Erfan_Zeneli
Erfan Zeneli
Finnish footballer of Kosovar Albanian descent
Erfan Zeneli (born 28 December 1986) is a Finnish footballer of Kosovar Albanian descent who plays for SexyPöxyt as a striker or left winger.[1] Besides Finland, he has played in Israel and Kazakhstan.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erfan Zeneli | ||
| Date of birth | (1986-12-28) 28 December 1986 (age 37) | ||
| Place of birth |
Vučitrn, SFR Yugoslavia (present-day Kosovo) | ||
| Height | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | SexyPöxyt | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1993–1997 | RoPS | ||
| 1998–2003 | FF Jaro | ||
| 2003–2005 | HJK Helsinki | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2013 | HJK Helsinki | 166 | (32) |
| 2009–2010 | → Klubi 04 (loan) | 25 | (8) |
| 2014 | Maccabi Petah Tikva | 5 | (1) |
| 2014–2015 | HJK Helsinki | 36 | (11) |
| 2016 | Shakhter Karagandy | 14 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Inter Turku | 14 | (0) |
| 2017 | SJK | 30 | (4) |
| 2018 | RoPs | 11 | (2) |
| 2019–2020 | HJK Helsinki | 9 | (0) |
| 2020 | AC Kajaani | 12 | (3) |
| 2021 | FC Viikingit | ||
| 2022– | SexyPöxyt | ||
| International career | |||
| 2006–2008 | Finland U21 | 10 | (2) |
| 2013–2015 | Finland | 6 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:15, 7 July 2019 (UTC) | |||
Club
In February 2016, Zeneli went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Shakhter Karagandy.[3]
On 17 June 2016, Zeneli had his contract with Shakhter Karagandy terminated by mutual consent,[4] going on to season a contract with FC Inter Turku for the rest of the 2016 season on 19 July 2016.[5]
International
In April 2012 Zeneli declared to the media that he would welcome a convocation to be part of the Albania national football team and has been since in contact with coach Gianni de Biasi. He decided to play in the Finland national football team.[6]
- Individual
- Veikkausliiga Top assist provider: 2013[7]
- Veikkausliiga Midfielder of the year: 2013[8]
- Veikkausliiga Player of the Month: September 2013,[9] September 2014[10]
- Erfan Zeneli povaa HJK:n superlupaukselle hyvää kautta: ”Jos pelaat HJK:ssa tuon ikäisenä, sinun pitää olla tosi hyvä”, suomifutis.com, 2 January 2019
- Ykkösen tähdet tutuiksi: Erfan Zeneli palloliitto.fi
- "ШАХТЕР ПРОСМАТРИВАЕТ ИНОСТРАННЫХ ФУТБОЛИСТОВ". shahter.kz (in Russian). FC Shakhter Karagandy. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
- "ШАХТЕР ПОКИНУЛИ ЭРФАН ЗЕНЕЛИ И МОШТАГ ЯГУБИ". shahter.kz (in Russian). FC Shakhter Karagandy. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
- "Erfan Zeneli loppukaudeksi Interiin". fcinter.fi (in Finnish). FC Inter Turku. 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
- Hasani, Valdet (19 April 2012). "De Biasi zbulon Zenelin në Youtube". Gazeta Express. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013.
- veikkausliiga.com (in Finnish)
- "Veikkausliiga | Kauden 2013 pelipaikkojen parhaat nimetty". Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-11.
- Erfan Zenelistä syyskuun Kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine (in Finnish)
- HJK:n Erfan Zeneli Veikkausliigan syyskuun kuukauden pelaaja Archived 2014-10-04 at archive.today (in Finnish)
- Profile Archived 2012-03-22 at the Wayback Machine at HJK.fi
- Stats at Veikkausliiga.com
- Erfan Zeneli at Soccerway
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