Ylli Sallahi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ylli Sallahi | ||
| Date of birth | 6 April 1994 | ||
| Place of birth | Skenderaj, FR Yugoslavia[1] | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Playing position | Left back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Karlsruher SC | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2011 | Kapfenberger SV | ||
| 2011–2012 | Bayern Munich | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2014 | Bayern Munich II | 48 | (11) |
| 2014 | Bayern Munich | 1 | (0) |
| 2015– | Karlsruher SC | 26 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014– | Austria U21 | 5 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 01:50, 21 September 2016 (UTC). | |||
Ylli Sallahi (born 6 April 1994) is an Austrian footballer who plays as a left back for Karlsruher SC in the 2. Bundesliga.
Early life
Born in Skenderaj to a Kosovar-Albanian family,[1] Sallahi moved to Austria when he was only eight months old.
Club career
Early career
In his youth he played for local club Kapfenberger SV before being signed by Bayern Munich in 2011.[2] He commented "I want to develop my career in a big club."[3] He was a regular for the youth team, playing 27 matches in the first season for the U19 team.
On 5 April 2014, Sallahi made his Bundesliga debut, starting away to FC Augsburg, after head coach Pep Guardiola decided to rest some of the players of the first team for the UEFA Champions League quarter-final against Manchester United. He was substituted after 51 minutes for David Alaba as Bayern, who were already league champions, lost 1–0.[4]
Karlsruher SC
On 19 December 2014, effective 1 January 2015, Sallahi signed a contract with Karlsruher SC which runs to June 2018.[5]
International
In January 2014, Sallahi refused to play for Albania,[6] whereas in May of that year he declared he would not play for Austria either, but only for Kosovo.[7] Nevertheless, he made his debut for the Austria U21 team in a 4–2 victory over the Czech U21 on 14 November 2014,[8] and has thus far earned five caps.[9]
Kosovo
On 21 September 2016, Sallahi agreed to play for the Kosovo national football team, his country of birth.[10]
Honours
Club
References
- 1 2 "Ekskluzive : Ja kush është Ylli Sallahi" (in Albanian). asport.al. 8 January 2014. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ↑ "Sallahi to follow Shaqiri's footsteps". Kosovodiaspora. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ↑ "Sallahi signs for Bayern Munich". Spox. Retrieved 5 April 2014.
- ↑ "Augsburg 1-0 Bayern Munich: Molders sends champions crashing to first Bundesliga defeat". Goal.com. 5 April 2014. Retrieved 1 November 2014.
- ↑ "KSC angelt sich Bayern-Talent Sallahi" (in German). kicker. 19 December 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2015.
- ↑ "Sallahi refuzon Shqipërinë, i ati: Jemi austriakë" (in Albanian). Sportishqiptar. 13 January 2014. Retrieved 6 April 2014.
- ↑ "As me Shqipërinë, as me Austrinë, por me Kosovën" (in Albanian). yllpress.com. Retrieved 22 September 2014.
- ↑ "U21 siegt 4:2 gegen Tschechien" [U21 wins 4–2 against Tschechien] (in German). fussballoesterreich.at. 14 November 2014. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015.
- ↑ "Spielerprofil Ylli Sallahi" (in German). fussballoesterreich.at. Retrieved 17 November 2015.
- ↑ "Dy lojtarë të talentuar te Kosova". Korneri (in Albanian). 21 September 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2016.
- ↑ "Y. Sallahi". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 July 2014.
External links
- Ylli Sallahi profile at Soccerway
- Eurosport profile