Alban Meha
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Full name | Alban Sylë Meha | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 26 April 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth |
SFR Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Hessen Kassel | ||||||||||||||||
Number | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
Youth career | |||||||||||||||||
TV Kemnat 1890 | |||||||||||||||||
–1995 | SV 1845 Esslingen | ||||||||||||||||
1995–2005 | Stuttgarter Kickers | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
2005 | Stuttgarter Kickers II | ||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | VfL Kirchheim/Teck | 54 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
2007–2010 | SSV Reutlingen | 79 | (16) | ||||||||||||||
2010–2011 | Eintracht Trier | 33 | (15) | ||||||||||||||
2011–2015 | SC Paderborn | 102 | (26) | ||||||||||||||
2015–2017 | Konyaspor | 39 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
2017–2018 |
Al-Faisaly | 1 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
2018–2019 | SV Elversberg | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2019-2021 | Hessen Kassel | 56 | (17) | ||||||||||||||
2023- | Hessen Kassel | 15 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
International career‡ | |||||||||||||||||
2012–2016 | Albania | 7 | (2) | ||||||||||||||
2016 | Kosovo | 2 | (0) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 October 2016 |
Alban Sylë Meha (born 26 April 1986) is a Kosovar professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for German club KSV Hessen Kassel.[1]
Early life
Meha was born in Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia, to Kosovo Albanian parents from Prekaz. He is the grandchild of Tahir Meha, an Albanian rights activist who with his father resisted against the Yugoslav People's Army and police force until they were killed in 1981.[2][3] His older brother Feriz Meha is a semi-professional footballer who plays as a forward for the German club SV Bonlanden.[4]
Club career
Youth career
In his youth, Meha joined the local teams TV Kemnat 1890 and SV 1845 Esslingen.[5]
Stuttgarter Kickers
When Meha was nine years old, he joined the Stuttgarter Kickers and remained in the junior side for ten years. When Meha turned 19, he officially signed for the senior team.[citation needed] In July 2005, Meha joined the senior team of Stuttgarter Kickers. However, he remained on the reserve squad and never made an appearance on the first team.[citation needed]
VfL Kirchheim
In December 2005, Meha moved to VfL Kirchheim and played one and a half seasons at Kirchheim, making 54 appearances and scoring 16 goals.[citation needed]
SSV Reutlingen
Meha played three seasons at Reutlingen, making 82 appearances and scoring 16 goals. He then moved to Eintracht Trier.[citation needed]
Eintracht Trier
Meha played one season for Eintracht Trier, making a total of 33 appearances, scoring 15 goals and providing 16 assists. He helped the club win the Rhineland Cup and helped the club come second in the 2010–11 season in the Regionalliga West.[6] He then moved to SC Paderborn.
SC Paderborn
In 2011, Meha joined 2. Bundesliga side SC Paderborn 07 and made an immediate impact on the team.[citation needed]
2011–12 season
He made 33 appearances for the club and scored five goals; four of which were scored from direct free kicks and one from long distance. He also made ten assists during his first season with the club. Paderborn reached fifth place, nine points fewer than the first.[citation needed]
2012–13 season
On 13 August 2012, Paderborn coach
Meha finished the 2012–13 season with 26 appearances and six goals. Three goals were scored from penalties, two from free kicks and one goal against FC Ingolstadt. Meha also made five assists in his second season with Paderborn, which finished in 12th place on the rank table.[12]
2013–14 season
On 18 October 2013, Meha scored the first goal of the 2013–14 season; in the 54th minute he scored the last goal of the 4–2 victory against
On 28 February, Meha scored two more goals in the next match against VfL Bochum to help his team win the match 4–1.[18] On 17 March 2014 Meha was honoured as "player of the month for February" for scoring five goals in four matches.[19] Meha scored on 25 March 2014 against St. Pauli in a home victory 3–0.[20] He continued his scoring form on 4 April 2014 when he scored a free kick in a 2–1 loss against Fortuna Düsseldorf.[21] Meha captained Paderborn's team for the first time on 27 April 2014 in the match against Sandhausen, which finished as a 2–0 victory in which he played the full 90 minutes.[22]
On 4 May 2014, Meha scored in the away victory 2–0 over Erzgebirge Aue; Meha scored the opening goal in the 35th minute.[23] On the last day of the second division campaign, Paderborn came from behind to win 2-1 over VfR Aalen to secure automatic promotion to the Bundesliga,[24] their first ever promotion to the Bundesliga.[25] Meha finished the 2013–14 season with 26 appearances, including one in the
On 1 August 2014, Meha suffered an injury during a friendly match against Maccabi Haifa and was forced to undergo surgery, which according to doctors would keep him from playing for eight weeks.[28]
2014–15 season
Due to the injury of the previous season, Alban Meha missed out the start of the 2014–15 season for five weeks.
On 27 September 2014, Meha debuted in the Bundesliga, playing in the sixth game week against
Konyaspor
Following the relegation of Paderborn to the 2. Bundesliga, on 9 June 2015, Meha moved to Turkish Süper Lig side Konyaspor on a free transfer.[33] After having spent his entire career in Germany, the move to Turkey was his first abroad. He signed a one-year contract with Konyaspor that included a one-year extension option. According to media reports he earns up to €1 million per season.[34]
Meha made his Süper Lig debut on 16 August 2015 in the
Al-Faisaly
On 24 December 2017, Meha joined
International career
Albania
In summer 2012, Meha expressed his desire to play for
Kosovo
On 30 August 2016, Meha received a call-up from Kosovo for a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Finland[50] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 89th minute in place of Valon Berisha.
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
SSV Reutlingen | 2007–08 | Regionalliga Süd | 28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 28 | 1 | |
2008–09 | 29 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 29 | 3 | |||
2009–10 | 27 | 12 | 0 | 0 | – | 27 | 12 | |||
Total | 84 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 87 | 16 | ||
Eintracht Trier | 2010–11 | Regionalliga West | 33 | 15 | 1 | 0 | – | 34 | 15 | |
SC Paderborn | 2011–12 | 2. Bundesliga | 33 | 5 | 2 | 1 | – | 35 | 6 | |
2012–13 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 1 | – | 27 | 7 | |||
2013–14 | 24 | 12 | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 12 | |||
2014–15 | Bundesliga | 18 | 3 | 0 | 0 | – | 18 | 3 | ||
Total | 102 | 26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 28 | ||
Konyaspor | 2015–16 | Süper Lig | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | – | 4 | 2 | |
Career total | 220 | 59 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 224 | 61 |
International
- As of 9 October 2016[52]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Albania | 2012 | 3 | 0 |
2013 | 2 | 1 | |
2014 | 1 | 1 | |
2015 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 7 | 2 | |
Kosovo | 2016 | 2 | 0 |
Total | 2 | 0 |
- Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Meha goal.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 26 March 2013 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Lithuania | 1–0 | 4–1 | Friendly |
2 | 5 March 2014 | Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës, Albania | Malta | 2–0 | 2–0 |
Honours
Konyaspor
References
- ^ Alban Meha at Soccerway
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- ^ "Nipi i dëshmorit Tahir Meha, Albani, luan kundër Serbisë, në Beograd". Illyria Press (in Albanian). 9 October 2014. Archived from the original on 12 August 2018. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Feriz Meha". Soccerway.
- ^ "Alban Meha Profile". kickersarchiv.de (in German). Retrieved 9 February 2024.
- ^ "SC Paderborn: Meha will mehr – Ex-Trierer klopft ans Tor zur Bundesliga" [SC Paderborn: Meha wants more – Former Trier Knocks at the Bundesliga's Door] (in German). 5vier.de. 7 November 2011. Archived from the original on 9 November 2011.
- ^ "Trajneri Schmidt: Albani është shumë i rëndësishëm për Paderbornin" (in Albanian). portishqiptar.com.al. 13 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 December 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ Meha shkëlqen edhe në kampionat, shënon në fitoren e Paderbornit Archived 13 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Sporti Shqiptar
- ^ Paderborn vs. Erzgebirge Aue - 15 February 2013 - Soccerway
- ^ Alban Meha shënon sërish, konfirmohet si "arma" e kuqezinjve Archived 13 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Sporti Shqiptar
- ^ Dynamo Dresden vs. Paderborn - 3 May 2013 - Soccerway
- ^ a b Alban Meha at Soccerway
- ^ Paderborn vs. FSV Frankfurt - 18 October 2013 - Soccerway
- ^ Aalen vs. Paderborn - 8 December 2013 - Soccerway
- ^ Köln vs. Paderborn - 9 February 2014 - Soccerway
- ^ Paderborn vs. Arminia Bielefeld - 16 February 2014 - Soccerway
- ^ 1860 München vs. Paderborn - 22 February 2014 - Soccerway
- ^ "Paderborn vs. Bochum - 28 February 2014 - Soccerway". Soccerway. 28 February 2014. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
- ^ Spieler des Monats Februar: Alban Meha liga2-online.de | 2. Bundesliga
- ^ Paderborn vs. St. Pauli - 25 March 2014 - Soccerway
- ^ Paderborn vs. Fortuna Düsseldorf - 4 April 2014 - Soccerway
- ^ Paderborn vs. Sandhausen - 27 April 2014 - Soccerway
- ^ Erzgebirge Aue vs. Paderborn - 4 May 2014 - Soccerway
- deutsche welle. 11 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ "Paderborn clinch historic promotion". bundesliga.com. bundesliga. 11 May 2014. Archived from the original on 12 May 2014. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ Players - 2. Bundesliga - Germany - Results, fixtures, tables and news - Soccerway
- ^ Alban Meha, lojtari i sezonit te Paderborn Archived 14 May 2014 at the Wayback Machine Sporti Shqiptar
- SuperSport
- ^ Paderborn vs. Borussia M'gladbach - 27 September 2014 - Soccerway
- ^ "Paderborn victorious at home to Hertha". bundesliga.com. bundesliga. 11 February 2014. Archived from the original on 4 November 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ^ Drejtpërdrejt/ Meha i 'akullt' shënon për Paderborn (video) Archived 1 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine aSport.al
- ^ Hannover 96 vs. Paderborn - 15 February 2015 - Soccerway
- ^ Edhe Meha në Turqi Archived 12 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine Sportal.al
- ^ Alban Meha do përfitojë 1 mln euro në sezon te Koniaspori Archived 12 June 2015 at the Wayback Machine Superliga Shqiptare
- ^ Konyaspor vs. Akhisar Belediyespor - 16 August 2015 - Soccerway
- ^ Konyaspor vs. Galatasaray - 29 August 2015 - Soccerway
- ^ Goli i Mehës i jep fitoren me përmbyje Konyaspor (Video) minuta90.com
- ^ Goal: Osmanlispor FK 1 – 2 Konyaspor (video) | News Archived 16 September 2015 at the Wayback Machine butiwom.com
- ^ "Alban Meha, new player of Al Faisaly Amman". Football Transfer Market. 24 December 2017.
- ^ "Zyrtare: Meha i bashkohet kampionatit jordanez" (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 28 December 2017.
- Al-Faisaly SC (Amman). 15 January 2018.
- ^ "Gjermani/Alban Meha shenon serish, por De Biazi s'ka ftese per te" (in Albanian). Albaniasoccer. 11 August 2012.
- ^ "Zyrtare: Alban Meha merr ftesë nga Kombëtarja, debuton në shtator" (in Albanian). Sporti Shqiptar. 26 August 2012. Archived from the original on 30 August 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ Zyrtare: Alban Meha e Burim Kukeli marrin pasaportat shqiptare (Foto) Archived 9 May 2016 at the Wayback Machine aSport.al
- ^ "Erjon Bogdani: Dua një tjetër gol të madh, ndaj Zvicrës". Panorama Sport. 7 September 2012. Archived from the original on 26 November 2012. Retrieved 24 December 2012.
- ^ De Biazi: Paradoks, tashmë nuk mjafton as vendi i tretë... Archived 14 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine Panorama Sport
- FIFA.com
- ^ Albania vs. Lithuania (friendly) National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Albania vs. Malta - 5 March 2014 - Soccerway
- ^ "Bunjaki publikoi listën e lojtarëve për ndeshjen me Finlandën" (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 30 August 2016.
- ^ Alban Meha at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ "Alban Meha". EU-football.info.
- ^ "Atiker Konyaspor win 2016-2017 Ziraat Turkish Cup". tff.org. Retrieved 10 March 2022.
External links
- Alban Meha at National-Football-Teams.com
- Alban Meha at fussballdaten.de (in German)