Ervin Pëllumb Fakaj (born 15 June 1976) is an Albanian retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He made 25 appearances and scored one goal for the Albania national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ervin Pëllumb Fakaj | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Vlorë,[1] Albania | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Flamurtari | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1997 | Flamurtari | 99 | (16) |
| 1997–1998 | Toledo | 5 | (0) |
| 1998 | Eintracht Nordhorn | 5 | (0) |
| 1999 | Hannover 96 | 6 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | SV Meppen | 20 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | EN Paralimni | 17 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Genk | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | MSV Duisburg | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Tirana | ||
| 2004–2005 | Partizani | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1995–2002 | Albania | 25 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Born in Vlorë, Fakaj had spells in Spain, Cyprus and Germany, before ending up in Belgium with Racing Genk, where he lined up alongside Besnik Hasi.[2]
International career edit
Fakaj made his debut for the Albania national team in an August 1995 friendly match away against Malta and earned a total of 25 caps, scoring one goal. His final international was an October 2002 European Championship qualification match against Russia in Volgograd.[3]
Career statistics edit
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | |
References edit
- ^ "Ervin Fakaj". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ^ Ervin Fakaj (Genk) vervangt zondag Delbroek - HBvL (in Dutch)
- ^ "Player Database". eu-football.info. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
External links edit
- Ervin Fakaj at National-Football-Teams.com
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