Ymer Shaba (born 21 July 1998) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Maltese club Pembroke Athleta and the Albania national under-21 team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ymer Shaba | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-07-21) 21 July 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Pembroke Athleta | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2016 | Dinamo Tirana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2019 | Dinamo Tirana | 61 | (0) |
| 2019– | Pembroke Athleta | ||
| National team‡ | |||
| 2016 | Albania U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | Albania U21 | 0 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16 December 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 29 January 2017 | |||
Shaba started his youth career at age of 13 at FK Dinamo Tirana academy in September 2011. He spent the 2011–12 season with under-15 side. Then he played with the under-17 side for two consecutive seasons, 2012–13 & 2013–14. From 2014 until January 2016 he was part of the under-19 side where during the first half of the 2015–16 season he played 12 matches and scored 1 goal.[1]
In January 2016 he moved to the first team of FK Dinamo Tirana in the Albanian First Division. He made it his first professional debut on 12 March 2016 against Turbina Cerrik playing the full 90-minutes match finished in the 1–1 draw.[2]
In summer 2019, Shaba moved abroad to play for Maltese second tier side Pembroke Athleta.[3]
Shaba was called up at Albania national under-19 football team by coach Arjan Bellaj to participate in the Roma Caput Mundi Tournament from 29 February-4 March 2016.[4]
Shaba received his first call up at the Albania national under-21 football team by coach Alban Bushi for a gathering in Durrës, Albania from 18–25 January 2017.[5]
He received his first call up for the Albania under-20 side by coach Alban Bushi for the double friendly match against Azerbaijan U-21 on 21 & 26 January 2018.[6]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe[lower-alpha 1] | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Dinamo Tirana | 2015–16 | Albanian First Division | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2017–18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
| Career total | 24 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||