Erion Hoxhallari

Erion Hoxhallari
Personal information
Full name Erion Hoxhallari
Date of birth (1995-10-15) 15 October 1995
Place of birth Korçë, Albania
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Tirana
Number 28
Youth career
2007–2013 Tirana
2011 → Grazer AK (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011– Tirana 55 (1)
2014–2015 → Teuta Durrës (loan) 26 (0)
National team‡
2009–2010 Albania U15 2 (1)
2011–2013 Albania U17 3 (0)
2013–2014 Albania U19 4 (0)
2014– Albania U21 9 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 July 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17 August 2015

Erion Hoxhallari (born 15 October 1995 in Korçë) is an Albanian footballer who plays as a defender for Tirana in the Albanian Superliga.[1]

Club career

Hoxhallari made his professional debut for Tirana on 23 November 2011 in the cup tie against Apolonia Fier, playing full-90 minutes in a 3–0 home win.[2] That was his first and only appearance of the 2011–12 season. Hoxhallari found more opportunities in the 2012–13 season, making his league debut on 13 April 2013 in a 2–1 deficit at Kukësi.[3] In the 2013–14 season, Hoxhallari continued to get limited opportunities, as he made only nine league appearances, eight of them as starter.

On 29 August 2014, Hoxhallari was transferred to Teuta Durrës on a long season loan from Tirana along with Ardit Peposhi.[4] Initially Hoxhallari struggeled to play as he did not leave the bench for the first four league matches. On 1 October, he made his debut by scoring the team's first goal of the 2–0 away win against Besëlidhja Lezhë in the first leg of 2014–15 Albanian Cup first round.[5] Four days later Hoxhallari made his league debut in a 1–0 away defeat to Kukësi, playing full-90 minutes.[6] Following the debut, Hoxhallari established himself in the starting lineup, and went to play another 25 league matches until the end of the season as Teuta Durrës barely avoided the relegation to Albanian First Division.[7]

On 1 June 2015, he returned in training with Tirana after the end of loan.[8] He made his first appearance of the season on 29 August in team's second league match of the season against Laçi, where he entered in the pitch on the last 15 minutes as Tirana found the equalizer in the very last moments.[9] With Shkëlqim Muça in charge, Hoxhallari was used mostly as a substitute, and during his tenure at the club, Hoxhallari played only one league match as a starter, the 2–0 home win against his previous side Teuta Durrës on 26 September.[10] With the arrival of the new coach Ilir Daja,[11] Hoxhallari become an undisputed starter and went to play as a started in every league game until the end of the season, as Tirana remained out of European competitions for the fourth straight season.[12] He was praised for his performances on the back and on 31 May was named one of the talents of the year.[13]

On 14 July 2016, Hoxhallari agreed a contract extension with the club, signing until June 2018.[14] He scored his first league goal for Tirana on 6 November in the matchday 10 against his former side Teuta Durrës, contributing in a 3–1 home win.[15]

International career

He has been a former youth international of Albania, playing with under-15, -17, -19 and -21 levels.[16][17][18]

Hoxhallari was called up for the first time in under-21 squad by the coach Skënder Gega for the qualifiers of the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, where Albania was placed in the Group 4.[19] He made his competitive debut with the under-21 side on 28 March 2015 in team's first group match against Liechtenstein, playing in the second half in an eventual 2–0 away win.[20] Hoxhallari was called up by a new appointed coach, Redi Jupi, for the next qualifying matches against Israel and Portugal on 3 and 8 September 2015.[21] He played full-90 minutes in the 1–1 home draw against Israel, and was benched in the 1–6 home defeat against Portugal.[22][23] On 28 March 2016, during the match against Hungary, Hoxhallari made a high profile error which resulted in Hungary's only goal of the match, but Albania bounced back and scored twice inside of 10 minutes for a 2–1 home win.[24]

Career statistics

As of 15 July 2016[25][26]
Club Season League Cup Continental Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tirana 2011–12 Albanian Superliga 0010—10
2012–13 5000—50
2013–14 9000—90
2015–16 32050—370
2016–17 9110—101
Total 5517000621
Teuta Durrës 2014–15 Albanian Superliga 26031—291
Total 26031—291
Career total 81110100912

    Honours

    References

    1. ↑ "Erion Hoxhallari" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
    2. ↑ "Tirana vs. Apolonia Fier 3 – 0". Soccerway. 23 November 2011. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
    3. ↑ "Kukësi vs. Tirana 2 – 1". Soccerway. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
    4. ↑ "Teuta bën 5 goditje brenda ditës, Lika ka gati skarcimet" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 29 August 2014. Retrieved 17 August 2015.
    5. ↑ "Besëlidhja Lezhë vs. Teuta Durrës 0 – 2". Soccerway. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
    6. ↑ "Kukësi mposht Teutën dhe merr kryesimin" (in Albanian). Illyria Press. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
    7. ↑ "Teuta siguron mbiejtesën në fund të një prej sezoneve më të vështira të durrsakëve" (in Albanian). Bulevardi Online. 19 May 2015. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
    8. ↑ "Tirana nis sezonin e ri" (in Albanian). Sportal.al. 22 June 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
    9. ↑ "Perla e Karabecit i jep një pikë Tiranës, ndaj Laçit mbyllet 1-1" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2015.
    10. ↑ "Tirana – Teuta 2–0" (in Albanian). KF Tirana. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 27 September 2015.
    11. ↑ "Ilir Daja merr drejtimin e skuadrës së Tiranës" (in Albanian). Gazeta Tema. 28 October 2015. Retrieved 15 December 2015.
    12. ↑ "Katër sezone pa Europë, ja dështimet e Tiranës" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
    13. 1 2 Olsi Karagjazi (31 May 2016). "Liridon Latifi shpallet "Talenti i Vitit"" (in Albanian). Super Sport Albania. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
    14. ↑ "Erion Hoxhallari rinovon kontratën me dy sezone të tjera bardheblu" (in Albanian). KF Tirana. 14 July 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
    15. ↑ Sotir Kora (6 November 2016). "Josa e nis me fitore, Tirana mposht Teutën" (in Albanian). Super Sport Albania. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
    16. ↑ "Kombetarja U-15 ne Zvicer per Lojrat Olimpike" (in Albanian). Partizani.net. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
    17. ↑ "Mali i Zi – Shqipëria 1-2: Golin e vetëm për Shqipërinë e shënoi Franc Ymeralilaj në minutën e 68-të" (in Albanian). Arkiva Mediatike. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
    18. ↑ "Lihtenshtejn- Shqipëri 0-2: Vatnikaj shënoi në minutën e 49-të dhe Hoxha në të 53'" (in Albanian). Arkiva Mediatike. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
    19. ↑ "Under-21 - Group 4". UEFA.com. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
    20. ↑ "U21, Shqipëria thyen 2-0 Lihtenshtejnin, vendosin golat e Latifit dhe Rei Manajt" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 28 March 2015. Retrieved 28 March 2015.
    21. ↑ "Grumbullohet kombetarja U-21" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 28 August 2015.
    22. ↑ "Shpresat barazojnë me 10 lojtarë ndaj Izraelit, Jupi: I kënaqur me reagimin e skuadrës" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
    23. ↑ "Albania U21 vs. Portugal U21 1 – 6". Soccerway. 8 September 2015. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
    24. ↑ Elvis Rexha (28 March 2016). "Shqipëria U-21 përmbys Hungarezët, spektakël kuqezi në Elbasan Arena" (in Albanian). Super Sport Albania. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
    25. ↑ "Albania - E. Hoxhallari - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.
    26. ↑ "Football : Eion Hoxhallari". Football Database. 15 July 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.

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