Kristjan Prendi (born 13 October 1997) is an Albanian professional

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who plays as a

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for Albanian club Dinamo Tirane and the Albania national under-21 team.

Club career

Early career

Prendi started his youth career with

KF Tirana Klubi i Futbollit Tirana (KF Tirana) is an Albanian football club based in the country's capital city, Tirana. The men's football club is part of the multi-disciplinary sports club SK Tirana, and is the most successful in Albania, having won 54 ...

at age of 12. He scored 1 goal on 11 February 2016 in the Albanian youth cup against

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 ...

U19. In April 2016 Prendi was promoted to the senior team at KF Tirana by coach Ilir Daja.

International career

Prendi received his first international call up at the Albania national under-21 football team by coach

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for a gathering between 14–17 May 2017 with most of the players selected from Albanian championships.Grumbullohet Kombëtarja U-21, Alban Bushi bën publike listën

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Honours

Club

;Tirana *

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References

External links

Kristjan Prendi profile

FSHF The Albanian Football Association ( sq, Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit; FSHF) is the governing body of football in Albania. The association is based in Tirana, Albania. It organises the national football leagues of the Albanian Superliga, the Fir ...

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