Jetmir Sefa (born 30 January 1987) is an Albanian professional
footballer
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who plays as a
midfielder
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.
Club career
Tirana
2005–06 season
Sefa is a product of the
KF Tirana academy and joined the club in 2000 as a 13-year-old, where he rose through the ranks before eventually reaching the first team in 2005. He was promoted to the first team ahead of the 2005–06 campaign by
Leonardo Menichini, who was the head coach at the club at the time, and he joined a competitive midfield which included
Ervin Bulku
Ervin Bulku (, born 3 March 1981) is an Albanian former professional footballer and current caretaker manager of the Albania national team.
He was a utility player and played in many positions such as central midfielder, defensive midfielder, ...
,
Sajmir Patushi,
Devi Muka,
Klodian Duro
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He was a versatile midfielder who usually played in an attacking role. His brother Albert Duro was also ...
and Cristiano Muzzachi.
He made his league debut on 7 September 2005 in an away game against
Shkumbini Peqin
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History
Football was first introduced to the city of Peqin in the early 1920s after ...
as an 18-year-old, where he started the game in a midfield made up of
Devi Muka,
Ervin Bulku
Ervin Bulku (, born 3 March 1981) is an Albanian former professional footballer and current caretaker manager of the Albania national team.
He was a utility player and played in many positions such as central midfielder, defensive midfielder, ...
and
Engert Bakalli. His debut ended in 1–1 draw, in a game which saw Sefa being one of 4 players to be cautioned and his teammate
Arjan Pisha
Arjan Pisha (born 18 January 1977) is an Albanian retired footballer.
Club career
2011-present
Pisha signed for KF Tirana on 2 July 2011 for his second stint at the club.
International career
Pisha earned his first international cap on 15 N ...
receiving a straight red card. He made 14 league appearances throughout the
2005–06 Albanian Superliga, starting 8 of them and competing the full 90 minutes on 4 occasions. KF Tirana finished runners-up in the league to
KF Elbasani
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History
The club was formed in 1913 as Klubi Futbollit U ...
, who won their first
Albanian Superliga title since 1984. He was also part of the
2005–06 Albanian Cup winning squad, which was his first ever professional title.
2006–07 season
He began the following season in a
UEFA Cup qualifier against Croatian
NK Varteks, where he travelled with the squad to
Varaždin
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only to make a cameo appearance on his European debut, as he came on as a 90th-minute substitute for
Vioresin Sinani
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in the 1–1 draw. He did not feature in the return leg, which saw his side progress to the next round following a 2–0 victory. He did not feature in the first leg of KF Tirana's next UEFA Cup fixture against
Kayserispor
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, but he did play in the second leg as KF Tirana were knocked out of the competition by the Turkish side. He featured in 21 league games during the
2006–07 Albanian Superliga campaign as KF Tirana won the league after finishing runners-up the season before.
2007–08 season
Following the departure of
Ervin Bulku
Ervin Bulku (, born 3 March 1981) is an Albanian former professional footballer and current caretaker manager of the Albania national team.
He was a utility player and played in many positions such as central midfielder, defensive midfielder, ...
to
FC Kryvbas Kryvyi Rih
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Until 2013 the club participated in professional competitions. In June 2013 the club went bankrupt and was expel ...
in the summer of 2007, Sefa was given the number 8 shirt, which was seen as a great privilege by the club to give the young midfielder the number of a departing legend. He scored his first league goal for the club on 1 September 2007 in a home match against
Shkumbini Peqin
KF Shkumbini is an Albanian football club based in the city of Peqin. The club's home ground is the Shkumbini Stadium and they compete in the Kategoria e Dytë.
History
Football was first introduced to the city of Peqin in the early 1920s after ...
, in a season where he featured in 13 league games and scored 3 goals in the process as his side finished in a disappointing 6th place, and Albanian cup runners-up.
Laçi
On 6 June 2014, Sefa completed a transfer to
Laçi as a free agent by penning a contract until the end of
2014–15 season. However, he left the team on 5 January of the following by terminating his contract with the club.
Return to KF Tirana
He rejoined
Tirana
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in January 2015 after agreeing terms with his previous club
Laçi in order to complete the transfer, for a reported nominal fee of 300,000
Albanian lek (around €2,150). He made his return debut for the club on 24 January against
Apolonia Fier
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, coming on as a 62nd-minute substitute for
Mario Morina in the 2–0 win.
Vllaznia Shkodër
On 1 September 2015, in the last day of summer transferts window, Sefa left Tirana and signed with
Vllaznia Shkodër for an undisclosed fee, taking the vacant number 24 for the 2015–16 season.
On 3 October 2015, Sefa scored his first goal for the club, a
last-minute equaliser from a free kick against
Kukësi, giving the team the first point of the season after five consecutive loses.
Kamza
On 2 August 2016, Sefa agreed personal terms and joined
Albanian First Division
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side
Kamza as a free agent, signing a one-year contract.
He was presented on the same day along with
Valdan Nimani and
Elton Basriu, and was handed squad number 8.
Liria Prizren
On 5 July 2017, Sefa signed a contract with
Liria Prizren of
Football Superleague of Kosovo
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, rejoining his former teammate
Bledi Shkëmbi
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A former Albania national football team, Albanian international, he has previously played for Ethnikos Asteras in Greece, HN ...
now as coach.
International career
Senior team
He received his first call up for the
Albania national team by
Josip Kuže
Josip Kuže (13 November 1952 – 16 June 2013) was a Croatian football manager and footballer. He was a player and later a manager of Dinamo Zagreb where he played for 10 years, making a total of 384 appearances and scoring 14 goals.
Playing c ...
for a friendly against
Cyprus
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on 12 August 2009, which ended in a record breaking 6–1 win for Albania as Sefa had a debut to remember.
Style of play
Sefa mainly operates as a
central midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
but he can also play in a more advances role, as well as having played on both the left and right sides of the midfield.
Career statistics
Honours
Club
Tirana
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Albanian Superliga: 2006–07, 2008–09
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Albanian Cup: 2005–06
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Albanian Supercup
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Supercup final was not played in the occasions when the champion team won the Double. However, after ...
: 2007, 2009
Skënderbeu Korçë
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Albanian Superliga: 2010–11
References
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1987 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Footballers from Tirana
Albanian men's footballers
Albania men's youth international footballers
Albania men's under-21 international footballers
Albania men's international footballers
KF Tirana players
KF Skënderbeu Korçë players
KF Laçi players
KS Kastrioti players
KF Bylis players
KF Vllaznia Shkodër players
FC Kamza players
KF Liria Prizren players
FC Dinamo City players
KF Besa Kavajë players
Kategoria Superiore players
Kategoria e Parë players
Football Superleague of Kosovo players
Albanian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo
Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo