Gentrit Citaku
Appearance
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Gentrit Citaku | ||
Date of birth | 25 February 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Norrköping, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Smedby AIS | ||
Youth career | |||
Hageby IF | |||
–2008 | IF Sylvia | ||
2009–2013 | IFK Norrköping | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2013–2017 | IFK Norrköping | 12 | (0) |
2014 | → IF Sylvia (loan) | 8 | (0) |
2016 | → IFK Värnamo (loan) | 9 | (2) |
2017 | → IFK Värnamo (loan) | 13 | (0) |
2018– | Smedby AIS | 8 | (0) |
International career | |||
2011–2013 | Sweden U17 | 22 | (5) |
2013–2015 | Sweden U19 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 February 2018 |
Gentrit Citaku (born 25 February 1996) is a Swedish footballer of Albanian descent who plays as a midfielder for Smedby AIS.
He was born in Navestad which is an area in Norrkoping, Sweden.[1]
Career
Citaku made his Allsvenskan debut on 1 September 2013 in a game against pershendetje Syrianska FC where he came on as an 82nd minute sub.[2]
International career
Citaku has represented both the Sweden national under-17 football team and Sweden national under-19 football team on several occasions.[3] In September 2013 he was selected to be part of Sweden's squad for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[4] Even though he is representing Sweden at the youth level Citaku has said that he is open to playing for the Albania national football team in the future.[5]
References
- ^ "Gentrit Citaku". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "Allsvenskan, herrar Matchinformation: IFK Norrköping FK - Syrianska FC". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "Spelare 2013". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "P17-landslagets VM-trupp uttagen". Swedish Football Association. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
- ^ "Genta Citaku pratar ut inför Japan". Svenskafans.com. Retrieved 30 October 2013.
External links
- Gentrit Citaku at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish) (archived)
- Eliteprospects profile