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List Of Foreign Ukrainian Premier League Players
This is a list of foreign football players in Ukrainian Vyscha Liha/Premier-Liha. There is a total of 695 foreign players in Vyscha Liha/Premier-Liha of 60 different nationalities of which 370 have been capped at least once for their national team. In bold: players who have played at least one Ukrainian Premier League game in the current season ( 2021–22), and are still at a club for which they have played. This does not include current players of a Ukrainian Premier League club who have not played a Ukrainian Premier League game in the current season. Albania * Ansi Agolli – Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih – 2009–10 * Elis Bakaj – Chornomorets Odesa – 2011–14 * Elvin Beqiri – Metalurh Donetsk – 2003–07 * Ervin Bulku – Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih – 2007–10 * Dorian Bylykbashi – Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih – 2006–10 * Debatik Curri – Vorskla Poltava, Hoverla Uzhhorod, Sevastopol – 2004–10, 2013–14 * Armend Dallku – Vorskla Poltava – 2005–16 * Rubin He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ukraine
Ukraine ( uk, Україна, Ukraïna, ) is a country in Eastern Europe. It is the second-largest European country after Russia, which it borders to the east and northeast. Ukraine covers approximately . Prior to the ongoing Russian invasion, it was the eighth-most populous country in Europe, with a population of around 41 million people. It is also bordered by Belarus to the north; by Poland, Slovakia, and Hungary to the west; and by Romania and Moldova to the southwest; with a coastline along the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov to the south and southeast. Kyiv is the nation's capital and largest city. Ukraine's state language is Ukrainian; Russian is also widely spoken, especially in the east and south. During the Middle Ages, Ukraine was the site of early Slavic expansion and the area later became a key centre of East Slavic culture under the state of Kievan Rus', which emerged in the 9th century. The state eventually disintegrated into rival regional po ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isli Hidi
Isli Hidi (born 15 October 1980) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Albanian club Erzeni. He started his career with KF Tirana, where he won six Kategoria Superiore winners medals, three Kupa e Shqipërisë winners medals and six Superkupa e Shqipërisë winners medals. In Albania he has also played for KF Bylis, Dinamo Tirana, KF Teuta and KS Kastrioti. He also played in Ukraine for Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih and in Cyprus for Alki Larnaca, Olympiakos Nicosia, AEL Limassol, Apollon Limassol and Nea Salamina. During his time in Cyprus he won one Cypriot First Division winners medal with AEL Limassol and one Cypriot Cup with Apollon Limassol. Club career He started off his career at his hometown club, Tirana in 1998. After very few appearances, he was loaned out to Bylis. After making a huge impact, he returned to Tirana to compete for the number 1 shirt. He signed for the Ukrainian club Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih in August 2007. In 2008, Hidi moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi
FC Zirka Kropyvnytskyi ( uk, ФК "Зірка Кропивницький") is a Ukrainian amateur football club from Kropyvnytskyi, Kirovohrad Oblast, with its team currently playing in the Ukrainian Amateur League. The club traces its history of a football team that existed at the British factory of Elvorti (Elworthy) since 1911. After the occupation of Ukraine by Bolsheviks, the factory was "nationalized", its team was dissolved, and the factory was converted into Soviet factory "Chervona Zirka", hence the club's name. The Soviet football team Chervona Zirka was formed in 1922. The club's professional football history however started in 1958 when it was admitted to the Class B competitions. History The club traces its history back to the former Russian sports club Elvorti Yelizavetgrad that was founded in 1911 at the Elvorti Factory. The factory was later nationalized with establishment of the Soviet power and changed its name to "Chervona Zirka" (Red Star). After start of Worl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adel Gafaiti
Adel Mohamed Nourredine Gafaiti (born 16 July 1994) is a footballer who plays as a centre-back for Croatian Second Football League side NK Sesvete. Born in France, he represented Algeria at youth international level. Early career Rangers Gafaiti began his career in the youth team at Nancy before joining Rangers in 2011, for whom he also played youth team football. However, after only one season in Scotland, Gafaiti was among nine players to be released upon their contract coming to an end in the summer due to the ongoing process of the club's administration. Norwich City During summer 2012, Gafaiti moved to Premier League side Norwich City from Rangers. He made 24 appearances for the Norwich U-21 side. On 1 July 2013, he was called up to the senior squad but made no appearances. Despite not making a first team appearance, Gafaiti was linked a move away from Norwich City, as clubs from Europe were keen to sign him. During the January 2014 transfer window, Gafaiti moved to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Zorya Luhansk
FC Zorya Luhansk ( uk, ФК «Зоря» Луганськ ) is a Ukrainian football team. Zorya Luhansk is based in the city of Luhansk, Ukraine. However, because of the Russo-Ukrainian War, the team play their games at Slavutych-Arena in Zaporizhzhia. The modern club as a team of masters was established on 10 April 1964 by the Football Federation of the Soviet Union merging the October Revolution Plant (Luhanskteplovoz) sports club Zorya and the Luhansk regional branch of the "Trudovye Rezervy" sports society. In 1972, as Zaria Voroshilovgrad, the club became the first provincial Soviet club to win the Soviet Top League title. Today, the modern club considers its predecessor the football team of the Luhansk Steam Locomotive Plant (October Revolution Steam Locomotive Plant, today Luhanskteplovoz) that was established back in 1923. The club is a flagman club in Luhansk Oblast and one of three Ukrainian football "teams of masters" that won the Soviet Top League. The name ''Zorya' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parid Xhihani
Parid Xhihani (born 18 July 1983) is an Albanian retired professional footballer who last played as a midfielder for hometown club Besa Kavajë. Club career During the 2008–09 summer transfer season, he transferred to Zorya in the Ukrainian Premier League from Albanian Premier League side Besa Kavajë. Xhihani was one of six player to sue their club, KS Kastrioti, for failing to pay their salaries in May 2012. International career He made his debut for Albania in June 2010 friendly match against Andorra in Tirana, coming on as a second-half substitute for Jahmir Hyka Jahmir Hyka (born 8 March 1988) is an Albanian professional footballer who last played as a left midfielder for KF Teuta Durrës. A Dinamo Tirana product, Hyka started his professional career in Norway at Rosenborg where did not make a league a .... It proved to be his sole international game. References External links * * Official Website Profile 1983 births Living people Footballers from Ka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristi Vangjeli
Kristi Vangjeli (born 5 September 1985) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Kosovan club Prishtina and the Albania national team. His preferred position is right back, but he can also play on the left as he has done for both club and country on a number of times, as well as defensive midfielder. Club career Early years Vangjeli began playing football at the age of just 5 with local side Skënderbeu Korçë under the guidance of coach Benin Beta. As he lived near the Skënderbeu training ground, he would watch the first team players train which gave him the further ambition to succeed in the game. He stayed at Skënderbeu for 5 years until the age of 10, where he had been playing with his older brother Pavli (1984-2021). In 1997 his parents sent his brother Pavli on a 2-month trial with PAOK F.C., and when the club signed Pavli, his family then moved to Thessaloniki in Greece along with Kristi. As his brother was already at the club, his father di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bledi Shkëmbi
Bledi Shkëmbi (born 13 August 1979) is an Albanian professional football coach and former player. A former Albanian international, he has previously played for Ethnikos Asteras in Greece, Rijeka and Kamen Ingrad in Croatia, Metalurh Zaporizhzhia and Kryvbas in Ukraine as well as Teuta Durrës, Partizani Tirana and Besa Kavajë in Albania. Club career Early career Shkëmbi joined his local side Skënderbeu Korçë as an 11-year-old and progressed through the youth ranks before eventually being promoted to the senior side ahead of the 1997–98 season. He immediately became a first team player as an 18-year-old, featuring in 31 league games out of a possible 34, and scoring one goal in the process to help his side finish 11th in the league out of 18 teams. The following season was similar for Shkëmbi as he was an important player in the club's midfield as they finished just 2 points above the relegation zone as he played 24 league games and scored twice. He then made 25 appear ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia
MFC Metalurh Zaporizhzhia ( uk, Футбо́льний клуб «Металу́рг» Запорі́жжя ) is a Ukrainian professional football club based in Zaporizhzhia. Reestablished in 2017, it is a "phoenix club" of the original Soviet factory team Metalurh that existed in 1935–2016. The original club holds several historical records of the Soviet football, particularly while participating in the Soviet second tier (in 1971–1991 known as First League). The club has the highest number of seasons spent in the Soviet second tier as well as the highest number of tournament points it earned. The club also is a three-times champion of Ukrainian republican competitions. Following dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991 and until 2015 the club was a member of the Ukrainian top tier and on couple of occasions competed at European club competitions representing Ukraine. In 2015, the original club went bankrupt and in 2016 the Ukrainian Premier League finally removed it from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tefik Osmani
Tefik Osmani (born 8 June 1985) is an Albanian professional football official and a former centre-back. He is the sporting director for Albanian club Tirana. Club career Early career Osmani started his career with his local club Skënderbeu Korçë as a teenager where he worked his way through the youth ranks and joined the first team prior to the 2002–03 season, where the club was competing in the Albanian Second Division, the third tier of Albanian football. He left the team after one season and joined Albanian First Division side Tomori Berat where he would stay for one year before leaving at the end of the season to join Albanian Superliga side Elbasani. Upon joining the club he became a key member of the squad and made 36 league appearances and scored twice to help the club finish as runners up in the league behind Tirana. Following a decent second season with Tirana, he was given offers from other clubs in Albania and abroad. Most notably two unnamed clubs from Switzerl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henri Ndreka
Henri Ndreka (born 27 March 1983 at Lezhë) is an Albanian football defender who finished his career at Laçi. Club career He previously played for FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih, one of 4 Albanians who played for the Ukrainian club simultaneously. International career He made his debut for Albania, coming on as an injury time substitute for Edvin Murati in a March 2004 friendly match against Iceland in Tirana and earned a total of 2 caps, scoring no goals. His other international was an August 2004 friendly away against Cyprus Cyprus ; tr, Kıbrıs (), officially the Republic of Cyprus,, , lit: Republic of Cyprus is an island country located south of the Anatolian Peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Its continental position is disputed; while it is geo .... National team statistics References External links * * * 1983 births Living people Sportspeople from Lezhë Men's association football central defenders Albanian men's footballers Albania men's i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ervis Kraja .
Ervis Kraja (born 26 June 1983) is an Albanian football player who plays for Skënderbeu Korçë in the Albanian Superliga. Kraja has played in Albania for Vllaznia Shkodër, Besa Kavajë, KS Besëlidhja. He also played abroad in Greece for Iraklis Thessaloniki F.C. and in the Ukraine for FC Zakarpattia Uzhhorod Football Club Hoverla Uzhhorod ( ) was a Ukrainian professional football club based in Uzhhorod. Following the end of the 2015–16 season it was expelled from the Ukrainian Premier League because of debts to (current and former) players. International career Kraja has participated with the Albania national football team at the U-17, U-19 and U-21 levels, and has appeared in two matches with the senior side.[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
