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Franc Veliu

Franc Veliu

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Club career

Flamurtari Vlorë

He made his debut for Flamurtari Vlorë in 2006 and since then has cemented his place in his hometown club's first team. He has spent most of his career in the left back position but he has also played as a left midfielder and most recently as a central defender as well. On 29 October 2008, he scored his first hat-trick, an unusual achievement for a defender, in a 1–6 away win against Naftëtari Kuçovë valid for the first leg of the first round of 2008–09 Albanian Cup. He was voted Flamurtari's player of the year for 2014 by the club's fans, beating Bruno Telushi and Ardit Shehaj who came second and third respectively.

Kukësi

After making 263 appearances for Flamurtari between 2006 and 2015, Veliu left to join fellow Albanian Superliga club Kukësi.

Partizani Tirana

On 1 February 2016, Veliu joined Partizani Tirana where he signed a contract until the end of the season with an option to extend it for a further year. After some matches in bench, Veliu made his first appearance with Red Bulls on 20 March by playing in the last 13 minutes of a 0–2 win at Teuta Durrës. He played his first match as starter later on 17 April in the 3–0 home win over Vllaznia Shkodër; he was however replace at the end of first half. Veliu left the club following the end of the season after making only three appearances, collecting only 80 minutes as the team finished runner-up in the championship.

Return to Flamurtari Vlorë

On 22 July 2016, Veliu…

International career

Veliu was selected by Josip Kuže for a friendly against Argentina on 20 June 2011. He was in the starting line up on his debut in a game which ended in a 4–0 loss.

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 February 2016

International

As of 1 February 2016

Club
Flamurtari Vlorë (2006–2015)
Club
FK Kukësi (2015–2016)
Club
Partizani Tirana (2016–)
Club
Albania national under-21 football team (2008–2009)
Club
Albania men's national football team (2009–2013)
National team
Albania

Personal

Personal life

Veliu was arrested on 25 October 2015 for drunk driving. His vehicle was confiscated, and Veliu was jailed for one month.

Clubs

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Identifiers & aliases
Description

Albanian footballer

Position

full-back

Extract from Wikipedia

Franc Veliu is an Albanian former professional footballer who played mainly as a defender. His natural position is left back but he has also played as a left midfielder and even as a central defender.

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