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Endri Çekiçi

Endri Çekiçi

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Early career

Çekiçi started his career with his local club Pogradeci in 2008, where he made his professional debut on 16 February 2013 at the age of 16. He came on as a 56th-minute substitute for the goalscorer Vangjel Zguro in a home Kategoria e Parë fixture against Besëlidhja which ended in a 1–0 win for Pogradeci. He was in the starting formation for his next game a month later on 16 March in a 3–0 home win against Naftëtari, where he was subbed off for Kristi Laçka in the 58th minute. He scored his first professional goal on 4 May 2013 against Burreli, scoring in the 11th minute to put his side 2–0 up, but it wasn't enough as Burreli came from behind to win the match 3–2. In total he made six league appearances for the club during the 2012–13 season, scoring one goal in the process to help his side finish fifth in the league. He joined Kategoria Superiore side Teuta in the summer of 2013 ahead of the club's Europa League qualifier against Moldovan side Dacia Chișinău. Çekiçi came on as an 81st-minute substitute in the home leg of the fixture which ended in a 3–1 win for Teuta.

Dinamo Zagreb

In February 2014, Dinamo Zagreb and Teuta reached an agreement for the transfer of Çekiçi for €60,000. He was assigned in the youth team after successfully passing a trial early on. He signed his first professional contract on 23 November 2014, his birthday; the contract would keep him at Maksimir Stadium until June 2019. Çekiçi stated that this was the best birthday…

International career

Albania under-17

Çekiçi received his first Albania under-17 call-up by manager Džemal Mustedanagić for a friendly tournament developed in August 2012 in Romania. He was called up in October 2011 to be part of the team in the qualifying rounds of the 2012 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He debuted on 13 October by starting in the first match against Slovakia which finished 2–1 for Çekiçi's side. Çekiçi then played in the next two matches against Germany and Estonia as Albania clinched a spot for the elite round. In the elite round, Çekiçi retained his spot in the starting lineup as Albania suffered defeats to Serbia and the Netherlands, and won in the third match against the Republic of Ireland, eventually getting eliminated with a third-place finish. Çekiçi continued to be part of under-17 even in the qualifying rounds of the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He appeared in all three matches as Albania finished in third position which confirmed elimination.

Albania under-19

Çekiçi was first approached to under-19 side by manager Foto Strakosha for the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round. He played his first match as a starter on 12 November 2013 versus Greece as Albania slumped into a 1–0 defeat. He also played in the remaining two matches as Albania finished Group 6 in the last position with two points. Çekiçi then was part of the squad for the following European qualifying campaign, as he was called up by Altin Lala for…

Career statistics

Club

As of 2 December 2017

Club
KF Teuta Durrës (2013–2013)
Club
KS Pogradeci (2013–2013)
Club
GNK Dinamo Zagreb (2014–2015)
Club
NK Lokomotiva (2016–)
Club
Albania national under-17 association football team (2011–2013)
Club
Albania national under-19 football team (2012–2014)
Club
Albania national under-21 football team (2014–)
National team
Albania

Legacy

Honours

Club

Dinamo Zagreb

Croatian First League: 2014–15 Croatian Cup: 2014–15 Olimpija Ljubljana

Slovenian Cup: 2018–19

Clubs

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Albanian association football player

Position

wing half

Extract from Wikipedia

Endri Çekiçi is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Zakho and Albania national team.

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