Kastriot Sabri Peqini (born 19 February 1974) is a retired

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

n professional football who played for

KF Elbasani Klubi i Futbollit Elbasani is an Albanian professional football club based in the city of Elbasan, that last competed in the Kategoria e Dytë, the third tier of football in the country. History The club was formed in 1913 as Klubi Futbollit U ...

in Albania and

Birkirkara FC Birkirkara Football Club is a professional football club based in the town of Birkirkara, on the island of Malta. The club was formed in 1950, following the amalgamation of Birkirkara United and Birkirkara Celtic. Birkirkara currently play in ...

in Malta. He became the second youngest player to play for the Albania national team when he made his debut on 29 January 1992 at the age of 17 years and 343 days old, just 12 days older than the youngest ever player Blendi Nallbani.

International career

He made his debut for

in a January 1992

friendly match An exhibition game (also known as a friendly, a scrimmage, a demonstration, a preseason game, a warmup match, or a preparation match, depending at least in part on the sport) is a sporting event whose prize money and impact on the player's or ...

against

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and earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a June 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against

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National team statistics

Personal life

He is the son of former Albania international and

Dinamo Tirana Futboll Club Dinamo Tirana is an Albanian professional football club based in the country's capital Tirana. They play in the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Albanian football, in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1950 during the communist ...

legend Sabri Peqini. His own son, Jurgen Peqini, is also a professional footballer.Rrëfimi i sozisë së Ozilit: Dua të luaj bashkë me fantazistin gjerman
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* 1974 births Living people Footballers from Elbasan Albanian men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Albania men's international footballers Albania men's under-21 international footballers Kategoria Superiore players KF Elbasani players Birkirkara F.C. players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Malta Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Malta {{Albania-footy-forward-stub