Elhan Kastrati
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Date of birth | (1997-02-02) 2 February 1997 (age 27) | ||
Place of birth | Krumë, Albania | ||
Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Cittadella | ||
Number | 36 | ||
Youth career | |||
2009–2014 | Teuta | ||
2014 | Renato Curi Angolana | ||
2014–2016 | Pescara | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2012–2013 | Teuta | 0 | (0) |
2015–2020 | Pescara | 15 | (0) |
2016 | → Piacenza (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2017–2018 | → Teuta (loan) | 26 | (0) |
2020 | Trapani | 2 | (0) |
2020– | Cittadella | 122 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2012–2014 | Albania U17 | 11 | (0) |
2015 | Albania U19 | 3 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Albania U21 | 16 | (0) |
2022– | Albania | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:43, 5 July 2022 (UTC) |
Elhan Kastrati (born 2 February 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club A.S. Cittadella and the Albania national team.
Club career
Early career
Kastrati started his youth career in 2009 at Teuta academies aged 12. During the 2012–13 season he participated with the first team in two League and four Cup games. On 1 February 2014, he moved to youths of Eccellenza Abruzzo side Renato Curi Angolana.[1][2]
Pescara
On 1 July 2014, Kastrati moved to Delfino Pescara 1936. He was placed at the Primavera side where he played eight matches during the 2014–15 Campionato Nazionale Primavera. In the 2015–16 season he was part of the first team in one Cup and two 2015–16 Serie B matches.[2]
Loan to Piacenza
On 14 July 2016, Kastrati was loaned out to Lega Pro side Piacenza Calcio 1919 until the end of the season.[3] He was a second choice behind Mirco Miori and ahead of former Roma Ivan Pelizzoli and young Stefano Dudiez. He made it his professional debut on 18 December 2016 against Prato coming on as a substitute in the 51st minute in place of striker Andrea Razzitti after that first choice Mirco Miori was sent-off.[4]
Loan to Teuta
On 26 January 2017, Kastrati was loaned to the team where he started his career Teuta until the end of the season.[5] On 29 June, following the end of the season, in which Kastrati collected 13 league appearances, Pescara and Teuta confirmed that Kastrati was going to remain on loan at the club for 2017–18 season.[6]
Trapani
On 29 January 2020, he signed with Serie B club Trapani.[7]
International career
Albania U17
Kastrati received his first Albania under-17 call-up by manager Džemal Mustedanagić for a friendly tournament developed in August 2012 in Romania.[8]
Albania U19
On 3 November 2015, Kastrati received a call-up by Albania under-19 squad coach Arjan Bellaj to participate in 2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifiers from 12 to 17 November 2015.[9]
He made his debut in the opening match against Austria which finished in a 2–1 loss,[10] and also played in the final match against Wales which ended in victory.[11] He was an unused substitute against Georgia as coach Bellaj placed Gentian Selmani instead.[12]
Albania U21
Kastrati was called up at under-21 side by coach Redi Jupi for the double friendly matches against Czech Republic on 20 & 23 May 2016.[13]
Later in 2017, Kastrati received another call-up this time by the new coach Alban Bushi in two occasions in January for a gathering in Durrës,[14] and for a double friendly match against Moldova in March.[15]
In June 2017, Kastrati was called up for the friendly against France on 5 June 2017 and the opening 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifying match against Estonia one week later.[16]
Albania
He debuted with the senior Albania national team in a friendly 0–0 tie with Estonia on 13 June 2022.[17]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 22 December 2017[18][19]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe[a] | Other | Total | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Teuta | 2012–13 | Kategoria Superiore | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Pescara | 2015–16 | Serie A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Piacenza (loan) | 2016–17 | Lega Pro | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Teuta (loan) | 2016–17 | Kategoria Superiore | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
2017–18 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | ||||
Total | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 0 | ||||
Career total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 |
- ^ Includes UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League.
References
- ^ Elhan Kastrati profile Archived 2017-08-27 at the Wayback Machine. FSHF.org.
- ^ a b Albania – E. Kastrati – matches. Soccerway.
- ^ "Elhan Kastrati huazohet tek Piacenza" (in Albanian). aSport.al. 14 July 2016. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Prato vs. Piacenza 1 – 0". Soccerway. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Mercato: Kastrati in prestito in Albania. "Voglio fare bene per crescere"" [Market: Kastrati on loan in Albania. "I want to do good to grow"] (in Italian). PESCARA Sport 24. 26 January 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.[dead link]
- ^ Jeton Rexhmati (29 June 2017). "Teuta e nis nga porta, Kastrati qëndron edhe një vit" [Teuta starts from the goal, Kastrati stays for another year] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Il portiere Elhan #Kastrati è del Trapani" (in Italian). Trapani. 29 January 2020.
- ^ "Kombëtarja U17, nis sot turneun miqësor në Rumani" [U17 national team, begins today the friendly tournament in Romania] (in Albanian). aSport.al. 6 August 2012. Archived from the original on 2018-01-06. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "U-19, nis grumbullimi për eliminatoret" [U-19, the gather starts from qualifiers] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 3 November 2015. Archived from the original on 2015-11-27. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Austria U19 vs. Albania 2 – 1". Soccerway. 12 November 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Wales U19 vs. Albania 2 – 3". Soccerway. 17 November 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Albania U19 vs. Georgia 0 – 1". Soccerway. 14 November 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Kombëtarja U-21, dy ndeshje miqësore me Çekinë" [U-21 national team, two friendlies against Czech Republic] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 18 May 2016. Archived from the original on 10 November 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Alban Bushi: Ja emrat për grumbullimin e parë në Durrës" [Alban Bushi: The names for the first gather in Durrës] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 17 January 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-01-19. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "Kombëtarja U-21, pak risi në miqësoret ndaj Moldavisë" [Under-21 national team, less innovation against Moldova] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ "Alban Bushi shpall listën e U21 për Francën dhe Estoninë" [Alban Bushi announces the U21 list for France and Estonia] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-07-05. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
- ^ Strack-Zimmermann, Benjamin. "Albania vs. Estonia". www.national-football-teams.com.
- ^ Elhan Kastrati at Soccerway. Retrieved 22 November 2017.
- ^ Elhan Kastrati – UEFA competition record (archive)
External links
- Elhan Kastrati at Soccerway
- Elhan Kastrati – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Elhan Kastrati at the Albanian Football Association (in Albanian and English)
- Elhan Kastrati at National-Football-Teams.com
- v
- t
- e
- 2 Salvi
- 4 Angeli
- 5 Casolari
- 7 Pandolfi
- 8 Amatucci
- 9 Magrassi
- 10 Cassano
- 11 Desogus
- 16 Vita
- 17 Tronchin
- 18 Tessiore
- 19 D'Alessio
- 21 Rabbi
- 22 Scquizzato
- 23 Branca
- 24 Carissoni
- 26 Pavan
- 28 Rizza
- 29 Djibril
- 30 Negro
- 32 Masciangelo
- 36 Kastrati
- 45 Maistrello
- 64 Cecchetto
- 74 Sanogo
- 78 Maniero
- 91 Ravasio
- 92 Baldini
- Head coach: Gorini