Grent Refik Halili (born 24 May 1998 in Tiranë) is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Throughout his career he has played for Tirana and he is the son of Tirana's owner and president Refik Halili.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Grent Refik Halili | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2017 | Tirana | ||
| 2013 | → Varese (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2021 | Tirana | 118 | (9) |
| Total | 118 | (9) | |
| International career | |||
| 2016 | Albania U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017 | Albania U21 | 2 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Early career edit
Halili started his youth career at KF Tirana in 2011.[1]
In May 2013 he went on trial at Italian club Varese alongside fellow KF Tirana youth player Marko Çema as part of a collaboration between the two clubs.[2]
Tirana edit
Halili was promoted to the senior team at KF Tirana by coach Gugash Magani during the 2014–15 season where he made his professional debut in the Albanian Cup against Sopoti Librazhd, where he also scored his first goal.[3][4] He signed a four–year contract with KF Tirana along with fellow youth player David Domgjoni on 1 April 2015, keeping him at the club until 2019.
Halili scored his first league goal for Tirana on 18 November 2017 in the matchday 8 of the 2017–18 Albanian First Division against Apolonia Fier and Tirana took a 2–0 victory.[5]
He sacked the coaches Egbo and Dede for not including him at the starting 11. Halili's nickname is Gaucho Junior, due to similarities with Brazilian legend Ronaldinho.
International career edit
Albania U19 edit
Halili was called up at Albania national under-19 football team by coach Arjan Bellaj at the pre-eleminary squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification from 6–11 October 2016.[6]
Albania U21 edit
Halili was called up at the Albania national under-21 football team by coach Alban Bushi for a double Friendly match against Moldova U21 on 25 & 27 March 2017.[7]
2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification edit
Halili was called up for the Friendly match against France U21 on 5 June 2017 and the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017.[8] He was not part of the 18-man squad which featured in the opening match of the qualifiers on 12 June against Estonia U21.[9]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe[a] | Other[b] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Tirana | 2014–15 | Albanian Superliga | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 6 | 2 | ||
| 2015–16 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 15 | 0 | 8 | 3 | — | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
| 2017–18 | Albanian First Division | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| Total | 37 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 56 | 8 | ||
| Tirana B | 2016–17 | Albanian Second Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2017–18 | Albanian Second Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | |||||
| Career total | 39 | 1 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 7 | ||
- ^ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ^ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup
- ^ One appearance in the 2017 Albanian Supercup
Personal life edit
His father Refik Halili is owner of the club where he plays KF Tirana.[11]
Honours edit
Club edit
- Tirana
References edit
- ^ a b Grent Halili profile FSHF.org
- ^ Varese-Albania: collaborazione avviata Varese1910.it
- ^ Bushic Clirohet,dopiete Halili vulos triumfin Archived 2014-10-03 at the Wayback Machine Sporti Shqiptar
- ^ Tirana luan tenis , Taku e Olaki super Archived 2015-01-09 at the Wayback Machine Sporti Shqiptar
- ^ "Tirana vs. Apolonia Fier - 18 November 2017". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
- ^ Grumbullohet ekipi kombëtar U-19 Archived 2017-08-19 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
- ^ "Kombëtarja U-21, pak risi në miqësoret ndaj Moldavisë" [Under-21 national team, less innovation against Modova] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Alban Bushi shpall listën e U21 për Francën dhe Estoninë Archived 2017-07-05 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
- ^ Under-21 - Albania-Estonia UEFA.com
- ^ Grent Halili at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
- ^ Kur nuk ka nevojë për mik ! minuta90.com
External links edit
- Grent Halili at Soccerway
- Grent Halili at the Albanian Football Association (in Albanian and English)