Alban Sulejmani (born 14 April 1998) is a

Macedonian Macedonian most often refers to someone or something from or related to Macedonia. Macedonian(s) may specifically refer to: People Modern * Macedonians (ethnic group), a nation and a South Slavic ethnic group primarily associated with North M ...

footballer who currently plays as a winger for

FK Pelister FK Pelister ( mk, ФК Пелистер) is a Macedonian football club based in the city of Bitola, North Macedonia. They are currently competing in the Macedonian Second League. History FK Pelister, was formed in 1945. In 1946 they won the Bitol ...

Club career

Early career

Sulejmani played with several clubs during his youth, including hometown club

FK Milano Kumanovo FK or fk may refer to: In arts and entertainment: * Flyer Killer, fictional automated robots in the ''Terminator'' film franchise. * Fox Kids, a former American children's television programming block. * Funky Kong, a video game character. Place ...

FK Rabotnički FK Rabotnichki ( mk, ФК Работнички) or more commonly Rabotnički (old transliteration) and Rabotnicki is a football club that plays at the Toshe Proeski Arena in Skopje, North Macedonia. They currently compete in the Macedonian First ...

, and

FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov FK Makedonija Gjorče Petrov ( mk, ФК Македонија Ѓорче Петров), commonly referred to as FK Makedonija G.P. ( mk, ФК Македонија Ѓ.П.) is a football club based in the municipality of Ǵorče Petrov, in Skopje, N ...

Renova

In 2015, Sulejmani moved to

FK Renova KF Renova ( mk, ФК Ренова) is a Association football, football club based in the village of Džepčište, Tetovo Municipality, North Macedonia. They recently competed in the Macedonian First League. History FK Renova was founded in 2003 ...

in the

Macedonian First Football League The Macedonian First Football League ( mk, Прва македонска фудбалска лига, ''Prva Мakedonska Fudbalska Liga''), also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competitio ...

. He made his league debut for the club on 27 September 2015 in a 1-0 away loss to

FK Metalurg Skopje FK Metalurg ( mk, ФК Металург) is a football club from Skopje, North Macedonia. They are currently not playing in any of the four highest tiers of Macedonian football. History The club was founded in 1964. Metalurg has entered the Mace ...

. He was subbed on for Elmedin Redjepi in the 64th minute.

Legia Warsaw

In July 2016, Sulejmani was sold to

Legia Warsaw Legia Warszawa (), commonly referred to as Legia Warsaw or simply Legia, is a professional football club based in Warsaw, Poland. Legia is the most successful Polish football club in history, winning record 15 Ekstraklasa champions titles, a ...

on a free transfer. He trialed with the club, and they offered him a four-year contract. However, he spent his time with the reserve side, and never made a first team appearance.

Pogoń Siedlce (loan)

Later that same month, Sulejmani was loaned out to

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club

MKP Pogoń Siedlce Miejski Klub Piłkarski Pogoń Siedlce is a Polish football club based in Siedlce. The football team is currently playing in II liga. Pogoń plays their home games at new Municipal Stadium, which is situated on John Paul II Road in the town. ...

. He made his league debut for the club on 13 August 2016 in a 3-0 home loss to

Sandecja Nowy Sącz Sandecja Nowy Sącz is a Polish football club formed in 1910. In the 2016–17 season, Sandecja won I liga, which promoted the club to the Polish Ekstraklasa, Poland's highest professional football league, for the first time in the club's histor ...

. He was subbed on for Michał Bajdur in the 58th minute. He picked up a yellow card in the 75th minute of that match. Sulejmani would go on to make just four more league appearances during the duration of his loan, coming on as a sub against

Górnik Zabrze Górnik Zabrze Spółka Akcyjna, commonly referred to as Górnik Zabrze S.A. or simply Górnik Zabrze (), is a Polish football club from Zabrze. Górnik is one of the most successful Polish football clubs in history, winning the second-most Poli ...

Chojniczanka Chojnice Chojniczanka Chojnice is a Polish football club located in Chojnice, Poland. It currently plays in I liga. The team's colors are yellow, white and red Red is the color at the long wavelength end of the visible spectrum of light, next to ...

, and

Miedź Legnica Miedź Legnica is a Polish professional football club, based in Legnica, Poland, that competes in the Polish Ekstraklasa. Miedź was founded in 1971. The club's manager is Wojciech Łobodziński. In 2018, Miedź Legnica achieved promotion to t ...

. He made the starting eleven for the first time with Pogoń Siedlce on 27 August 2016 in a 1-0 away defeat to

Olimpia Grudziądz Olimpia Grudziądz is a Polish football club from Grudziądz. The club was formed on 30 June 1923. Currently, Olimpia plays in the III liga, following their relegation from the II liga in the 2020–21 season. On 1 March 2022, thanks to defea ...

FK Partizani Tirana

In Summer 2017, Sulejmani moved to

FK Partizani Tirana Futboll Klub Partizani, or FK Partizani for short, is an Albanian professional football club based in Tirana, that competes in the Kategoria Superiore. Founded in 1946, the club was historically affiliated to the Albanian army. Partizani's curren ...

on a free transfer. He signed on a four-year contract. He made his

Albanian Superliga The Kategoria Superiore, officially known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Albanian football league system, it is the country's primary football compet ...

debut on 4 November 2017 in a 1-0 away loss to

FC Kamza Football Club Kamza was a football club based in Kamëz, Albania. Founded on 10 September, the club has competed in the lower levels of Albanian football for much of its history, except for the 2011–12 season where they were promoted to the ...

. He was subbed on for Giovanni La Camera in the 85th minute.

Return to FK Renova

In July 2018, Sulejmani completed his return to FK Renova. He scored his first goal for the club between both stints on his first appearance back with the club. On 11 August 2018, Sulejmani scored in the fourth minute of a 4-3 away win over former youth club FK Rabotnički. His goal was the first of the game.

References

External links

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(in Polish) {{DEFAULTSORT:Sulejmani, Alban 1998 births Living people Sportspeople from Kumanovo Men's association football wingers Macedonian footballers North Macedonia men's youth international footballers KF Milano Kumanovë players FK Rabotnički players KF Renova players Legia Warsaw II players MKP Pogoń Siedlce players FK Partizani Tirana players FK Makedonija G.P. players FC Struga players FK Pelister players Macedonian First Football League players I liga players Kategoria Superiore players Macedonian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Poland Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Expatriate footballers in Albania Macedonian expatriate sportspeople in Albania