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Ymer Shaba

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Ymer Shaba
Personal information
Full name Ymer Shaba
Date of birth (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Tirana, Albania
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Pembroke Athleta
Youth career
2011–2016 Dinamo Tirana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2019 Dinamo Tirana 61 (0)
2019– Pembroke Athleta
International career
2016 Albania U19 3 (0)
2017– Albania U21 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2017
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 January 2017

Ymer Shaba (born 21 July 1998) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Maltese club Pembroke Athleta and the Albania national under-21 team.

Club career

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Early career

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Shaba started his youth career at age of 13 at FK Dinamo Tirana academy in September 2011. He spent the 2011–12 season with under-15 side. Then he played with the under-17 side for two consecutive seasons, 2012–13 & 2013–14. From 2014 until January 2016 he was part of the under-19 side where during the first half of the 2015–16 season he played 12 matches and scored 1 goal.[1]

Dinamo Tirana

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In January 2016 he moved to the first team of FK Dinamo Tirana in the Albanian First Division. He made it his professional debut on 12 March 2016 against Turbina Cerrik playing the full 90-minutes match finished in the 1–1 draw.[2]

Pembroke

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In summer 2019, Shaba moved abroad to play for Maltese second-tier side Pembroke Athleta.[3]

International career

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Shaba was called up at Albania national under-19 football team by coach Arjan Bellaj to participate in the Roma Caput Mundi Tournament from 29 February-4 March 2016.[4]

Shaba received his first call up at the Albania national under-21 football team by coach Alban Bushi for a gathering in Durrës, Albania from 18 to 25 January 2017.[5]

He received his first call up for the Albania under-20 side by coach Alban Bushi for the double friendly match against Azerbaijan U-21 on 21 & 26 January 2018.[6]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 16 December 2017 [7]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe[a] Other[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Dinamo Tirana 2015–16 Albanian First Division 2 0 2 0
2016–17 17 0 3 0 20 0
2017–18 5 0 1 0 6 0
Total 24 0 4 0 28 0
Career total 24 0 4 0 28 0
  1. ^ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup

References

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  1. ^ Ymer Shaba profile FSHF.org
  2. ^ Turbina Cërrik vs. Dinamo Tirana - 12 March 2016 Soccerway
  3. ^ Ymer Shaba nga Malta:"Aventurë optimiste" - Sporti iM (in Albanian)
  4. ^ Kombëtarja U-19, në turneun “Roma Caput Mundi” FSHF.org
  5. ^ Alban Bushi: Ja emrat për grumbullimin e parë në Durrës FSHF.org
  6. ^ "KOMBËTARJA U-20, DY NDESHJE MIQËSORE ME AZERBAJXHANIN, TRAJNERI ALBAN BUSHI SHPALL LISTËN!" [U-20 NATIONAL TEAM, TWO FRIENDLIES WITH AZERBAIJAN, COACH ALBAN BUSHI ANNOUNCES THE LIST!] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.
  7. ^ Ymer Shaba at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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