Jurgen Peqini (born 24 August 1998), is an Albanian professional
footballer who plays as a
midfielder for Albanian club
Turbina Cërrik in the
Albanian First Division.
Club career
Early career
Peqini started his youth career aged 14 with
KF Elbasani in September 2012. During the 2013–14 season he played with under-17 side and made 22 appearances. In the 2015–16 season he appeared for under-19 side playing 14 matches and scoring 2 goals and also he gained entry with the first team.
Elbasani
Peqini participated for the first time with the first team of
Elbasani
Elbasan ( ; sq-definite, Elbasani ) is the fourth most populous city of Albania and seat of Elbasan County and Elbasan Municipality. It lies to the north of the river Shkumbin between the Skanderbeg Mountains and the Myzeqe Plain in central Al ...
in the
2015–16 Albanian First Division 3rd game week against
Turbina Cerrik on 26 September 2015, where however he was an unused substitute. Four days later he managed to make his professional debut and to score his first goal against
Kamza in a match valid for the
2015–16 Albanian Cup first round. Peqini started the match on the bench, came in as a substitute in the 55th minute in place of
Andi Mahilaj and scored in the 72nd minute to give his team the 1–1 home draw. On 24 October 2015 he made it his first
Albanian First Division debut against
Dinamo Tirana coming on as a substitute in the 71st minute in place of
Andi Mahilaj in a 0–1 loss.
International career
He was called up for the first time at international level in the
Albania national under-19 football team
The Albania national under-19 football team represents Albania in international football at this age level in the UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship and the FIFA U-20 World Cup, as well as any other under-19 international football tourna ...
by coach
Arjan Bellaj
Arjan Bellaj (born 1 February 1971) is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Bellaj played for PAS Giannina, Kalamata F.C., Apollon Athens F.C., Ethnikos Piraeus F.C. and Panionios F.C. in the Greek ...
for two friendly matches against
Kosovo U19 on 13 & 15 October 2015.
Career statistics
Club
Personal life
Peqini hails from a footballing family with his father,
Kastriot Peqini
Kastriot Sabri Peqini (born 19 February 1974) is a retired Albanian professional football who played for KF Elbasani in Albania and Birkirkara FC in Malta.
He became the second youngest player to play for the Albania national team when he mad ...
Rrëfimi i sozisë së Ozilit: Dua të luaj bashkë me fantazistin gjerman
- Panorama earning 11 caps with the national team and his grandfather Sabri Peqini played for Dinamo Tirana.
References
External links
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1998 births
Living people
Footballers from Elbasan
Albanian men's footballers
Men's association football forwards
Albania men's youth international footballers
KF Elbasani players
KF Teuta Durrës players
KF Erzeni players
KF Turbina players
Kategoria e Parë players
Kategoria Superiore players