Azdren Llullaku

Early career

Llullaku was born on 15 February 1988 in Istok, SFR Yugoslavia. Due to the Kosovo War, aged 12, Llullaku moved to Italy along with his mother and his brother, settling in Tarzo in the Province of Treviso, Veneto. He began his youth career with A.C. Vallata 1999, a team of the third category, the lowest level of "amateur" football in Italy.

Italian lower divisions

In the regional competitions, Llullaku revealed himself to be a talented goalscorer and he was recruited by Denis Florin, sporting director of Conegliano, which played in Eccellenza at that time. Llullaku accepted with enthusiasm and in the 2005–06 season, he started playing with the juniors team, and after ten matches, in December 2005 he transitioned into the senior team by Umberto Trinca and at 17, he scored three goals in 18 matches, helping to avoid a difficult relegation but especially stood out as a player deserving to be a professional. He moved into Serie D, joining A.S.D. Sacilese Calcio in 2006. In the 2006–07 Season he made a total of 31 appearances and scored eight goals. In the summer of 2007, Llullaku joined Serie C2 side Südtirol. In the 2007–08 season he made a total of 12 appearances. In 2008, he joined Serie D side Domegliara. In the 2008–09 season he made a total of 33 appearances and scored 11 goals. He returned in 2009 to the previous team Sacilese in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (previous name Serie C2) but didn't made any appearances for entire 2009–10 season due…

In April 2013, FSHF has been reported to have an interest in Llullaku representing Albania and asked him to apply for an Albanian passport (citizenship). On 24 May 2013, Llullaku received the Albanian citizenship among 4 fellow Albanian international players, Jurgen Gjasula, Ilir Berisha, Amir Abrashi and Vullnet Basha. He received the first call-up from the national team coach Gianni De Biasi who declared that due to the absence of Edmond Kapllani, he had decided to call-up Llullaku to replace him for the match against Norway on 7 June 2013 and this due to his both-wings playing ability. Llullaku was an unused substitute for the entire match as he remained on the bench. In October 2016, after a three years absence, following a series of good performances with Gaz Metan Mediaș, Llullaku was called up again from De Biasi for the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification matches against Liechtenstein and Spain. He made his senior debut on 6 October by playing as a starter in the match against Liechtenstein which finished a 2–0 away win, as Albania took the lead of Group G with six points.

Club

As of 11 May 2024

International

Astana

Kazakhstan Super Cup runner-up: 2017 Astra Giurgiu

Cupa României runner-up: 2018–19 Shakhtyor Soligorsk

Belarusian Super Cup runner-up: 2020 Individual

Liga I top scorer: 2016–17