Elba Rashani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Elbasan Rashani | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1993 | ||
| Place of birth | Hillerstorp, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Rosenborg | ||
| Number | 15 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Skarphedin | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2010–2014 | Odd | 68 | (7) |
| 2014–2016 | Brøndby IF | 23 | (3) |
| 2016 | → Rosenborg (loan) | 19 | (3) |
| 2017– | Rosenborg | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2010 | Norway U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2011–2012 | Norway U18 | 12 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Norway U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 2012 | Norway U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013–2015 | Norway U21 | 9 | (2) |
| 2015– | Kosovo | 2 | (2) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 November 2016. | |||
Elbasan 'Elba' Rashani (born 9 May 1993) is a Kosovar footballer playing for the Norwegian Tippeligaen club Rosenborg on loan from Brøndby as a forward. He represented Norway since U17 until U21, before representing the Kosovo national football team.
Club career
Odd
He was born in Sweden to Kosovar Albanian emigrants, but grew up in Kragerø and Bø i Telemark and played for Skarphedin before he joined the then named football club Odd Grenland ahead of the 2010 season.[1][2]
Brøndby
Season 2014–15
On 24 Juli 2014 Rashani made a €660K transfer from the Norwegian side Odd and signed a four-year-contract with the Danish club Brøndby which ties him to the club until the summer 2018. Elba was handed jersey number 14.[3][4] On 31 July Rashani made his Europa League debut when he was brought in for the final fourteen minutes in the 3–0 away defeat against the Belgium side Club Brugge.
Rosenborg
In January 2016, Rashani went out on loan to Rosenborg, with Rosenborg having the option to buy.[5] At the end of the 2016 season the move was made permanent with Rashani signing a two-year deal with Rosenborg.[6]
International
Rashani was born in Sweden to Kosovar-Albanian parents, and was brought up in Norway. He represented Norway as a youth. In July 2015 Rashani told the Albanian media that he is looking forward to a call up from Albania's coach Gianni de Biasi.[7] However, he ended up getting a callup with the Kosovo national football team and made his debut, where he also scored his debut goal, in a friendly 2–2 tie with Albania.[8]
International goals
- Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first.
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 13 November 2015 | Pristina City Stadium, Pristina, Kosovo |  Albania | 2–1 | 2–2 | Friendly |
| 2. | 3 June 2016 | Stadion am Bornheimer Hang, Frankfurt, Germany |  Faroe Islands | 2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly |
Career statistics
- As of 22 November 2016
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europa League | Champions League | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tier | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Odd  |
2010 | T1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 2011 | T1 | 16 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 17 | 0 | |
| 2012 | T1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 18 | 3 | |
| 2013 | T1 | 21 | 2 | 4 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 25 | 4 | |
| 2014 | T1 | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | - | - | - | - | 16 | 4 | |
| Total | 68 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 11 | ||
Brøndby  |
2014–15 | T1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | - | - | 17 | 2 |
| 2015–16 | T1 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | - | - | 17 | 5 | |
| Total | 24 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 34 | 7 | ||
| Rosenborg (loan) |
2016 | T1 | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 |
| Rosenborg |
2017 | T1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 19 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 28 | 4 | ||
| Career total | 111 | 13 | 16 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 139 | 22 | ||
- (-) Not qualified
Honours
Club
- Norwegian League (1): 2016 [9][10]
- Norwegian Football Cup (1): 2016
References
- ↑ "Spillerprofiler – Elbasan Rashani" (in Norwegian). Odd Grenland. Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ↑ Bergsli, Bent (7 December 2009). "Kan bli stor". Telemarksavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 26 November 2012.
- ↑ "Ouch! The price on Brøndby IF's new starlet" (in Danish). www.eb.dk. 25 July 2014. Retrieved 25 July 2014.
- ↑ "Norwegian youth international starlet signs with Brøndby IF" (in Danish). www.brondby.com. 24 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
- ↑ http://www.rbk.no/latest-news/article/1fbysa0g39zfg1ss7yi3djd8qc/title/rashani-klar-for-rosenborg
- ↑ http://www.rbk.no/news/article/18joqtxvrx2pz160fcbi0qli3v/title/2-arsavtale-for-rashani
- ↑ Albo1997 (2016-09-03). "Rashani për Sportpress.al/ E dua kombëtaren shqiptare". Sportpress.al. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ↑ "Federata e Futbollit e Kosovës » Festë, emocion dhe spektakël futbolli". Ffk-kosova.com. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ↑ Chris Thomas Skogli (2016-09-24). "Nyheter | Rosenborg". Rbk.no. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
- ↑ "Spillerprofiler | Rosenborg". Rbk.no. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
External links
- Elba Rashani Statistics