Silvester Shkalla
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 August 1995 | ||
Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-Back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Teuta Durrës | ||
Number | 3 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2014 | Shkëndija Tiranë | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2015 | Dinamo Tirana | 26 | (1) |
2015– | Teuta Durrës | 77 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2016 | Albania U21 | 1 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 16:07, 29 May 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 2 September 2016 |
Silvester Shkalla (born 10 August 1995) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a Centre-Back for Albanian club Teuta Durrës in the Albanian Superliga.
Club career
Early career
Shkalla started his youth career at Shkëndija Tiranë. After spending 3 years there he moved at Dinamo Tirana.[1]
Teuta Durrës
In July 2015, Shkalla signed a three-year contract with Albanian Superliga side Teuta Durrës for an undisclosed fee.[2] He was given the number 3, which was vacant after the departure of Elvis Prençi.
Shkalla made his top flight debut on 22 August 2015 in team's opening match of the season against Flamurtari Vlorë, where he played full-90 minutes in a 1–0 away trimuph.[3] He played full-90 minutes in both legs of the first round of 2015–16 Albanian Cup, where Teuta thrashed Ada Velipojë with the aggregate 11–2.
On 21 October, in the first round of the second leg against Kamza, Shkalla scored his first goal for Teuta, a winner, which helped the team to win the match 0–1.[4] After the match, he told the media that he has very happy for the goal and more happy for the fact that the team won thanks to his goal.[5]
International career
Albania U-21
2017 UEFA Euro U-21 Championship
Shkalla was called up at the Albania national under-21 football team by coach Redi Jupi during the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification between October and November 2015 where he was an unused substitute in 3 matches played by Albania U21.[6] After almost 1-year absence he was returned again at Albania U21 and played as a starter in a match against Greece U21 on 2 September 2016. In the 41st minute Shkalla made a bad tackle against an opponent player and this caused to receive an Yellow card and then following a controversial physical attack directed to him by opponent's players, referee gave Shkalla a Red card to send him off.[7]
Career statistics
Clubs
Club | Season | League country | League | League Cup | Europe[a] | Other[b] | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Dinamo Tirana | 2014–15 | Albanian First Division | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||
Total | 26 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 | ||||
Teuta Durrës | 2015–16 | Albanian Superliga | 28 | 1 | 6 | 1 | — | — | 34 | 2 | ||
2016–17 | 24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
Total | 52 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 63 | 2 | |||
Career total | 78 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 3 |
- ^ Including European competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ^ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup
References
- ^ Silvester Shkalla profile FSHF.org
- ^ "Teuta afron mbrojtësin e Dinamos". Telesport.al (in Albanian). 12 July 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ "Teuta e "varfër" mposht Flamurtarin e pasur 1-0". Bota Sot (in Albanian). 22 August 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Kamza vs. Teuta Durrës 0 – 1". Soccerway. 21 October 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ "Shkalla në delir: Jam i lumtur për golin vendimtar". Panorama Sport (in Albanian). 23 October 2015. Retrieved 21 December 2015.
- ^ Silvester Shkalla matches Soccerway
- ^ Under-21 2017 - Greece-Albania Commentary UEFA.com
- ^ Silvester Shkalla at Soccerway
- ^ "Football : Silvester Shkalla". Football DataBase. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
- ^ Silvester Shkalla – UEFA competition record (archive)
- ^ "Profile of Silvester Shkalla at Scoresway.com". Scoresway.com. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
External links
- Silvester Shkalla profile FSHF.org
- Silvester Shkalla at Soccerway
- Silvester Shkalla profile at Football DataBase
- Silvester Shkalla – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Tirana
- Association football defenders
- Albanian footballers
- Shkëndija Tiranë players
- FK Dinamo Tirana players
- KF Teuta Durrës players
- Albanian First Division players
- Albanian Superliga players
- Albania youth international footballers
- Albania under-21 international footballers
- Albanian football biography stubs