Adrian Aliaj

Adrian Aliaj

Personal information
Full name	Adrian Aliaj
Date of birth	24 September 1976 (1976-09-24)
Place of birth	Vlorë, Albania
Playing position	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1992–1995	Partizani	9	(1)
1995–1996	Hannover 96	2	(0)
1996–1998	Hajduk Split	3	(0)
1998–1999	Standard Liège	24	(1)
2000	Maccabi Petah Tikva	17	(2)
2000–2002	La Louvière	31	(2)
2002–2003	Charleroi	23	(1)
2003–2005	Rot-Weiß Oberhausen	45	(7)
2005–2006	Stade Brest	13	(0)
2006–	NK Solin	11	(2)
2007	Al Nassr FC
National team‡
2002–2006	Albania	29	(8)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 August 2007. † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 August 2007

Adrian Aliaj (born 24 September 1976) is a retired Albanian football defender.

Club career

Aliaj started his career at FK Partizani in Albania where he made his first team debut at the young age of 16. He then left for Hannover 96 in 1995, then moved to Croatia the season later. He also played for Standard Liege in Belgium for two years until he moved to Israel to play for Maccabi Petah Tikva. He then returned to Belgium with RAA La Louviere and then R. Charleroi S.C. He left Stade Brest in the summer of 2006 and now plays in the Croatian Second Division for NK Solin.

International career

Aliaj has enjoyed a very good playing career for Albania national football team. He made 29 appearances from 2002 til 2006 and scored eight goals for his country, an unusual high number for a defender.

National team statistics

Albania national team
Year	Apps	Goals
2002	1	0
2003	10	3
2004	6	4
2005	7	0
2006	5	1
Total	29	8

External links

• Adrian Aliaj at National-Football-Teams.com
• Adrian Aliaj at transfermarkt