Erton Fejzullahu facts for kids
Fejzullahu with Djurgårdens IF in 2013
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Erton Fejzullahu | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Mitrovica, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2005 | Högadals IS | ||
| 2005–2007 | Copenhagen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2005–2007 | Copenhagen | 0 | (0) |
| 2007 | → Mjällby AIF (loan) | 22 | (5) |
| 2008–2009 | Mjällby AIF | 35 | (16) |
| 2009–2012 | NEC Nijmegen | 37 | (3) |
| 2011 | → Randers FC (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Mjällby AIF (loan) | 21 | (6) |
| 2012–2014 | Djurgårdens IF | 53 | (23) |
| 2014 | → Beijing Guoan (loan) | 14 | (7) |
| 2015 | Beijing Guoan | 17 | (5) |
| 2016–2017 | Dalian Transcendence | 7 | (1) |
| 2017 | Sarpsborg 08 | 12 | (2) |
| 2017–2018 | Kalmar | 32 | (4) |
| 2019 | Žalgiris | 7 | (2) |
| Total | 264 | (74) | |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005 | Sweden U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Sweden U21 | 7 | (7) |
| 2013–2014 | Sweden | 5 | (3) |
| 2015–2017 | Kosovo | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 November 2019 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 September 2017 |
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Erton Fejzullahu, born on April 9, 1988, is a former professional footballer. He played as a striker, which means he was a forward player who mainly scores goals. Erton played for Sweden's youth and senior national teams. Later, he also played for the Kosovo national team.
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Erton's Early Life
Erton Fejzullahu was born in Mitrovica, a city in what was then Yugoslavia. When he was three years old, his family moved to Sweden. He grew up in the town of Karlshamn. Erton holds passports from Kosovo, Albania, and Sweden.
Club Football Career
Starting in Youth Teams
Erton began his football journey with a team called Högadals IS. This team played in the fifth division. In 2005, he moved to Denmark to join FC Copenhagen's youth setup.
Playing for Mjällby AIF
In January 2007, Erton returned to Sweden. He signed with Mjällby AIF, a team in the second-tier league called Superettan. This club was close to his hometown. Erton quickly became a key player for Mjällby.
He had a great season in 2009, scoring 13 goals in 14 games. He also helped his team beat two top-tier teams in the Svenska Cupen, a big cup competition.
Time with NEC Nijmegen
On July 17, 2009, Erton joined NEC Nijmegen, a club in the Dutch top league, Eredivisie. He signed a four-year contract. Erton started well and played regularly in his first year.
In his second year, he didn't play as much. So, he was loaned out to Randers FC in Denmark for a short time. After that, he went back to Mjällby AIF on loan for the second half of the 2011 season. He stayed with Mjällby for the first half of 2012 too. During this time, he scored six goals in 15 games.
Moving to Djurgårdens IF
In the summer of 2012, Djurgårdens IF bought Erton from NEC Nijmegen. They paid about ten million Swedish Krona for him. On July 31, 2012, Erton signed a contract with Djurgårdens IF until 2016.
Playing in China
On July 30, 2014, Erton made his first appearance for Beijing Guoan. He was on loan to them at first. In his debut, he scored two goals and made one assist, which is a fantastic start! On January 1, 2015, he officially signed a contract with Beijing Guoan.
On January 25, 2016, Erton moved to another Chinese team, Dalian Transcendence. This team played in the China League One, which is the second division in China.
On March 28, 2017, Erton signed with Sarpsborg 08 in Norway. This team plays in the Eliteserien, Norway's top league. He made his debut on April 2, 2017, coming on as a substitute in a 3–1 win.
Later that year, on July 21, 2017, Erton joined Kalmar in Sweden's top league, Allsvenskan. He played his first game for Kalmar on July 23, 2017, helping them win 2–0.
Final Club: FK Žalgiris
In 2019, Erton joined FK Žalgiris in Lithuania. He played 7 games for them, scoring 2 goals.
International Football Career
Playing for Sweden
In December 2012, Erton was chosen to play for the Swedish national team for the first time. He went on a three-game tour in January 2013. On January 23, 2013, Erton made his debut for Sweden. He scored the tying goal in a 1–1 match against North Korea in the King's Cup. Sweden won the match in a penalty shootout.
In December 2014, Erton mentioned that he hoped to play for the Albanian national team. This was because he is of Albanian background.
Playing for Kosovo
On October 7, 2015, Erton was called up to play for the Kosovo national team. He made his debut in a friendly match against Equatorial Guinea, starting the game.
Achievements
Sweden
- King's Cup: 2013
