Luana Zajmi (born 29 January 2002) is a Slovenian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Pogoń Szczecin.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 January 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Murska Sobota, Slovenia | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Pogoń Szczecin | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2018 | Pomurje[1] | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Pomurje | 52 | (36) |
| 2021–2022 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | → Blackburn Rovers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2022 | Pomurje | 1 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Split | 29 | (13) |
| 2024 | ALG Spor | 10 | (0) |
| 2024– | Pogoń Szczecin | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Slovenia U17 | ||
| 2019 | Slovenia U19 | ||
| 2022– | Slovenia | 6 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 July 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 | |||
International career
editBetween 2017 and 2019, Zajmi represented Slovenia at youth international level, playing for the under-17 and under-19 sides.[2] In January 2020, she received a call-up from the senior team for a training camp.[3]
On 5 February 2021, Zajmi again received a call-up from Slovenia for the final UEFA Euro 2022 qualifying match against Estonia.[4] Two weeks later, however, she accepted a call-up from Albania for a seven-day training camp in Ulcinj,[5] but the next day she was included in Slovenia's extended squad for the match against Estonia,[6] in which she did not become part of the final team.[7] On 12 November 2022, Zajmi made her debut with Slovenia in a friendly match against Kosovo after coming on as a substitute in the 88th minute in place of Kaja Korošec.[8]
Personal life
editZajmi was born in Slovenia to Kosovo Albanian parents.[9] On 7 April 2022, she obtained Albanian passport.[9][10]
Honours
editPomurje
- Slovenian Women's League: 2020–21
- Slovenian Women's Cup runner-up: 2020–21
References
edit- ^ "Luana Zajmi: "Ekipi želim na igrišču pomagati do zmag!"" [Luana Zajmi: "I want to help the team win on the field!"]. zenskaliga.si (in Slovenian). 28 September 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2023.
ŽNK Pomurju se zahvaljujem za 13 let prelepih spominov na igrišču in izven njega.
- ^ Luana Zajmi at Soccerway
- ^ "Pred vrati prva akcija ženske reprezentance" [The first action of the women's national team is just around the corner] (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 12 January 2020. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Obelodanjen seznam za Estonijo" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 5 February 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Kombëtarja e femrave nis grumbullimin, Grima: Testojmë gjendjen e grupit" [The women's national team starts the gathering, Grima: We test the condition of the group] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 20 February 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Kvalifikacije pri koncu, ciljev ne manjka" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 21 February 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Estonija 0:9 Slovenija" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 23 February 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Slovenija 3:1 Kosovo" (in Slovenian). Football Association of Slovenia. 12 November 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ a b "Futbollistë të Kosovës marrin pasaportë shqiptare" [Kosovo footballers receive Albanian passports] (in Albanian). Euronews Albania. 29 April 2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Kontrata sekrete për dhënien me koncesion të Pallatit të Brigadave" [The secret contract for the concession of the Palace of Brigades]. Scribd (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 28 June 2022. p. 3 as DEKRET Nr. 13538, datë 7.4.2022. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
External links
edit- Luana Zajmi at Soccerway
- Luana Zajmi at the Football Association of Slovenia (in Slovene)
- Luana Zajmi at the Croatian Football Federation (in Croatian)