Bekim Balaj

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Bekim Balaj
69

2.02

M.€

9

33

years

ST

Profile of Bekim Balaj

Season 2023/24

Competitive matches
32
Matches
played
2877'
Minutes
played
20
0.63
Goals/90'
3
0.09
Assists/90'
5/0
0.16
Cards/90'
Bekim Balaj
Bekim Balaj
33
years
ALB
Albania
72
kgs
For
position
188
cms
9
shirt number
2.02
M.€
69
ELO

Born on 11 January 1991 in Tirana

Personal data
Country of birth
Albania Albania
Preferred foot
Right foot
Continent of birth
Europe
Region of birth
Southern Europe
Career details
Status
Midfield
Current club
Vllaznia Shkodër Vllaznia Shkodër
Current competition
Kategoria Superiore Kategoria Superiore
Previous club
Keciorengucu Keciorengucu
Previous competition
1. Lig 1. Lig
Historic team
Vllaznia Shkodër Vllaznia Shkodër
Historical competition
Kategoria Superiore Kategoria Superiore
Last number
9
Most common shirt number
19
Other shirt numbers
99, 19, 18
Form in last matches

Competitions played in

Participation and performances
Kategoria Superiore
52%
Wins
14 W
6 D
7 L
Conference League qualifiers
50%
Wins
1 W
0 D
1 L
Cup
67%
Wins
2 W
0 D
1 L

Team's position in the competition

Matchday 29 PTS MP W D L GF GA GD
1
KF Egnatia
KF Egnatia 51 28 14 9 5 45 30 +15
2
Vllaznia Shkodër
Vllaznia Shkodër 49 28 14 7 7 36 26 +10
3
Partizani Tirana
Partizani Tirana 46 28 12 10 6 39 25 +14
4
Skënderbeu Korçë
Skënderbeu Korçë 40 28 12 4 12 28 33 -5
5
KF Tirana
KF Tirana 39 28 10 9 9 48 44 +4
Position on the pitch
Main position
Forward 98%
Other positions
  • Right winger 2%
ST
RW
Campo de Fútbol

Attributes

68
pace
60
shot
50
pass
65
Dribbling
29
defence
69
Stamina
Main features
Power header

Rating progression

69 ▲ 6
5830 09
1213 10
9096 10
10060 11
10050 12
5816 13
10057 14
9814 14
2481 16
2432 19
111701 21
12569 21
12981 22
5830 22
Highest value in career
73 (2016)
Rankings
General
5238º
Age
236º
By country
21º 21º
By position
1264º F
By position
705º ST ST

Evolution of market value

2 M€ ▲ 0.8
5830 09
1213 10
9096 10
10060 11
10050 12
5816 13
10057 14
9814 14
2481 16
2432 19
111701 21
12569 21
12981 22
5830 22
Highest value in career
8.27M (2017)
Rankings
General
12776º
Age
426º
By country
101º 101º
By position
3314º F
By position
1783º ST ST
Contract information
Start of contract
14/01/2023
End of contract
30/06/2025
Contract length
28/03/2026

Past signings

Season. Date
Origin Destination Cost
22/23 14/01/2023
Keciorengucu
Keciorengucu
Vllaznia Shkodër
Vllaznia Shkodër
Free transfer
22/23 17/07/2022
Boluspor
Boluspor
Keciorengucu
Keciorengucu
Free transfer
21/22 16/01/2022
FK Nizhny Novgorod
FK Nizhny Novgorod
Released
21/22 01/07/2021
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz
Released
19/20 29/07/2019
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz
Free transfer
Total amount of money in transfer dealings 3M

Professional performance

Average number of goals
Current season 32
20
0.63
66
Calendar year 13
8
0.62
68
Last 6 months 24
14
0.58
67
Last 365 days 44
22
0.5
65
Last 3 years 117
31
0.26
62
Last 5 years 190
48
0.25
64
Career 509
141
0.28
63

List of clubs played for

Teams Season MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Vllaznia Shkodër
Vllaznia Shkodër
2023/24
32 20 3 5 0 32 32 0 2877' 33 8.3 66
Kategoria Superiore
Kategoria Superiore
27 16 1 5 0 27 27 0 2428' 33 8.2 66
Cup
Cup
3 3 1 0 0 3 3 0 269' 33 6.9 68
Conference League qualifiers
Conference League qualifiers
2 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 180' 32 6.9 63
Vllaznia Shkodër
Vllaznia Shkodër
2022/23
25 3 2 1 0 25 20 5 1776' 32 6.2 61
Keciorengucu
Keciorengucu
2022/23
16 3 0 1 0 16 6 10 613' 31 5.3 60
Boluspor
Boluspor
2021/22
14 4 1 1 1 14 11 3 947' 31 6.5 61
FK Nizhny Novgorod
FK Nizhny Novgorod
2021/22
15 0 0 2 0 15 12 3 1026' 30 6 62

Teammates

Player rating and role
E. Hakaj
D
E. Hakaj
67
-1
E. Mala
MF
E. Mala
67
-1
M. Juric
D
M. Juric
65
1
M. Stojanović
D
M. Stojanović
65
4
I. Gruda
F
I. Gruda
63
8
A. Krymi
MF
A. Krymi
62
1
Geralb Smajli
D
Geralb Smajli
62
10
Rejan Alivoda
MF
Rejan Alivoda
59
9
L. Boshnjaku
MF
L. Boshnjaku
59
7
M. Çoba
F
M. Çoba
56
6
K. Qarri
GK
K. Qarri
55
13
E. Sala
D
E. Sala
52
-2
A. Ajdarević
MF
A. Ajdarević
51
0
Jurgen Mehidri
GK
Jurgen Mehidri
47
-2
Andrey Yago
D
Andrey Yago
43
-2
D. Beci
D
D. Beci
41
-5
B. Gomes
F
B. Gomes
38
-3
Gledjan Pusi
D
Gledjan Pusi
36
6
Antonio Delaj
MF
Antonio Delaj
30
5

Historical performance in clubs

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Vllaznia Shkodër
Vllaznia Shkodër
3 93 78 7025' 35 10
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz
2 64 34 3194' 14 10
Akhmat Grozny
Akhmat Grozny
3 64 45 3888' 13 3
KF Tirana
KF Tirana
3 55 44 3952' 21 7
HNK Rijeka
HNK Rijeka
2 54 41 3685' 20 8
Jagiellonia Bialystok
Jagiellonia Bialystok
1 37 17 1966' 9 1
Sparta Praha
Sparta Praha
1 19 11 971' 4 2
Keciorengucu
Keciorengucu
1 16 6 613' 3 1
FK Nizhny Novgorod
FK Nizhny Novgorod
1 15 12 1026' 0 2
Boluspor
Boluspor
1 14 11 947' 4 2
Slavia Praha
Slavia Praha
1 13 7 634' 3 2
Olimpiku Tiranë
Olimpiku Tiranë
1 4 2 215' 1 0
Gençlerbirliği SK
Gençlerbirliği SK
1 2 1 47' 0 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
Kategoria Superiore
Kategoria Superiore
5 114 99 8894' 43 14
Premier League
Premier League
4 76 54 4644' 12 5
Austrian Bundesliga
Austrian Bundesliga
2 57 27 2636' 9 10
1. HNL
1. HNL
2 45 35 3151' 18 8
Ekstraklasa
Ekstraklasa
1 31 12 1551' 7 1

Teams played for

Vllaznia Shkodër
Vllaznia Shkodër
3 season
35
93
Sturm Graz
Sturm Graz
2 season
14
64
Akhmat Grozny
Akhmat Grozny
3 season
13
64
KF Tirana
KF Tirana
3 season
21
55
HNK Rijeka
HNK Rijeka
2 season
20
54
Jagiellonia Bialystok
Jagiellonia Bialystok
1 season
9
37
Sparta Praha
Sparta Praha
1 season
4
19
Keciorengucu
Keciorengucu
1 season
3
16
FK Nizhny Novgorod
FK Nizhny Novgorod
1 season
0
15
Boluspor
Boluspor
1 season
4
14
Slavia Praha
Slavia Praha
1 season
3
13
Olimpiku Tiranë
Olimpiku Tiranë
1 season
1
4
Gençlerbirliği SK
Gençlerbirliği SK
1 season
0
2

For the national team

48 times at International
12 times at U21
6 times at U19
9
Average number of goals
0.19
0
1
0
Other information
Times called up
61
Matches as a starter
20
Off the bench
28
Debut
14/11/2012
Age on debut
21.8 years old
Last match
26/10/2022
Age in last game
31.8 years old

Career with national team

Teams Year MP
MP GS MS MIN Age Pts. ELO
Albania
Albania
2022
3 1 0 0 0 3 0 3 55' 31 4.8 62
International Friendly
International Friendly
0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 32' 31 6 60
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
0 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 23' 31 4.1 62
Albania
Albania
2021
4 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 171' 30 4.9 61
Albania
Albania
2020
4 1 0 0 0 4 1 3 94' 29 4.9 64
Albania
Albania
2019
7 2 0 1 0 7 5 2 416' 28 5.2 65
Albania
Albania
2018
9 1 0 0 0 9 3 6 479' 27 5.1 61

Teammates in the national team

Player rating and role
B. Djimsiti
D
B. Djimsiti
83
0
T. Strakosha
GK
T. Strakosha
82
0
E. Hysaj
D
E. Hysaj
82
0
E. Berisha
GK
E. Berisha
82
0
L. Cana
D
L. Cana
82
0
M. Mavraj
D
M. Mavraj
78
0
Myrto Uzuni
F
Myrto Uzuni
77
0
A. Agolli
D
A. Agolli
77
0
S. Çikalleshi
F
S. Çikalleshi
76
0
A. Abrashi
MF
A. Abrashi
76
0
Y. Ramadani
MF
Y. Ramadani
75
0
T. Xhaka
MF
T. Xhaka
75
0
O. Shehi
GK
O. Shehi
74
0
E. Lenjani
D
E. Lenjani
73
0
E. Kaçe
MF
E. Kaçe
73
0
A. Sadiku
F
A. Sadiku
72
0
Rey Manaj
F
Rey Manaj
71
0
L. Memushaj
MF
L. Memushaj
71
0
A. Hoxha
GK
A. Hoxha
71
0

Performances for the national team

By teams Season. MP GS Min.
Albania
Albania
11 48 20 2130' 9 1
Albania U21
Albania U21
4 8 8 612' 3 3
Albania U19s
Albania U19s
1 3 3 225' 2 0
By competition Season. MP GS Min.
International Friendly
International Friendly
10 19 5 660' 4 0
EC Qualifying
EC Qualifying
3 12 9 729' 3 1
UEFA Nations League
UEFA Nations League
3 9 2 306' 0 0
U21 EC Qualifying
U21 EC Qualifying
4 8 8 612' 3 3
WC Qual. Europe
WC Qual. Europe
3 7 4 404' 2 0
Titles
  • Albanian Super Cup winner
    Albanian Super Cup winner
    10/11
  • 3
    Albanian Cup winner
    Albanian Cup winner
    11/12
Best performances