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| Erjon Bogdani | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erjon Bogdani | |
| Date of birth | April 14, 1977 | |
| Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | |
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |
| Playing position | Striker | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Chievo | |
| Number | 23 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1994-1998 1998-1999 2000-2005 2003-2004 2004-2005 2005-2006 2007 2007-present 2008 |
Partizani Genclerbirligi Zagreb Reggina → Salernitana (loan) → Verona (loan) Siena Chievo → Livorno (loan) |
69 (21) 11 (1) 25 (8) 67 (11) 38 (8) 38 (17) 49 (13) 19 (5) 28 (2) |
| National team2 | ||
| Albania | 47 (9) | |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Erijon Bogdani (born 14 April 1977 in Tirana) is an Albanian football striker .Erjon plays for A.S. Livorno Calcio, in Italian Serie A and the Albanian national team.
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Career
Bogdani was recruited from a basketball team to the soccer team of the same club by Luka Shaqiri at 14 years of age[1]
He started his professional career at Partizani of Albanian Superliga. He then move to 1. HNL club Zagreb.
Reggina
In January 2000, he joined Reggina and made his Serie A debut on 6 February against Bologna F.C. 1909. In Reggio Calabria, except 2001-02 season at Serie B, he played 37 Serie A games, and 4 goals. In 2003-04 season, he was loaned at Salernitana of Serie B. In 2004-05 season, Bogdani was the team top-scorer of Verona at Serie B; 3 goals behind top-scorer Gionatha Spinesi of Arezzo; 2 goals behind Diego Milito of Genoa, Tavano of Empoli.
Siena
In summer 2005, he is back to Serie A, but for A.C. Siena for around 1.6 million €. He played for the club in 1½ season, before joined Chievo in January 2007 for their emergency signing for a fee believed to be in the region of 4.5 million €.
Chievo
In Chievo,he made his Serie A debut for the club on January 14, 2007 against Catania. He scored 5 in 19 games, but failed to avoid relegation.
He was loaned out to A.S. Livorno Calcio at the start of the 2007-08 Serie A season but since then hasn't had a season to remember after suffering relegation to Seria B with Livorno. [2]
International career
He has made 44 appearances for Albania and has scored 8 goals in the process
Career Stats
| Season | Club | Country | Competition | Matches | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993–94 | Partizani Tirana |  Albania |
Albanian Superliga | 7 | 0 |
| 1994–95 | Partizani Tirana | Albania |
Albanian Superliga | 13 | 2 |
| 1995–96 | Partizani Tirana | Albania |
Albanian Superliga | 20 | 2 |
| 1996–97 | Partizani Tirana | Albania |
Albanian Superliga | 14 | 4 |
| 1997–98 | Partizani Tirana | Albania |
Albanian Superliga | 15 | 13 |
| 1998 | Genclerbirligi |  Turkey |
Turkcell Süper Lig | 11 | 1 |
| 1998–99 | Zagreb |  Croatia |
Prva HNL | 14 | 6 |
| 1999–00 | Zagreb | Croatia |
Prva HNL | 12 | 2 |
| 2000 | Reggina Calcio |  Italy |
Serie A | 10 | 2 |
| 2000–01 | Reggina Calcio | Italy |
Serie A | 17 | 1 |
| 2001–02 | Reggina Calcio | Italy |
Serie B | 31 | 7 |
| 2002–03 | Reggina Calcio | Italy |
Serie A | 10 | 1 |
| 2003–04 | Salernitana Calcio 1919 | Italy |
Serie B | 38 | 8 |
| 2004–05 | Hellas Verona | Italy |
Serie B | 38 | 17 |
| 2005–06 | A.C. Siena | Italy |
Serie A | 34 | 11 |
| 2006–07 | A.C. Siena | Italy |
Serie A | 15 | 2 |
| 2007 | Chievo Verona | Italy |
Serie A | 19 | 5 |
| 2007–08 | Livorno | Italy |
Serie A | 28 | 2 |
| Total | 324 | 86 |
Honours and awards
- Partizani
- Albanian Cup: 1997
- Zagreb
- Croatian Champions: 1999
- Reggina
- Serie A Promotion (as 3rd place): 2002
References
- ^ "EuroStar Success Stories". eurostarcamps.com¶. Retrieved on October 30, 2007.
- ^ "Tactical Formation". Football-Lineups.com¶. Retrieved on January 18, 2007.
External links
- (Italian) Profile at La Gazzetta
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