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Meritan Shabani (born 15 March 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Swiss Super League club Grasshoppers.

Meritan Shabani

Shabani with Bayern Munich in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Meritan Shabani[1]
Date of birth	(1999-03-15) 15 March 1999 (age 23)[2]
Place of birth	Munich, Germany
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s)	Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team	Grasshoppers
Number	23
Youth career
0000–2006	FC Phönix Schleißheim
2006–2018	Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2019	Bayern Munich II	31	(6)
2018–2019	Bayern Munich	2	(0)
2019–2022	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	(0)
2021	→ VVV-Venlo (loan)	5	(0)
2022–	Grasshoppers	3	(0)
National team‡
2018	Germany U20	2	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11:09, 10 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 09:02, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Bayern Munich

In the 2017–18 season, Shabani joined the squad of Bayern Munich II.[4] On 27 October 2017, he made his debut in the Regionalliga Bayern in a 1–1 home draw against FV Illertissen after coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute for Fabian Benko.[5]

On 28 April 2018, Shabani made his Bundesliga debut for the first team in a 4–1 home win against Eintracht Frankfurt, starting the match before being substituted off in the 56th minute for Thiago.[6][7][8] On 9 May 2018, Shabani signed his first professional contract with Bayern, lasting two years until 30 June 2020.[9]

Shabani scored his first goal for the reserve team on 5 August 2018, scoring the second goal of the match in the 45th minute of the 2–0 home win against FV Illertissen.[10]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 8 August 2019, Shabani signed a three-year contract with Premier League club Wolverhampton Wanderers. Wolves reportedly paid a €1.5 million transfer fee.[11] He made his Wolves debut as a substitute on 25 September 2019 against Reading in the 2019–20 EFL Cup third round but was stretchered off injured after less than ten minutes being on the pitch.[12] On 27 September 2019, it was confirmed that Shabani had ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, requiring surgery and lengthy rehabilitation, and was therefore likely to miss the rest of the 2019–20 season.[13]

Loan at VVV-Venlo

On 1 February 2021, Shabani signed for Eredivisie side VVV-Venlo for the remainder of the season,[14] and a possible extension for the next season.[15]

Grasshoppers

On 7 July 2022, Shabani signed a two-year contract with Swiss Super League club Grasshoppers, along with his Wolves teammate Renat Dadashov.[16] He made his debut on 24 July 2022, Grasshopper's first game of the season, coming on in the last minute of regular time.[17]

International career

In November 2016, Shabani received a call-up from Germany national under-18 team for a training camp with two friendly matches against the Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands, remaining unused on the bench in both matches.[18] In 2018, Shabani played twice in the 2018–19 Under 20 Elite League for Germany U20s.[19]

Personal life

Shabani was born in Munich, Bavaria, Germany from Kosovan parents from Shtime.[20][21]

Career statistics

As of match played 10 August 2022[4]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Bayern Munich II	2017–18	Regionalliga Bayern	2	0	0	0	—				2	0
	2018–19		26	6	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 1]	0	27	6
	2019–20	3. Liga	3	0	0	0	—				3	0
	Total		31	6	0	0	—		1	0	32	6
Bayern Munich	2017–18	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	—				1	0
	2018–19		1	0	1	0	—				2	0
	Total		2	0	1	0	—				3	0
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2019–20	Premier League	0	0	0	0	1[lower-alpha 2]	0	6[lower-alpha 3]	2	7	2
	2020–21		0	0	0	0	3[lower-alpha 4]	0	10[lower-alpha 3]	3	13	3
	Total		0	0	0	0	4	0	16	5	20	5
VVV-Venlo (loan)	2020–21	Eredivisie	5	0	2	1	—				7	1
Wolverhampton Wanderers	2021–22	Premier League	0	0	0	0	—		1[lower-alpha 3]	0	1	0
	Total		5	0	2	1	—		1	0	8	1
Grasshoppers	2022–23	Swiss Super League	3	0	0	0	—				3	0
Career total			41	6	3	1	4	0	17	5	66	12

Honours

Bayern Munich

• Bundesliga: 2017–18, 2018–19[22]

Bayern Munich II

• Regionalliga Bayern: 2018–19[22]
• 3. Liga: 2019–20[22]

References

External links

• Meritan Shabani at Soccerway
• Meritan Shabani at DFB (also available in German)

На других языках

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[de] Meritan Shabani

Meritan Shabani (* 15. März 1999 in München) ist ein deutscher Fußballspieler kosovarischer Abstammung. Er wechselte bereits im Kindesalter zum FC Bayern München, wurde dort Profi, kam aber nur zu einzelnen Einsätzen in der ersten Mannschaft. Seit Februar 2021 steht er als Leihspieler der Wolverhampton Wanderers bei der VVV-Venlo unter Vertrag. Der vielseitig einsetzbare Offensivspieler kam 2018 zu zwei Einsätzen für die deutsche U20-Nationalmannschaft.

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- [en] Meritan Shabani

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[it] Meritan Shabani

Meritan Shabani (Monaco di Baviera, 15 marzo 1999) è un calciatore kosovaro con cittadinanza tedesca, centrocampista del Grasshoppers.

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[ru] Шабани, Меритан

Меритан Шабани (нем. Meritan Shabani; родился 15 марта 1999 года в Мюнхене, Германия) — немецкий футболист, атакующий полузащитник клуба Грассхоппер».

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