Vangjel Mile (born 1 July 1986) is an

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n retired footballer who last played as a

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for Egnatia in the Albanian First Division.

Club career

Early career

Mile joined the

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side

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in February 2006 and after he received his work-permit he played five matches for the team in the

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Laçi

On 20 August 2017, Mile joined

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side Laçi on a one-year deal. He made his first appearance for Laçi in the goalless draw against his former side Teuta Durrës in the opening matchday one day later. His first score-sheet contributions came in the 4th matchday where he scored the winner against

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. Mile concluded his first and only season at Laçi by netting 5 goals in 30 league appearances, as the team finished in a historic 4th place.

Shkumbini Peqin

In January 2013, Mile signed with fellow top flight side

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for the second part of 2012–13 season in their bid to escape relegation, joining his father who was the manager at that time. He stated that playing for Shkumbini was an honour and privilege, adding that he did not think twice about signing with the club. His made his first appearance for the club on 10 February by starting in a 3–0 defeat to Teuta Durrës. Shkumbini mathematically relegated after losing 1–0 to Laçi on 28 April, returning to the Albanian First Division after 19 years. Mile opened his scoring account for Shkumbini later on 4 May in the matchday 25 against

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, netting a brace for a 2–1 win. One week later he scored another one as Shkumbini ended the season with a 2–1 win at Luftëtari Gjirokastër. Mile's contract run out following end of the season, and the parties decided to end their cooperation, making Mile a free agent in the process. He finished his Shkumbini Peqin career by making 10 league appearances and scoring 3 goals, in addition 3 matches and 1 goal in cup.

PK-35 Vantaa

In April 2014, after Bylis was banned from the championship, Mile moved for the second time outside the country and signed with PK-35 Vantaa of Ykkönen.

Tomori Berat

On 16 September 2015, Mile completed a transfer to Albanian First Division side

as a free agent.

Erzeni

In January 2016, Mile joined Albanian Second Division side Egnatia as a free agent.

Egnatia

In September 2016, Mile joined Albanian Second Division side Egnatia by penning a one-year contract. He was handed the captaincy and made his competitive debut on 16 October in a 2–0 away defeat to

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in the second matchday. One week later, Mile scored a late goal home against Veleçiku Koplik as Egnatia overturned the score to win 2–1 in the last minutes. After going scoreless for 6 matches, 540 minutes, Mile returned to the scoresheet by netting a brace in a 2–0 home win over Internacional Tirana in the matchday 9. He scored his first goal of 2017 in a 2–1 home win over Partizani Tirana B, helping Egnatia to extend the league gap to 11 points. Mile scored his first hat-trick of the season on 7 May 2017 in the matchday 25 against Tirana B, finished in a 0–6 away win, which put him on double figures. Mile ended the regular season with 12 goals in 21 matches, as Egnatia finished first in Group A, returning to Albanian First Division after 10 years. In the grand final against the winner of Group B Naftëtari Kuçovë, managed by his father, Mile scored a brace, as Egnatia won 4–1 to be crowned as Albanian Second Division champion. Mile extended his deal with the club for another season. In the opening matchday of Albanian First Division, Mile started and scored an early goal as Egnatia opened the championship with a 1–0 home win over Vllaznia Shkodër B.

International career

Mile captained the Albanian U-19 team during qualifying for the

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Personal life

He is the son of

Kristaq Mile Kristaq Mile (born 29 April 1958) is a former Albanian football player who is now a coach. He is also a coach. Playing career Club Mile played his entire career for hometown club Tomori Berat, only to finish his career at Skrapari. Internation ...

who is the manager Naftëtari Kuçovë. He married Vojsava in May 2012.Nga dashuria në bankat e shkollës në altar me Vojsavën, rrëfehet Vangjel Mile
- Panorama

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