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2014 Kosovo V Haiti Football Match
Kosovo v Haiti was the first international match involving the Kosovar national football team to be recognised by FIFA, and the first to take place within Kosovo. The match was an international friendly between representative teams from Kosovo and Haiti. Background FIFA were lobbied by several prominent Kosovar football personalities including Albania captain Lorik Cana to allow the national team to play against FIFA member associations. Initially, FIFA only allowed Kosovo to play games against FIFA member associations at youth and amateur level, as well as ladies football. In January 2014, later allowed Kosovo to play games against FIFA member associations at full international. Kosovo organised a friendly against Haiti for March 2014. At the time of the game, Haiti were ranked 79th by FIFA in the FIFA Ranking System. Kosovo were not ranked as they were not a member association of FIFA. Kosovo's President Atifete Jahjaga and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci were both in attendance. T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Exhibition Game
An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or the team's rankings is either zero or otherwise greatly reduced. In team sports, matches of this type are often used to help coaches and managers select and condition players for the competitive matches of a league season or tournament. If the players usually play in different teams in other leagues, exhibition games offer an opportunity for the players to learn to work with each other. The games can be held between separate teams or between parts of the same team. An exhibition game may also be used to settle a challenge, to provide professional entertainment, to promote the sport, to commemorate an anniversary or a famous player, or to raise money for charities. Several sports leagues hold all-star games to showcase their best players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albert Bunjaku
Albert Bunjaku (born 29 November 1983) is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for German club Bonner SC. Having previously represented Switzerland, participating at the 2010 FIFA World Cup, he switched to the newly formed Kosovo national team, for which he was the former all-time top scorer with three goals. Club career When Bunjaku was eight years old, he moved with his mother and two brothers to Switzerland, where his father was already working. Bunjaku joined his first club at 13 – unusually late for a future professional. Before starting out with FC Schlieren, he only played football in the schoolyard or on the five-a-side court. At that stage he was also very keen on basketball. Bunjaku's first step on the professional ladder was at FC Schaffhausen in the Challenge League, Switzerland's second division. The team won promotion to the Super League in 2003–04 and over the course of the next 18 months the young forward made 39 top-flight appearances. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frantz Bertin
Frantz Bertin (born 30 May 1983) is a Haitian former professional footballer who played as a central defender. Club career Bertin was born in Paris, France. After beginning his career with Red Star FC, he finished his formation in Italy with Juventus FC. In 2003, Bertin moved teams and countries again, signing for Racing de Santander in Spain. During his two-year stint with the Cantabrian club, he played mainly with the reserves, but still contributed with 15 games (13 starts) in the 2004–05 season as the team narrowly avoided La Liga relegation. Bertin continued playing in the country in the following years, with CD Tenerife in the second division and Atlético Madrid B and Benidorm CF in the third. In the 2008 summer he joined FC Luzern in the Swiss Super League, but left in the following transfer window, signing with OFI Crete in Greece. Shortly before the end of the January transfer deadline, after an unassuming spell in Cyprus, Bertin returned to Greece, joining Veri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Soni Mustivar
Soni Mustivar (born 12 February 1990) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Championnat National 3 club Gueugnon. Born in France, he plays for the Haiti national team. Club career Born Aubervilliers, France, Soni was trained at the Centre de Formation de Football de Paris, commonly called CFFP, in the heart of Paris before moving to his hometown club Aubervilliers. Following a stint there, he headed to the island of Corsica and joined Ligue 2 club Bastia. Due to injuries, he was called up to the first team for during 2008–09 season in Ligue 2. He made his professional debut on 29 August against Tours, coming on as a substitute in the 35th minute for the injured Hassoun Camara. He played the rest of the match as Bastia secured a 1–0 victory with a goal from Pierre-Yves André. He made five straight substitute appearances in the league before making his first start 1 May against Vannes in a 3–1 win. Ironically, he was substituted out in the 35th minut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilde-Donald Guerrier
Wilde-Donald Guerrier (born 31 March 1989) is a Haitian professional footballer who played as a left winger or left-back for Azerbaijan Premier League club Zira and the Haiti national team. He has played abroad in Poland, Turkey, Azerbaijan and Cyprus. Club career Haiti Guerrier started his career in Haiti for Violette AC. After being relegated to the second division, Guerrier decided to leave the club for a first division team, which led him to América des Cayes. Qarabağ On 6 July 2017, Guerrier signed a two-year contract with Qarabağ FK. Guerrier appeared in all of Qarabağ's six 2017–18 Champions League qualifiers, as they became the first team from Azerbaijan to reach the group stage of the competition. On 16 July 2019, Guerrier left Qarabağ. Neftçi PFK On 5 September 2019, Guerrier signed a one-year contract with Neftçi PFK. On 1 June 2020, Neftçi announced that Guerrier had left the club after his contract expired. Return to Qarabağ On 2 July 2020, Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mechack Jérôme
Mechack Jérôme (born April 21, 1990) is a Haitian professional footballer who plays for Indy Eleven in the USL Championship. Club career Jérôme played for Baltimore in the Ligue Haïtienne, and then for Mirandela in the Portuguese Second Division, before being spotted by Austin Aztex head coach Adrian Heath while playing for the Haiti national team in a friendly match against the Aztex on April 28, 2010. Jérôme signed for the Aztex in June 2010 and made his debut for the team on September 11, 2010 in a 3–1 loss to the Puerto Rico Islanders. Prior to the 2011 season, new owners purchased the club, moved it to Orlando, Florida, renamed it Orlando City and joined the USL Pro league for 2011. He signed a multi-year contract with Orlando City on September 1, 2011. Jérôme was signed by Sporting Kansas City of Major League Soccer on February 28, 2013. The club released him on March 31, 2014. On June 6, 2014 he signed with Montreal Impact. He was released three weeks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominique Jean-Zéphirin
Dominique Jean-Zéphirin (born 3 June 1982) is a Haitian- French former footballer who played as a goalkeeper. His last known club was Étoile Fréjus Saint-Raphaël. Between 2008 and 2014, he won 16 caps for the Haiti national football team The Haiti national football team (french: Équipe d'Haïti de football, Haitian Creole: ''Ekip foutbòl Ayiti'') represents Haiti in international football. Haiti is administered by the Fédération Haïtienne de Football (FHF), the governing .... Personal life He is Liz Milian's husband and they have a baby boy recently January 19, 2017 his name is Layvin. Liz Milian is the sister of singer Christina Milian and features in season 2 of the TV show Christina Milian Turned Up. References External links * 1982 births Living people Haitian footballers French footballers Association football goalkeepers Lewes F.C. players Slough Town F.C. players Aylesbury United F.C. players Dover Athletic F.C. players Staines Town F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilir Azemi
Ilir Azemi (born 21 February 1992) is a Kosovar former professional footballer who played as a forward. Club career Early career Azemi began his career at local side Motor Gispersleben as a child where he remained until he was spotted by Greuther Fürth scouts in 2007. He joined the Greuther Fürth youth setup in the summer of 2007, joining the under-17 squad a year later where he made 24 appearances, scoring four goals. He was then included in Jürgen Brandl's under-19 side, where he scored ten goals in 23 games, which earned him a call up to the under-23 team before the end of the 2010–11 season, where he made two appearances. The 2011–12 campaign in the under-23 squad ( Greuther Fürth II) proved to be his best so far at the club, scoring 15 goals in 35 appearances, where he helped his side finish sixth and he ended the season as the Regionalliga Süd fifth top scorer. Greuther Fürth Following Greuther Fürth's promotion to the Bundesliga for the 2012–13 campaign. A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anel Rashkaj
Anel Rashkaj (born 19 August 1989) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swedish club Örgryte. A full international between 2014 and 2020, he won 14 caps for the Kosovo national team. Club career Halmstads BK Rashkaj started to play football for KF Liria, in Prizren, SFR Yugoslavia. At the age of 14 he moved with his family to Halmstad in Sweden, where he continued his football career in IF Leikin, however only for a few months before leaving for local rivals Halmstads BK. Although he had not been selected as a trainee, a youth team player training with the senior squad, in 2007 he was put on the bench home against IFK Göteborg in Allsvenskan and in the following away game against Kalmar FF he made his debut, replacing Martin Fribrock, just days following his 18th birthday. Prior to the 2008 season. He was raised from the youth team to become a full member of the senior squad, mainly being used as left winger. In 2009 Rashkaj and Michael Görlitz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Enis Alushi
Enis Alushi (born 22 December 1985) is a Kosovan retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career 1. FC Nürnberg On 28 July 2016, Alushi joined 2. Bundesliga side 1. FC Nürnberg. His debut with 1. FC Nürnberg came on 6 August in first matchday of 2016–17 2. Bundesliga against Dynamo Dresden, starting the match before being substituted off in the last minute for Even Hovland. Loan at Maccabi Haifa On 17 January 2017, Alushi joined Israeli Premier League side Maccabi Haifa, on a five-month-long loan. On 30 January 2017, he made his debut in a 2–2 home draw against Maccabi Tel Aviv after being named in the starting line-up. Return from loan On 5 August 2017, Alushi after return from loan made his debut with reserve team in a 4–0 home win against FC Pipinsried, starting the match before being substituted off in the 74th minute for Issaka Mouhaman. On 19 May 2018, it was confirmed that Alushi had left 1. FC Nürnberg. Retirement On 17 June 2019, Hi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shpëtim Hasani
Shpëtim Hasani (born 10 August 1982) is a Republic of Kosovo, Kosovar Association football, footballer who plays for Mariebergs IK as a Forward (association football), striker. Club career He began his professional career in 2000 with Süper Lig side Bursaspor, where he made no single appearance and had loan at KF Drita of the Football Superleague of Kosovo, Superleague. In 2004 he signed Sakaryaspor, where he spent the next season and made his Süper Lig debut. After a short spell with KF Drita in 2005 he moved to Sweden, where he played for Kalmar FF, Degerfors IF, IK Sirius Fotboll, IK Sirius, IFK Norrköping, Örebro SK, GIF Sundsvall, Nora BK and Karlslunds IF HFK. During 2014–15 Ekstraklasa, 2014-15 season Hasani played for Górnik Łęczna, making 29 league appearances and scoring 5 goals in the Ekstraklasa. International career Hasani earned his first cap for Kosovo national football team, Kosovo on 5 March 2014, in the 0–0 draw against Haiti national football team, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristian Nushi
Kristian Nushi (born 21 July 1982) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Swiss club FC Uzwil. Club career Early career Nushi began his career at the Prishtina. In 1999, he moved to Switzerland and played for Spiez until 2002. Wil After playing well in Kosovo, Nushi was alerted to SWil in the Swiss Super League and was invited to take part in a week-long trial. On 1 July 2002. Nushi signed to for Wil and took part in the 2003 UEFA Intertoto Cup and became win the 2004 Swiss Cup. Aarau In summer 2007. Nushi signed to Swiss Super League side Aarau. St. Gallen On 30 May 2009. Nushi signed to Swiss Super League side St. Gallen. Winterthur In September 2014. Nushi signed to Swiss Challenge League side Winterthur. Tuggen On 15 February 2016. Nushi signed to Swiss Promotion League side Tuggen. Uzwil On 1 July 2016. Nushi signed to 2. Liga Interregional side Uzwil. International career On 15 June 2007. Nushi making his debut with Kosovo in a friendly m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
