Hektor Idrizaj (born 15 April 1989) is an

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n former professional

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who played as a defender.

Club career

Early career

Idrizaj joined the youth setup of local side

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as an 11 year old in 2000, and he progressed through the ranks at the club and played at under-17 and under-19 level, before leaving in 2008 to sign his first professional contract with

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. He made his professional debut on 14 September 2008 in a league game against

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, where he came on as a 20th-minute substitute for injured Roland Nenaj in what would be his only appearance in a season that saw Bylis Ballsh get relegated from the

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Skënderbeu Korçë

On 24 June 2016, Idrizaj was presented as the new player of

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; he joined on a three-year contract, taking squad number 28. His competitive debut began on 1 October in the championship matchday 5 in Skënderbeu's 3–0 route of against Vllaznia Shkodër. He opened his scoring account four days later in the returning leg of

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first round against Butrinti Sarandë which was won a record 8–0. He spent the majority of his spell on bench, making only 11 appearances between league and cup, collecting 711 minutes in total as Skënderbeu finished runner-up in cup and failed to win the championship for the first time in six years. In June 2017, he terminated the contract with the club by mutual consent and become a free agent.

Kamza

On 30 July 2017, Idrizaj completed a transfer to newly promoted top flight side Kamza by penning a contract for the 2017–18 season. He made his competitive debut in the opening week of championship on 9 September versus Kukësi, and became a regular starter afterwards.

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* * 1989 births Living people Footballers from Vlorë Albanian men's footballers Men's association football defenders KF Bylis players KF Teuta Durrës players Flamurtari FC players KF Skënderbeu Korçë players FC Kamza players FK Partizani Tirana players Kategoria Superiore players Kategoria e Parë players {{Albania-footy-defender-stub