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Albanian footballer (born 1998)

Sherif Kallaku
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-01) 1 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Fushë-Krujë, Albania
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team Sepsi OSK
Number 59
Youth career
2011–2012 Iliria
2012–2014 Olimpic
2014 Tirana
2014–2015 Partizani
2015–2016 Akademia e Futbollit
2016–2017 Cremonese
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Laçi 27 (1)
2018–2020 Teuta 65 (21)
2020–2022 Lokomotiva 26 (2)
2021 → Teuta (loan) 15 (1)
2022 → Partizani (loan) 13 (1)
2022–2023 Tirana 15 (2)
2023 Teuta 20 (6)
2023– Sepsi OSK 43 (4)
International career
2015–2016 Albania U19 4 (0)
2017–2020 Albania U21 16 (1)
2020– Albania 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 November 2022

Sherif Kallaku (born 1 March 1998) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Liga I side Sepsi OSK.

Club career

Laçi

In July 2017, Kallaku signed his first professional contract and joined Kategoria Superiore side Laçi. He took the squad number 59, the number of his deceased father's birthday, and made his professional debut on 10 September in the opening matchday away against Partizani, coming on the second half as a substitute and netting a tap-in after a howler from goalkeeper Dashamir Xhika, as Laçi won 2–0.

Teuta return

On 13 January 2023, Teuta announced to have signed Kallaku on a permanent deal.

International career

Kallaku made his under-21 debut on 25 March 2017 in the friendly against Moldova which ended in a goalless draw.

He received his first call up for the Albania under-20 side by same coach of the under-21 team Alban Bushi for the friendly match against Georgia U20 on 14 November 2017.

He made his senior national team debut on 11 October 2020 in a Nations League game against Kazakhstan.

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 December 2024
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Laçi 2017–18 Kategoria Superiore 27 1 6 0 — — 33 1
Teuta 2018–19 Kategoria Superiore 33 7 5 1 — — 38 8
2019–20 32 14 7 2 2 1 — 41 17
Total 65 21 12 3 2 1 0 0 79 25
Lokomotiva 2020–21 Prva HNL 26 2 1 0 2 0 — 29 2
Teuta (loan) 2021–22 Kategoria Superiore 15 1 3 1 6 1 1 0 24 3
Partizani (loan) 2021–22 Kategoria Superiore 13 1 4 0 — — 17 1
Tirana 2022–23 Kategoria Superiore 15 2 0 0 — 1 0 16 2
Teuta 2022–23 Kategoria Superiore 20 6 5 2 — — 25 8
Sepsi OSK 2023–24 Liga I 26 4 3 0 1 0 0 0 30 4
2024–25 17 0 2 1 — — 19 1
Total 43 4 5 1 1 0 0 0 49 5
Career total 224 38 36 7 11 2 2 0 273 47
  1. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Conference League
  2. Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup

International

As of 9 November 2022
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Albania 2020 3 0
2021 2 0
2022 2 0
Total 7 0

Honours

Laçi

Teuta

Tirana

Sepsi OSK

References

  1. "Sherif Kallaku profile". FSHF.org. Retrieved 28 April 2023.
  2. "Laçi merr talentin e Shpresave" [Laçi takes the under-21 national team talent] (in Albanian). Sportal.al. 5 July 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  3. "Ka luajtur me Partizanin U-17, Kallaku: Gabojnë shumë me talentet. Golin ia dedikoj babait" [Has played for Partizani U-17, Kallaku: They mistake a lot. I dedicate the goal to my father] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 10 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  4. Andi Deçka (10 September 2017). "Iuliano debuton me humbje, mundet Partizani" [Iuliano debuts with a loss, Partizani defeated] (in Albanian). SuperSport Albania. Archived from the original on 11 September 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  5. "Tashmë është zyrtare: Sherif Kallaku rikthehet te Teuta" [Now is official: Sherif Kallaku returns to Teuta] (in Albanian). Oversport. 13 January 2023. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  6. "Shpresat e Shqipërise barazojne me Moldavinë" [Hopes of Albania drew with Moldova] (in Albanian). TV Klan. 25 March 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2017.
  7. "U-21, Bushi ne konference per shtyp" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 6 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  8. "Kazakhstan v Albania game report". ESPN. 11 October 2020.
  9. Sherif Kallaku at Soccerway. Retrieved 20 April 2020.
  10. "Sherif Kallaku - national football team player". European Football. Retrieved 10 April 2023.

External links

Sepsi OSK Sfântu Gheorghe – current squad
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