Sherif Kallaku (born 1 March 1998) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Albanian club Tirana and the Albania national football team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-03-01) 1 March 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Fushë-Krujë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Tirana | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Iliria | ||
| 2012–2014 | Olimpic | ||
| 2014 | Tirana | ||
| 2014–2015 | Partizani | ||
| 2015–2016 | Akademia e Futbollit | ||
| 2016–2017 | Cremonese | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Laçi | 27 | (1) |
| 2018–2020 | Teuta | 79 | (25) |
| 2020–2022 | NK Lokomotiva | 26 | (2) |
| 2021 | → Teuta | 15 | (1) |
| 2022 | → Partizani | 13 | (1) |
| 2022– | Tirana | 12 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Albania U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | Albania U21 | 16 | (1) |
| 2020– | Albania | 7 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 October 2020 | |||
In July 2017, Kallaku signed his first professional contract and joined Kategoria Superiore side Laçi.[2] He took the squad number 59, the number of his deceased father's birthday,[3] and made his professional debut on 10 September in the opening matchday away against Partizani, coming on the second half as a substitute and netting a tap-in after a howler from goalkeeper Dashamir Xhika, as Laçi won 2–0.[4]
Kallaku made his under-21 debut on 25 March 2017 in the friendly against Moldova which ended in a goalless draw.[5]
He received his first call up for the Albania under-20 side by same coach of the under-21 team Alban Bushi for the friendly match against Georgia U20 on 14 November 2017.[6]
He made his senior national team debut on 11 October 2020 in a Nations League game against Kazakhstan.[7]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe[lower-alpha 1] | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Laçi | 2017–18 | Kategoria Superiore | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||
| Total | 27 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 1 | ||||
| Teuta | 2018–19 | Kategoria Superiore | 33 | 7 | 5 | 1 | — | — | 38 | 8 | ||
| 2019–20 | 32 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 41 | 17 | |||
| 2021–22 (loan) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Total | 65 | 21 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 25 | ||
| Lokomotiva | 2020–21 | Prva HNL | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 2 | |||
| Career total | 82 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | 97 | 19 | |||
NK Lokomotiva – current squad | |
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