Kostandin Kariqi (born 30 October 1996) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Super League 2 club Egaleo. Born in Greece, he has represented Albania at youth international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 30 October 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Egaleo | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Asteras Magoula | ||
| 2015–2016 | Trikala | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Trikala | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Anagennisi Karditsa | 27 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | Volos | 15 | (1) |
| 2019 | Tirana | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | Apollon Larissa | 44 | (0) |
| 2022 | Anagennisi Karditsa | 9 | (0) |
| 2022– | Proodeftiki | 19 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2014 | Albania U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2016 | Albania U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 June 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 10 October 2019 | |||
Club career edit
Early career edit
Kariqi started his youth career at Asteras Magoula. In July 2015 he moved to Trikala.[1]
Trikala edit
He made his debut with Trikala on 15 January 2017 against Aiginiakos playing the full 90-minutes match in a 2–2 draw.[2]
International career edit
Albania U19 edit
Kariqi received his first international invitation at the Albania national under-19 football team by coach Foto Strakosha for the friendly match against Italy U-19 on 14 May 2014.[3]
He was called up by coach Altin Lala to participate in the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round from 12–17 November 2014.[4] Kariqi played all 3 matches as a starter where two first matches against Denmark and Portugal he completed the full 90-minutes and in the closing match against Wales he was substituted off in the 62nd minute for Paolo Ivani.[5] However Albania U19 lost all 3 matches with total of goals collected 2–7, where all two goals were scored by Esad Morina of FC Schalke 04 youth.[6]
Albania U21 edit
Kariqi received his first call up to Albania national under-21 football team by coach Redi Jupi to participate in the Antalya Cup developed in Antalya, Turkey against Saudi Arabia U23 on 22 January 2016, Bahrain U23 on 24 January, Azerbaijan U21 on 26 January, Kosovo U21 on 28 January and Ukraine U21 on 30 January.[7]
2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification edit
After having gathered in several friendly matches, Kariqi received his first competitive call up for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Greece U21 on 2 September 2016.[8] He played against Greece U21 coming on as a half-time substitute in place of Eros Grezda, following a Red card received by fellow Albania U21s defender Silvester Shkalla.[9] Then, in the closing match of the qualification campaign on 10 October 2016 against Israel U21 he played as a starter and was substituted off at half-time for Enea Mihaj.[10]
Career statistics edit
Club edit
- As of 15 May 2021 [11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Trikala | 2016–17 | Football League | 6 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Anagennisi Karditsa | 2017–18 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 30 | 0 | ||
| Volos | 2018–19 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 17 | 1 | ||
| Tirana | 2019–20 | Kategoria Superiore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Apollon Larissa | 2019–20 | Super League 2 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 18 | 0 | |
| 2020–21 | 19 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 84 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | 90 | 1 | |||
References edit
- ^ Kombëtarja U-19, zbor stëvitor në Greqi FSHF.org "3 Kostandin Kariqi Asteria Greqi"
- ^ Aiginiakos vs. Trikala - 15 January 2017 Soccerway
- ^ U-19: Shqipëria miqësore me Italinë Archived 2016-11-06 at the Wayback Machine aSport.al
- ^ Barazon Kombëtarja, Lala: Kualifikohemi në Europian Panorama Sport
- ^ Kostandin Kariqi matches at Soccerway
- ^ Summary - UEFA U19 Championship - Europe - Results, fixtures, tables and news Soccerway
- ^ Shpresat, pjesëmarrëse në “Antalia Cup” FSHF.org
- ^ U-21 zbardhet lista per sfiden ndaj Greqise Archived 2017-08-01 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
- ^ Greece U21 vs. Albania U21 - 2 September 2016 Soccerway
- ^ "Under-21 2017 - Israel-Albania Commentary". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
- ^ Kostandin Kariqi at Soccerway. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
External links edit
- Kostandin Kariqi at Soccerway
- Kostandin Kariqi – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Kostandin Kariqi at the Albanian Football Association (in Albanian and English)