Sherif Kallaku

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 41 (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 2 November 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.[1]

Club career

Laçi

In July 2017, Kallaku signed his first professional contract and joined Kategoria Superiore side Laçi.[2] He took the squad number 59, the number of his deceased father's birthday,[3] 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.[4]

Teuta return

On 13 January 2023, Teuta announced to have signed Kallaku on a permanent deal.[5]

International career

Kallaku made his under-21 debut on 25 March 2017 in the friendly against Moldova which ended in a goalless draw.[6]

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.[7]

He made his senior national team debut on 11 October 2020 in a Nations League game against Kazakhstan.[8]

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 November 2024[9]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Europe[a] Other[b] 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 15 0 1 0 — — 16 0
Total 41 4 4 0 1 0 0 0 46 4
Career total 222 38 35 6 11 2 2 0 270 46
  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[10]
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.