Danel Sinani
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Danel Sinani[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 5 April 1997||
Place of birth | Belgrade, FR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Huddersfield Town (on loan from Norwich City) | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2012 | FC Differdange 03 | ||
2012–2014 | Racing FC | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2017 | Racing FC | 62 | (12) |
2017–2020 | Dudelange | 64 | (30) |
2020– | Norwich City | 0 | (0) |
2020–2021 | → Waasland-Beveren (loan) | 18 | (3) |
2021– | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 39 | (6) |
International career‡ | |||
2015 | Luxembourg U19 | 3 | (0) |
2015– | Luxembourg U21 | 11 | (1) |
2017– | Luxembourg | 44 | (8) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2022 |
Danel Sinani (born 5 April 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for EFL Championship club Huddersfield Town, on loan from Norwich City. Born in Belgrade to Gorani parents,[3] he plays for the Luxembourg national team.
Club career
In Luxembourg
Sinani played club football in Luxembourg for Racing FC Union Luxembourg before joining F91 Dudelange in 2017.[4] With the latter, he won two Luxembourg National Division titles and the Luxembourg Cup.[5] In November 2018, he scored the first ever goal for a Luxembourgish club in the group stage of a major European competition against Olympiacos.[5] In 2019, Sinani was given the Luxembourg Footballer of the Year award. It was his first award of the trophy, known as the Wanderpokal Challenge Guy Greffrath (Challenge Guy Greffrath Challenge Cup).[6] In the summer of 2019, Sinani was offered a move to R.E. Virton, who play in the Belgian league, but he refused the deal.[7] Later in the year, he scored two goals in a Europa League match against five time Europa League winners Sevilla.[5][8] As of 2020, he has scored 13 goals in UEFA Champions League and Europa League matches.[5] Sinani has scored 14 goals in 16 appearances in the 2019–20 Luxembourg National Division,[9] nine goals in the 2019–20 UEFA Europa League, and 24 goals in 30 matches in all competitions.[10]
Norwich City
In April 2020, he signed for Norwich City for the 2020–21 season.[11] His contract is until 2023,[9] and he is the first Luxembourgish Norwich City player.[12]
In August 2020, Sinani was loaned to Belgian club Waasland-Beveren for the season.[13]
On 28 July 2021, he joined Huddersfield Town on a season-long loan. As part of the loan agreement with Norwich, Huddersfield have the option to sign him permanently at the end of the season.[14] Sinani made his EFL Championship debut as a late substitute in the 1–1 draw against Derby County at Pride Park on 6 August 2021.[15] He made his full home debut against Everton in the EFL Cup on 24 August 2021 when Huddersfield lost 2–1.[16]
International career
He made his international debut for Luxembourg in 2017.[4] Kosovo approached Sinani about representing them internationally, as his parents are from Dragaš. Sinani refused the meeting to discuss it, as he sees Luxembourg as his home.[17] Sinani scored three goals for Luxembourg during their 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D campaign.[5]
Personal life
Sinani was born in Belgrade, Serbia, FR Yugoslavia to ethnic Gorani parents from Dragaš. He moved to Luxembourg along with his family at the age of 5.[18]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 29 May 2022[19]
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Racing FC | 2014–15 | Luxembourg Division of Honour | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 15 | 3 | ||
2015–16 | Luxembourg National Division | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 | |||
2016–17 | Luxembourg National Division | 24 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 6 | |||
Total | 62 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 62 | 12 | ||||
Dudelange | 2017–18 | Luxembourg National Division | 22 | 9 | 0 | 0 | — | 2[a] | 0 | 24 | 9 | |
2018–19 | Luxembourg National Division | 25 | 7 | 0 | 0 | — | 14[b] | 4 | 39 | 11 | ||
2019–20 | Luxembourg National Division | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | — | 13[c] | 9 | 30 | 23 | ||
Total | 64 | 30 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 13 | 93 | 43 | |||
Norwich City | 2020–21 | Championship | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
2021–22 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Waasland-Beveren (loan) | 2020–21 | Belgian First Division A | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[d] | 1 | 21 | 4 | |
Huddersfield Town (loan) | 2021–22 | Championship | 39 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[e] | 1 | 47 | 7 |
Career total | 183 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 15 | 223 | 66 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League and 12 and two goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League and 11 and nine goals in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearances in Belgian First Division A Promotion-Relegation play-off
- ^ Appearances in EFL Championship Promotion play-off's
International
- As of match played 4 June 2022[4]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Luxembourg | 2017 | 3 | 0 |
2018 | 9 | 3 | |
2019 | 9 | 0 | |
2020 | 8 | 3 | |
2021 | 12 | 0 | |
2022 | 3 | 2 | |
Total | 44 | 8 |
Scores and results list Luxembourg's goal tally first.
No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 September 2018 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ![]() |
3–0 | 4–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D |
2 | 11 September 2018 | San Marino Stadium, Serravalle, San Marino | ![]() |
3–0 | 3–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D |
3 | 15 October 2018 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 | 2018–19 UEFA Nations League D |
4 | 10 October 2020 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C |
5 | 2–0 | |||||
6 | 13 October 2020 | Podgorica City Stadium, Podgorica, Montenegro | ![]() |
2–1 | 2–1 | 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C |
7 | 4 June 2022 | LFF Stadium, Vilnius, Lithuania | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 2022–23 UEFA Nations League C |
8 | 2–0 |
Honours
Dudelange
Individual
References
- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Norwich City" (PDF). English Football League. p. 47. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
- ^ UEFA.com. "Danel Sinani - Luxembourg - UEFA Nations League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ JA SAM BEOGRAĐANIN, NISAM ALBANAC! JESAM SINANI, ALI SA ALBANIJOM NEMAM NIŠTA! Najbolji igrač Luksemburga odjavio tzv. Kosovo (FOTO)
- ^ a b c Danel Sinani at National-Football-Teams.com
- ^ a b c d e "Factfile: Danel Sinani". Norwich City F.C. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Danel Sinani ist Fußballer des Jahres". wort.lu (in German). 27 September 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ Mollereau, Julien (3 April 2020). "Mon contrat ? J'ai tout simplement signé et tout renvoyé par la poste". Le Quotidien (in French). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Europa League: Sinani rettet die F91-Ehre gegen Sevilla". Tageblatt (in German). 7 November 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Norwich sign Danel Sinani from F91 Dudelange after placing staff on furlough". ESPN. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Daniel Sinani: Luxembourg international striker agrees Norwich transfer". Sky Sports. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Norwich sign Luxembourg forward Danel Sinani". BBC Sport. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Norwich City complete signing of Danel Sinani". The Pink'un. 10 April 2020. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
- ^ "Sinani and Sitti complete loan switches to Belgian side Waasland-Beveren". Norwich City F.C. 22 September 2020. Archived from the original on 23 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
- ^ "Loan: Danel Sinani joins from Norwich City". www.htafc.com. Retrieved 28 July 2021.
- ^ "Covid-hit Terriers fight back at Derby". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ "Ten-man Everton edge past Huddersfield". BBC Sport. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ^ CVETKOVIĆ, Ivan (10 September 2019). "Srbiju večeras napada Beograđanin Danel Sinani!". sportske.net (in Bosnian). Retrieved 11 April 2020.
- ^ "Historia e Danel Sinanit, djalit nga Sharri që nuk është… shqiptar" [The history of Danel Sinani, the boy from Sharr who is not an… Albanian] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 5 September 2018. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- ^ Danel Sinani at Soccerway
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Gorani people
- Footballers from Belgrade
- Luxembourgian footballers
- Luxembourg international footballers
- Association football wingers
- Belgian First Division A players
- Racing FC Union Luxembourg players
- F91 Dudelange players
- Norwich City F.C. players
- Waasland-Beveren players
- Huddersfield Town A.F.C. players
- Luxembourgian people of Serbian descent
- Luxembourgian expatriate footballers
- Luxembourgian expatriate sportspeople in England
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Luxembourg Division of Honour players
- Luxembourg National Division players
- English Football League players