Summary
Shkodran Metaj (born 5 February 1988) is a Kosovar footballer who plays for HHC Hardenberg in the Dutch Tweede Divisie.[2][3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 5 February 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Studenica, Pejë, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Left Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | HHC Hardenberg | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| VV Froombosch | |||
| 2000–2007 | Groningen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2007–2012 | Groningen | 36 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | → RKC (loan) | 29 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Emmen (loan) | 29 | (2) |
| 2012–2014 | Emmen | 50 | (6) |
| 2014–2016 | Flamurtari | 12 | (0) |
| 2016– | HHC Hardenberg | 67 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| Netherlands U16 | |||
| Netherlands U17 | |||
| 2008–2009 | Netherlands U21 | 5 | (1) |
| 2014– | Kosovo[1] | 0 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2019 | |||
Club career edit
Metaj was born in Studenica, Pejë, SFR Yugoslavia. He started to play football with amateur club VV Froombosch, before being scouted by Dutch top flight club FC Groningen, who then signed him and entered him into their youth system.
Just before the 2007–08 Eredivisie season started, he was asked to join FC Groningen's senior squad. On September 2, 2007, Metaj made his professional debut in an away game against AFC Ajax, and later signed a contract due to expire in 2012.[4]
Metaj spent the 2009–10 season on loan to newly promoted Eredivisie side RKC Waalwijk, with the aim for the youngster to make more first team experience. In the next season he again played few matches for Groningen, so he left on loan to FC Emmen. In the summer of 2012 he finally left Groningen and signed permanently with Emmen.
Flamurtari edit
Metaj signed a two-year contract with Albanian Superliga side Flamurtari Vlorë as a free agent on 29 July 2014.[5]
International career edit
Metaj also represented occasionally the Netherlands as several youth levels, including Netherlands U16,[6] Netherlands U17 and Netherlands U21.
References edit
- ^ Shkodran Metaj at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ Shkodran Metaj at WorldFootball.net
- ^ Profile - HHC Hardenberg
- ^ "Skhodran Metaj" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 2014-06-16.
- ^ Flamurtari, akord për dy vite me kosovarin Metaj Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Profile - OnsOranje