Shqipran Skeraj ( Serbo-Croat: ''Šćipran Skeraj''; born 24 November 1985) is a Kosovar former professional

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who played as a

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. He made one appearance for the Kosovo national team.

Personal life

Skeraj was born in

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and raised in

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. His younger brother Agron Skeraj is also a professional footballer. He played on trial with Swedish side

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for three months in 2011.

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* 1985 births Living people People from Prizren Kosovan footballers Association football defenders FC Prishtina players KF Liria players SpVgg Greuther Fürth players TuS Koblenz players Kosovan expatriate footballers Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Germany Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany {{Kosovo-footy-bio-stub