Albi Dosti

Albi Dosti
Personal information
Date of birth (1991-09-13) 13 September 1991 (age 33)
Place of birth Fushë-Krujë, Albania
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 SV Bevern
Youth career
2003–2007 Teuta Durrës
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Teuta Durrës 120 (9)
2014–2015 Kukësi 17 (1)
2015 Montana 28 (4)
2016 Laçi 20 (3)
2016 Šibenik 18. (5)
2017 Bylis Ballsh 8 (1)
2017 Teuta Durrës 8 (1)
2018– SV Bevern
International career‡
2007–2008 Albania U17 3 (1)
2011–2013 Albania U21 10 (2)
2014– Albania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 8 August 2016

Albi Dosti (born 13 September 1991) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for SV Bevern. He has also been a member of Albania national team, making one appearance in 2014.

Club career

Early career

Dosti began his career with Teuta Durrës, making his debut at the age of 17. He has played over 6 league games for the club since making his debut in the 2007–08 season.

Kukësi

On 23 August 2013, Dosti joined fellow top flight side Kukësi by penning a 1+1 contract.[1]

Montana

On 16 July 2015, Dosti signed a two-year deal with the Bulgarian side Montana, a club which plays in the elite of Bulgarian football.[2] On 3 August, he made his A Group debut from the bench, coming into the game for Ivan Minchev in the 77th minute during the 2–1 loss against Litex Lovech at Lovech Stadium.[3]

Laçi

On 27 January 2016, Dosti returned in Albania by signing a six-month contract with Laçi of Albanian Superliga, rejoining his first manager Stavri Nica.[4]

Šibenik

On 12 July 2016, Dosti completed a transfer to Croatian Second Football League side Šibenik, penning a one-year contract.[5] During an interview, he said that he turned down several offers from Albanian clubs just to play in Croatia, where, according to him, is shown proper attention to players.[5]

Teuta Durrës

On 4 July 2017, Dosti returned to his first senior club Teuta Durrës by signing a contract for the 2017–18 season with an option to renew, taking the squad number 10.[6] This marked his return in Durrës after four years, and Dosti commented this by stating: "I'm very happy to be part of Teuta for the upcoming season. I promise that I'll extenuate that trust of Teuta directors on me."[7] Dosti started the season on 9 September by playing full-90 minutes in the opening match of 2017–18 Albanian Superliga against Luftëtari Gjirokastër which was won 2–1 at home.[8] His first score-sheet contributions came later on matchday 5, scoring his team's only goal in a 2–1 home loss to Partizani Tirana.[9] On 30 October, following the 2–1 defeat at Lushnja which was the fourth consecutive and fifth in six matches,[10] Dosti was released by the club due to bad performances and being tagged as one of culprits for the team crisis.[11]

Kukësi return

In November 2017, following his release from Teuta, Dosti returned to Kukësi but only to train and is set to sign in January transfer window.[12]

SV Bevern

In December 2017, Dosti signed for German club SV Bevern.[13]

International career

On 8 June 2014, Dosti made his debut with Albania against San Marino at San Marino Stadium in Serravalle, replacing Armando Vajushi for the last 20 minutes of 3–0 away win.[14]

Career statistics

Club

As of 28 October 2017[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Teuta Durrës 2007–08 Albanian Superliga 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2008–09 27 1 2 0 — 29 1
2009–10 12 3 4 0 — 16 3
2010–11 12 1 1 0 — 13 1
2011–12 25 1 6 0 — 31 1
2012–13 15 1 5 0 2[a] 0 22 1
2013–14 28 2 5 1 2[a] 1 35 4
Total 120 9 23 1 4 1 147 11
Kukësi (loan) 2014–15 Albanian Superliga 17 0 5 2 — 22 2
Montana 2015–16 Bulgarian First League 12 0 2 0 — 14 0
Laçi 2015–16 Albanian Superliga 15 0 3 0 — 18 0
Šibenik 2016–17 2.HNL 16 1 1 0 — 17 1
Bylis Ballsh 2016–17 Albanian First Division 8 1 0 0 — 8 1
Teuta Durrës 2017–18 Albanian Superliga 8 1 1 0 — 9 1
Career total 196 12 35 3 4 1 235 16
  1. ^ a b All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 8 June 2015[16][17]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Albania 2015 1 0
Total 1 0

References

  1. ^ "Kukësi zyrtarizon Dostin, Gjici: E mbyllëm merkaton, tani dua realizimin e objektivave" [Kukësi officialzes Dosti, Gjici: We finished our mercato, now I want the goals to accomplish] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 23 August 2014.
  2. ^ "Albi Dosti hedh firmën, 2 vjet me Montanën" [Albi Dosti signs, 2 years with Montana] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 17 July 2015. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Литекс - Монтана 2:1, мачът по минути" [Litex - Montana 2:1 match in minutes] (in Bulgarian). Lovech, Bulgaria: blitz.bg. 3 August 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Dosti firmos me Laçin, Nica: S'na intereson objektivi i Partizanit" [Dosti signs for Laçi, Nica: We don't care about Partizani's goal] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 27 January 2016. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  5. ^ a b Jeton Rexhmati (12 July 2016). "Dosti firmos për Shibenik: Është një sukses i madh" [Dosti signs for Šibenik: It's a major success] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
  6. ^ Drilon Xhepollari (4 July 2017). "Albi Dosti afrimi i radhës te Teuta" [Albi Dosti the next approach at Teuta] (in Albanian). Telesport.al. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  7. ^ Jeton Rexhmati (5 July 2017). "Albi Dosti kthehet te Teuta, vë "bast" me drejtuesit e klubit" [Albi Dosti returns to Teuta, a "bet" with club directors] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  8. ^ Andi Deçka (9 September 2017). "Teuta e nis me fitore, thyen 2–1 Luftëtarin" [Teuta starts with a win, breaks Lufëtari 2–1] (in Albanian). SuperSport Albania. Archived from the original on 10 September 2017. Retrieved 9 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Partizani gjen golin dhe fitoren e parë. Skënderbeu mposht Laçin" [Partizani finds the first goal and victory. Skënderbeu defeats Laçi] (in Albanian). Top-Channel.tv. 12 October 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Ka festë në "Roza Haxhiu", Lushnja përmbys Teutën dhe merr fitoren e parë në kampionat (Video)" [There is celebration at "Roza Haxhiu", Lushnja overturns Teuta and takes the first win in championship (Video)] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 28 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  11. ^ "E FUNDIT/ Konfirmohet Magani, Albi Dosti përjashtohet nga Teuta. Masa edhe për Hilën e Dediç" [BREAKING/ Magani confirmed, Albi Dosti excluded from Teuta. Measures even for Hila and Dedić] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 30 October 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  12. ^ "Pas përjashtimit nga Teuta, Albi Dosti bashkohet me kampionët e Kukësit" [Following his exlusion from Teuta, Albi Dosti joins with the champions of Kukësi] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  13. ^ SV Bevern verpflichtet Albi Dosti‚ nwzonline.de, 11 December 2017
  14. ^ "Eksperiment i Shqipërisë, "shfryn" 3–0 ndaj San Marinos" [Albania's experiment, "vents" 3–0 against San Marino] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 8 June 2014. Retrieved 28 September 2014.
  15. ^ "Albania - A. Dosti - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 November 2017.
  16. ^ "Albi Dosti". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  17. ^ "Albi Dosti - national football team player". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 8 November 2017.