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Ardian Cuculi
Personal information
Full name Ardian Cuculi
Date of birth (1987-07-19) 19 July 1987 (age 37)
Place of birth Kičevo, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left back, Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 FK Shkëndija
Number 6
Youth career
1998-2001 Velazerimi
2001-2005 Napredok
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006-2014 Shkendija 130 (5)
2008 → Pobeda (loan) 10 (1)
2009 → Milano (loan) 27 (1)
2014-2015 Partizani Tirana 32 (0)
2015- Shkendija 7 (0)
International career‡
2005–2006 Macedonia U17 8 (0)
2007 Macedonia U19 2 (0)
2013-2014 Macedonia[1] 8 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 October 2014

Ardian Cuculi (born 19 July 1987 in Kichevo) is an ethnic Albanian football player from the Republic of Macedonia, who is currently playing for Shkëndija in the macedonian superleague and the Macedonia national team.[2][3] He also holds Albanian citizenship.[4]

Aside from football he is also a law graduate after gaining his degree in January 2010 from The FON University.[5]

Career

Shkëndija

Cuculi went on trial at Croatian club HNK Rijeka in the summer of 2012 but returned to Shkëndija for the 2012-13 season.[6]

He was named in the 2013-14 Macedonian First League team of the year while at FK Shkëndija[7]

Partizani

Cuculi followed coach Shpëtim Duro on his way out of Shkëndija to Albanian Superliga side Partizani Tirana ahead of the 2014-15 season.[8] He made his debut for the club on 24 August in week 1 of 2014–15 Albanian Superliga against KF Laçi, helping his team to get a 1–1 away draw.[9] Cuculi scored his first goal with Demat e Kuq on 5 November in first match of second round in 2014–15 Albanian Cup against KS Lushnja, he scored the goal in 79th minute from a direct free kick.[10][11] He was the team's capitan for this match.[10]

International career

He made his debut with Macedonia on 26 May 2014 in a friendy match against Cameroon, entering in the field in 26th minute after injury of Goran Popov; Macedonia went to lose the match 2–0.[12]

Honours

Club

FK Shkëndija

Individual

  • Macedonian First League team of the year (1): 2013–14

References

  1. ^ National Football Teams profile
  2. ^ Soccerway profile
  3. ^ UEFA profile
  4. ^ "Cuculi dhe Shabani pajisen me pasaportë shqiptare". Panorama Sport. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  5. ^ Futbollisti Ardian Cuculi edhe me diplomë të juristit
  6. ^ Ardijan Cuculi training with Rijeka
  7. ^ Team of the season 2013/14
  8. ^ Ardian Cuculi set to sign with Partizani
  9. ^ ""Luftë" për një pikë, Partizani barazon në Laç. Trajneri Duro: Raçiç, "bast" im i fituar". Panorama Sport. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
  10. ^ a b "Partizanin e nderon Cuculi, thyhet Lushnja". Panorama Sport. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  11. ^ "Lushnja vs. Partizani Tirana 0–1". Soccerway. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  12. ^ "Macedonia 0-2 Cameroon". BBC Sport. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.

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