Ardian Cuculi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ardian Cuculi | ||
| Date of birth | 19 July 1987 | ||
| 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 | 30 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2005–2006 | Macedonia U17 | 8 | (0) |
| 2007 | Macedonia U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2013-2014 | Macedonia[1] | 8 | (0) |
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*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
- Macedonian First League (1): 2010–11
- Macedonian Second League (1): 2009–10
- Macedonian Super Cup (1): 2011
Individual
- Macedonian First League team of the year (1): 2013–14
References
- ^ National Football Teams profile
- ^ Soccerway profile
- ^ UEFA profile
- ^ "Cuculi dhe Shabani pajisen me pasaportë shqiptare". Panorama Sport. 6 September 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ Futbollisti Ardian Cuculi edhe me diplomë të juristit
- ^ Ardijan Cuculi training with Rijeka
- ^ Team of the season 2013/14
- ^ Ardian Cuculi set to sign with Partizani
- ^ ""Luftë" për një pikë, Partizani barazon në Laç. Trajneri Duro: Raçiç, "bast" im i fituar". Panorama Sport. 25 August 2014. Retrieved 20 September 2014.
- ^ a b "Partizanin e nderon Cuculi, thyhet Lushnja". Panorama Sport. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Lushnja vs. Partizani Tirana 0–1". Soccerway. 5 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
- ^ "Macedonia 0-2 Cameroon". BBC Sport. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
- 1987 births
- Living people
- People from Kičevo
- Albanians from the Republic of Macedonia
- Association football defenders
- Macedonian footballers
- Macedonian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Albania
- FK Vëllazërimi 77 players
- FK Škendija 79 players
- FK Pobeda players
- FK Milano Kumanovo players
- KF Partizani Tirana players
- Albanian Superliga players