tirana which finished in a 1–2 home defeat, despite taking the lead.[3] Peqini made 16 league appearances, in addition 2 in cup, before leaving in the first days in January.[4]
On 4 January 2016, Peqini agreed terms with his former club Kukësi where he signed a contract until the end of the season, returning to the team for a third time.[5] [6] However, his third spell with the club was short-lived, as he was suddenly released after only 14 days.[7] Speaking on that, he accused the team's coach Klodian Duro as the main reason of his departure, by saying: "it was him [Duro] who brought me to Kukësi and was him who removed me from the team."[8]
On 23 January 2016, Peqini joined Albanian First Division strugglers Dinamo Tirana on an 18-month contract, returning to the capital club after four years absence.[9] He was assigned squad number 15 and made his return debut on 13 February in a 1–0 away defeat to Butrinti Sarandë, playing full-90 minutes.[10]
On 11 September 2016, Peqini joined the fellow Albanian First Division side Elbasani on a free transfer, signing a one-year contract.[11] He left the club on 29 January of the following year after 12 league appearances due to club financial problems.[12]
On 1 February 2017, after leaving Elbasani, Peqini returned to Dinamo on a free transfer by signing until the end of the season.[13] After two matches as an unused substitute, Peqini appeared on the matchday 16 against Pogradeci, entering as a substitute in the 25th minute to fill the blank left by the dismissal of Julian Brahja, with the finishing in a 0–1 home defeat.[14] He concluded the second part of 2016–17 season with 8 league appearances as Dinamo once again escape relegation.[15] He agreed a contract extension for another season in August 2017,[16] and was also named club captain.[17]
On 3 July 2018, Peqini announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 27, citing his injuries as the main reason.[18]
Peqini has been a former Albania U21 member, ammasing 9 appearances from 2010 to 2012. He made his first appearance on 26 May 2010 in a friendly versus Poland which ended in a 2–2 draw.[19]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Dinamo Tirana | 2007–08 | Albanian Superliga | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2008–09 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[23] | 0 | 3 | 0 | |||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | |||
| Apoloinia Fier | 2008–09 | Albanian Superliga | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 10 | 0 | |||||
| Dinamo Tirana | 2009–10 | Albanian Superliga | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 17 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 13 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1[24] | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 0 | |||
| 2011–12 | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 46 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 59 | 0 | |||
| Kukësi | 2012–13 | Albanian Superliga | 24 | 0 | 10 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 1 | |||
| 2013–14 | — | — | 7[25] | 0 | — | 7 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 0 | — | 41 | 1 | ||||
| Tirana | 2013–14 | Albanian Superliga | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Kukësi | 2014–15 | Albanian Superliga | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||||
| Tërbuni Pukë | 2015–16 | Albanian Superliga | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||
| Total | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | |||||
| Dinamo Tirana | 2015–16 | Albanian First Division | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||||
| Elbasani | 2016–17 | Albanian First Division | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | |||||
| Dinamo Tirana | 2016–17 | Albanian First Division | 8 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 156 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 195 | 1 | |||