Erando Karabeci

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Erando Karabeci
Karabeci with Albania U21
Personal information
Full name Erando Karabeci
Date of birth (1988-09-06) 6 September 1988 (age 35)
Place of birth Tirana, Albania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Teuta Durrës
Number 13
Youth career
2000–2009 Partizani Tirana
2009 Tirana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2009 Partizani Tirana 31 (2)
2009–2020 Tirana 272 (10)
2013Kukësi (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 Teuta Durrës 23 (1)
2021–2022 Prishtina 26 (0)
2022– Teuta Durrës 37 (1)
International career
2006 Albania U19 3 (0)
2007–2009 Albania U21 8 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 November 2014

Erando Karabeci (born 6 September 1988) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Teuta Durrës. He mainly operates in the centre of midfield, but he can also play out wide as well as in a more defensive role in the midfield.[1]

Club career

Early career

Born in

Tirana Derby which ended in a 4–1 win for Partizani.[4]

His breakthrough season came in 2008 when

Albanian First Division
and Karabeci was allowed to terminate his contract and leave the club.

Tirana

Karabeci playing for Tirana in 2010

On 28 August 2009, Karabeci signed for Albanian Champions

Besa Kavajë on 19 September, Karabeci made his first start and played full-90 minutes in a goalless draw at Qemal Stafa Stadium.[8]

He signed short term loan deal with Kukësi in July 2013 for their Europa League qualifying campaign, as a replacement for the suspended Besar Musolli.[9]

On 18 December 2013, Karabeci scored his first goal with Tirana after his return from Kukësi during the 1–1 draw against

Flamurtari Vlorë, which Karabeci playing full-90 minutes.[13]
Karabeci concluded his 5th Tirana season by making 32 appearances between league and cup, scoring twice in the process.

Following the return of veteran Ervin Bulku in the summer of 2014, Karabeci handed his captaincy to Bulku as a sign of respect of the Albanian international, and became the vice-captain instead.[14]

During the January 2015, Karabeci was named

Apolonia Fier during the 2–2 draw at the neutral ground of Kastrioti Stadium, valid for the first leg of the quarter-final of Albanian Cup.[16]

He ended the season with 37 appearances in all competitions, including 32 in the league, with Tirana who finished it in the fourth place and was eliminated in semi-finals of 2014–15 Albanian Cup against Laçi with the 1–0 aggregate.[17]

He started the

Tërbuni Pukë on 23 August.[18] In the next league match against Laçi at the neutral ground of Kastrioti Stadium, Karabeci scored a last-minute equaliser with a powerful shot that went in the triangle of Gentian Selmani's goal.[19] On 21 September 2015, Karabeci made his 200th official appearance for Tirana during the 2–1 away league lose against Skënderbeu Korçë, assisting the goal of Masato Fukui in the 3rd minute.[20]

Karabeci's 2016–17 season was marred by injures, as he was able to make only 23 league appearances without scoring. In January 2017, he suffered an injury while he has home which required surgery, keeping him sidelined for 2 months.[21] He returned to action only on 31 March where he made a substitute appearance in the derby against Vllaznia Shkodër lost 1–2 at home.[22] Tirana eventually ended the season by getting relegated for the first time in history after failing to win in the final matchday against Vllaznia Shkodër.[23] In cup, Karabeci made 6 appearances, including the final, as Tirana was crowned the champions for a record 16th time after defeating Skënderbeu Korçë in the final.[24]

Karabeci started the 2017–18 season by playing in the

Iliria Fushë-Krujë.[28]

International career

He was picked for the

UEFA U-21 Championship qualifier and is still considered a very important part of the team. He even managed to score the winning goal in Albania U-21's Qualifying game with Azerbaijan U-21 shortly after signing for his current club, KF Tirana
.

He received his first call up to the senior Albania squad by coach Gianni De Biasi for the friendly matches against France & Italy on 14 & 18 November 2014.[29] He was an unused substitute for both matches.[30]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 September 2017[31][32][33][34][35]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Partizani Tirana
2006–07
Albanian Superliga
3 0 0 0 3 0
2007–08
3 0 0 0 3 0
2008–09
25 1 5 1 0 0 30 2
Total 31 1 5 1 0 0 0 0 36 2
Tirana
2009–10
Albanian Superliga
18 0 1 0 0 0 19 0
2010–11
30 0 7 0 4[a] 1 0 0 41 1
2011–12
23 0 13 0 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 39 0
2012–13
19 0 4 0 3[a] 0 26 0
Kukësi[c]
2013–14
Albanian Superliga
6[a] 0 6 0
Tirana
2013–14
Albanian Superliga
28 1 4 0 32 2
2014–15
32 0 5 1 37 1
2015–16
33 1 5 0 38 1
2016–17
23 0 6 0 29 0
2017–18
9 4 3 2 2[a] 0 1[b] 0 15 6
Total 217 6 45 3 11 1 2 0 275 11
Career total 248 7 50 4 17 1 2 0 317 13
  1. ^ a b c d e All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ a b Appearance in Albanian Supercup
  3. ^ Only for the UEFA Europa League campaign

Honours

Club

KF Tirana

KF Teuta

Individual

References

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  2. FSHF
    .org. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
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  4. ^ "KF Tirana 1-4 Partizani". Football Database. 1 March 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  5. ^ "Partizani 2-2 KF Tirana". Football Database. 7 December 2008. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  6. ^ "Partizani-Kastrioti 0-1, Xhani sulmon arbitrin" [Partizani-Kastrioti 0-1, Xhani attacks the refeere] (in Albanian). Ora News. 29 May 2009. Archived from the original on 23 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  7. ^ "Gramozi Ersekë vs. Tirana 0 – 1". Soccerway. 13 September 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  8. ^ "Tirana vs. Besa Kavajë 0 - 0". Soccerway. 19 September 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  9. ^ Besar Bozgo (14 July 2013). "Karabeci te Kukësi, huazim për Europën. Mesfushori do të zëvendësojë Musollin" [Karabeci at Kukësi, loan for Europe. Midfielder will replace Musolli] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 25 December 2015.
  10. ^ "Tirana vs. Lushnja 1 – 1". Soccerway. 18 December 2013. Retrieved 10 February 2014.
  11. ^ "Erando Karabeci:Ishim dominues" [Erando Karabeci: We were dominant] (in Albanian). Albaniasoccer.com. 8 February 2014. Retrieved 8 February 2014.
  12. ^ "Teuta e Tirona mjaftohen me barazim" [Teuta and Tirona suffice in draw] (in Albanian). SuperSport Albania. 13 March 2014. Archived from the original on 14 March 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
  13. ^ Ermal Sika (5 May 2014). "Barazim në Vlorë, mbijeton Tirana. Magani: Tani që ia dolëm, jam i gatshëm që të rinovoj" [A draw in Vlorë, Tirana survives. Magani: Now that we made it, I'm ready to renew] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
  14. ^ Leonard karaj (5 August 2014). "Tirana ndryshon kapiten. Karabeci ia dorëzon shiritin Bulkut në shenjë respekti" [Tirana changes captain. Karabeci gives the armband to Bulku as a sign of respect] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  15. ^ a b "Mesfushori i Tiranes Erando Karabeci eshte perzgjedhur lojtari i muajit janar nga shoqata "Sporti na bashkon"" [Tirana midfielder Erando Karabeci is named Player of the Month for January by association "Sporti na bashkon".] (in Albanian). KF Tirana. 18 February 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
  16. ^ "Uzuni "show", Tiranës i bëhet Kupa "malore"" [Uzuni "show", the cup for Tirana becomes "mountain"] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 4 February 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2015.
  17. ^ "Laçi mposht Tiranën dhe shkon në finalen e Kupës së Shqipërisë" [Laçi defeats Tirana and goes to Albanian cup final] (in Albanian). Gazeta Dita. 22 April 2015. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
  18. ^ "Tirana i prish festën Tërbunit, bardheblutë fitojnë me përmbysje" [Tirana ruins Tërbuni's celebration, white&blues wins with comeback] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.
  19. ^ "Perla e Karabecit i jep një pikë Tiranës, ndaj Laçit mbyllet 1-1" [Karabeci's pearl gives Tirana one point, against Laçi it ends 1-1] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
  20. ^ "Spektakël në Korçë. Skënderbeu mposht Tiranën" [Show in Korçë, Skënderbeu defeats Tirana] (in Albanian). InfoAlbania.al. 21 September 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2015.
  21. ^ Andi Deçka (18 January 2017). "Karabeci, dëmtim "horror" në dush" [Karabeci, “horror” injury in shower] (in Albanian). SuperSport Albania. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  22. ^ Rinald Bregasi (31 March 2017). "Vllaznia merr derbin, siguron mbijetesën" [Vllaznia takes the derby, ensures survival] (in Albanian). SuperSport Albania. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  23. ^ "Tragjike, Tirana bie nga kategoria" [Tragical, Tirana relegated from superliga] (in Albanian). SuperSport Albania. 27 May 2017. Archived from the original on 13 June 2017. Retrieved 21 June 2017.
  24. ^ "Tirana fiton Kupën e Shqipërisë, sezoni 2016-2017" [Tirana wins Albanian Cup, 2016-2017 season] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 31 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  25. ^ "Tirana eliminohet nga Europa League" [Tirana eliminated from Europa League] (in Albanian). TV Klan. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  26. ^ a b "Tirana fiton për herë të 11 Superkupën e Shqipërisë" [Tirana wins Albanian Supercup for the 11th time] (in Albanian). SuperSport Albania. 6 September 2017. Archived from the original on 7 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  27. ^ Fatmir Efica (14 September 2017). "Karabeci thyen Besën, Sinella rimerr kavajasit dhe policia "dezerton"" [Karabeci breaks Besa, Sinella takes Kavaja and police “desertion”] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  28. ^ Rinald Bregasi (16 September 2017). "Tirana nis aventurën e re me fitore" [Tirana starts the new adventure with a win] (in Albanian). SuperSport Albania. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
  29. ^ "Zbardhet lista për miqësoret, Gashi dhe Meha mbeten jashtë" [The list for friendlies are unveiled, Gashi and Meha still out] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
  30. ^ "Çfarë Shqipërie e bukur, "flirton" me fitoren brenda në Francë" [What a beauty Albania, "flirts" with the win inside France] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  31. ^ Erando Karabeci at Soccerway
  32. ^ Erando KarabeciUEFA competition record (archive)
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Sporting positions
Preceded by Tirana captain
2013–2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Tirana captain
2016–
Succeeded by
Incumbent