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Leart Shukri Paqarada (born 8 October 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for German club FC St. Pauli. Born in Germany, he represented the Kosovo at the senior level until his retirement for international play in 2021. He previously represented both Albania and Germany at youth level.

Leart Paqarada

Paqarada with SV Sandhausen in 2017
Personal information
Full name	Leart Shukri Paqarada
Date of birth	(1994-10-08) 8 October 1994 (age 28)
Place of birth	Aachen, Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Club information
Current team	FC St. Pauli
Number	23
Youth career
1998–2003	Werder Bremen
2003–2012	Bayer Leverkusen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2012–2014	Bayer Leverkusen II	30	(1)
2014–2020	SV Sandhausen	151	(5)
2020–	FC St. Pauli	77	(4)
National team‡
2009–2010	Germany U16	7	(0)
2010–2011	Germany U17	6	(0)
2013	Albania U21	1	(0)
2014–2021	Kosovo	24	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 November 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 April 2021

Club career

Early career

Born in Aachen, Paqarada joined local club Werder Bremen at the age of four. After five years he moved to Bayer Leverkusen where he played at all youth levels. In November 2012, Paqarada was promoted to the club's reserve team, Bayer Leverkusen II. He made his debut for Bayer Leverkusen II on 17 November 2012 in a 3–2 away win against VfB Hüls after coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute in place of Tobias Steffen.[1]

SV Sandhausen

In the summer of 2014, Paqarada joined 2. Bundesliga side SV Sandhausen. On 3 August 2014, he was named as a Sandhausen substitute for the first time in a league match against Darmstadt 98.[2] His debut with Sandhausen came seven days later in a 1–1 home draw against 1. FC Kaiserslautern after being named in the starting line-up.[3]

FC St. Pauli

On 2 August 2020, Paqarada signed a three-year contract with 2. Bundesliga rivals FC St. Pauli,[4] joining on a free transfer.[5] On 13 September 2020, he made his debut with St. Pauli in the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal first round against SV Elversberg after being named in the starting line-up and assists in his side's first goal during a 4–2 away defeat.[6] In his first season with FC St. Pauli he appeared in 30 matches and scored one goal

International career

Youth with Germany and Albania

From 2009 until 2011 Paqarada represented Germany at youth international level, making 13 appearances for the U16 and U17 teams.[7] In February 2013, he became part of Albania U21 side with which he made his debut in a 0–0 home draw against Macedonia U21 after being named in the starting line-up.[8]

Kosovo

On 4 September 2014, Paqarada received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Oman,[9] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[10] His last international match was on 24 March 2021 against Lithuania in Pristina.[11] On 4 April 2021, Paqarada through an Instagram post announced his temporary international retirement due to the degradation, disrespect and ignorance that according to him was done by Kosovo's head coach Bernard Challandes and the possible return to the national team would occur if a new head coach is appointed.[12]

Personal life

Born in Bremen, Germany, Paqarada is the son of Shukri Paqarada, a former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Prishtina.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 8 November 2022[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayer Leverkusen II	2012–13	Regionalliga West	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
	2013–14	Regionalliga West	27	1	0	0	—		27	1
	Total		30	1	0	0	0	0	30	1
SV Sandhausen	2014–15	2. Bundesliga	14	0	1	0	—		15	0
	2015–16	2. Bundesliga	29	0	2	0	—		31	0
	2016–17	2. Bundesliga	18	0	1	0	—		19	0
	2017–18	2. Bundesliga	30	3	1	0	—		31	3
	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	28	1	2	0	—		30	1
	2019–20	2. Bundesliga	32	1	1	0	—		33	1
	Total		151	5	8	0	0	0	159	5
FC St. Pauli	2020–21	2. Bundesliga	30	1	1	0	—		31	1
	2021–22	2. Bundesliga	33	2	4	1	—		37	3
	2022–23	2. Bundesliga	14	1	2	0	—		16	1
	Total		77	4	7	1	0	0	84	5
Career total			250	9	15	1	0	0	265	10

International

As of match played 24 March 2021[15]

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Kosovo	2014	1	0
	2015	2	0
	2016	4	0
	2017	4	0
	2018	3	1
	2019	5	0
	2020	4	0
	2021	1	0
Total		24	1

Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Paqarada goal.[16]

List of international goals scored by Leart Paqarada

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	27 March 2018 (2018-03-27)	Stade Municipal Jean Rolland, Franconville, France	Burkina Faso	2–0	2–0	Friendly	[17]

References

External links

• Leart Paqarada at Soccerway
• Leart Paqarada at National-Football-Teams.com

На других языках

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[de] Leart Paqarada

Leart Paqarada (auch Leart Paçarada; * 8. Oktober 1994 in Aachen)[1] ist ein kosovarischer Fußballspieler, der auch die deutsche und albanische Staatsbürgerschaft besitzt. Der linke Verteidiger steht beim Zweitligisten FC St. Pauli unter Vertrag und ist kosovarischer Nationalspieler.

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- [en] Leart Paqarada

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[es] Leart Paqarada

Leart Paqarada (Bremen, 8 de octubre de 1994) es un futbolista alemán, nacionalizado kosovar, que juega como defensa en el F. C. St. Pauli de la 2. Bundesliga.[1]

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[fr] Leart Paqarada

Leart Paqarada, né le 8 novembre 1994 à Aix-la-Chapelle en Allemagne, est un footballeur international kosovar, possédant également les nationalités albanaise et allemande. Il évolue au poste de défenseur gauche au FC St. Pauli.

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[it] Leart Paqarada

Leart Paqarada (Aquisgrana, 8 ottobre 1994) è un calciatore tedesco con cittadinanza albanese naturalizzato kosovaro, difensore del St. Pauli e della nazionale kosovara.

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[ru] Пакярада, Леарт

Леарт Пачярада (алб. Leart Paqarada; 8 октября 1994 года, Бремен) — косоварский и немецкий футболист, защитника немецкого клуба «Санкт-Паули» и сборной Косово.

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