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Adrian Aliaj (born 24 April 1976) is a retired Albanian football defender.

Adrian Aliaj

Personal information
Full name	Adrian Aliaj
Date of birth	(1976-04-24) 24 April 1976 (age 46)
Place of birth	Vlorë, Albania
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1992–1995	Partizani	9	(1)
1995–1996	Hannover 96	2	(0)
1996–1998	Hajduk Split	3	(0)
1998–1999	Standard Liège	24	(1)
2000	Maccabi Petah Tikva	17	(2)
2000–2002	La Louvière	31	(2)
2002–2003	Charleroi	23	(1)
2003–2005	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	45	(7)
2005–2006	Stade Brest	13	(0)
2006–2007	NK Solin	11	(2)
2007	Al-Nassr
National team‡
2002–2006	Albania	29	(8)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 August 2007 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 August 2007

Club career

Aliaj started his career at Partizani Tirana in Albania where he made his first team debut at the young age of 16. He then left for Hannover 96 in 1995,[1] then moved to Croatia the season later. He also played for Standard Liège in Belgium for two years until he moved to Israel to play for Maccabi Petah Tikva. He then returned to Belgium with RAA La Louviere and then R. Charleroi S.C. He left Stade Brest in the summer of 2006 and now plays in the Croatian Second Division for NK Solin.

International career

Aliaj has enjoyed a very good playing career for Albania national football team. He made 29 appearances from 2002 til 2006 and scored eight goals for his country, an unusual high number for a defender.[2]

International goals

Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first [3]

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Goal	Result	Competition
1.	11 October 2003	Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal	Portugal	1–1	5–3	Friendly match
2.	11 October 2003	Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal	Portugal	4–3	5–3	Friendly match
3.	15 November 2003	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania	Estonia	1–0	2–0	Friendly match
4.	18 February 2004	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania	Sweden	2–1	2–1	Friendly match
5.	31 March 2004	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania	Iceland	1–0	2–1	Friendly match
6.	28 April 2004	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	0–1	1–1	Friendly match
7.	4 September 2004	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania	Greece	2–0	2–1	2006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
8.	1 March 2006	Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania	Lithuania	1–0	1–2	Friendly match

National team statistics

Albania national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2002	1	0
2003	10	3
2004	6	4
2005	7	0
2006	5	1
Total	29	8

References

External links

• Adrian Aliaj at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Adrian Aliaj

Adrian Aliaj (* 24. September 1976 in Tirana) ist ein ehemaliger albanischer Fußballspieler.

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- [en] Adrian Aliaj

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[fr] Adrian Aliaj

Adrian Aliaj, né le 24 septembre 1976 à Vlorë, est un footballeur international albanais naturalisé belge en 2003. Il mesure 183 cm pour 78 kg. Il est maintenant agent de joueurs à Zagreb avec son épouse. Il suit d'ailleurs les performances du Standard de Liège.

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[it] Adrian Aliaj

Adrian Aliaj (Valona, 24 settembre 1976) è un procuratore sportivo ed ex calciatore albanese, di ruolo difensore.

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[ru] Альяй, Адриан

Адриан Альяй (алб. Adrian Aliaj; род. 24 сентября 1976[1][2][3], Тирана) — бывший албанский футболист, защитник. Сейчас является футбольным агентом.

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