Mahir Halili (born 30 June 1975) is an

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 retired footballer. He played for

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

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 ...

, Kastrioti Krujë and his last team

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 ...

. He also played abroad in Switzerland with

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in the 1997–98 season and in

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with

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where he played for two seasons from 1998 to 2000. He was also a member of the Albania national team from 1996 to 1999.

Club career

Tirana

On 10 May 2003, Halili scored four goals in a 6–1 home win against

Bylis Ballsh KF Bylis, also known as Bylis Ballsh, is an Albanian football club based in Ballsh, Mallakastër District. The club's home ground is the Adush Muça Stadium and they currently compete in the Kategoria Superiore. History Early history The club ...

. Tirana ended the 2002–03 in the first place, 11 points above Vllaznia Shkodër. In personal terms, Halili ended the season with 20 league goals, beating out his rival

Vioresin Sinani Vioresin Sinani (born 4 November 1977) is an Albanian former footballer who played as a striker. He spent the majority of his career at Vllaznia Shkodër as well as stints with Dinamo Tirana, Tirana and Besa Kavajë in Albania. He also played ...

International career

Halili made his international debut on 24 April 1996 against

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in its second international recognized match, coming on as an 80th minute substitute in a goalless draw. He scored his first goal on 21 January 1998 in his fourth international appearance in the historical 4–1 friendly victory over

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; he scored in under a minute after being put on as a substitute for

Arjan Peço Arjan Peço (born 26 April 1975) is an Albanian football coach and former player who was the head coach of Basel U-21 and currently the first-team coach for Ligue 1 club Nice. Club career During a playing than span 16 years, Peço played for D ...

. He earned a total of 13 caps, scoring 1 goal. His final international was an August 1999 European Championship qualification match against

Honours

Club

;Tirana * Albanian Cup (2): 2000–01, 2001–02 * Albanian Superliga (3): 2002–03, 2003–04,Albania - Championship Winning Teams
- RSSSF 2004–05

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