Erfan Zeneli

Erfan Zeneli (born 28 December 1986) is a Finnish footballer of Kosovar Albanian descent who currently plays for AC Kajaani as a striker or left winger.[1] Besides Finland, he has played in Israel and Kazakhstan.[2]

Erfan Zeneli
Personal information
Full name Erfan Zeneli
Date of birth (1986-12-28) 28 December 1986
Place of birth Vučitrn, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Club information
Current team
 AC Kajaani
Number 80
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2005–2013 HJK Helsinki 166 (32)
2009–2010 → Klubi 04 (loan) 25 (8)
2014 Maccabi Petah Tikva 5 (1)
2014–2015 HJK Helsinki 36 (11)
2016 Shakhter Karagandy 14 (0)
2016–2017 Inter Turku 14 (0)
2017 SJK 30 (4)
2018 RoPs 11 (2)
2019–2020 HJK Helsinki 9 (0)
2020 AC Kajaani 12 (3)
National team
2006–2008 Finland U21 10 (2)
2013–2015 Finland 6 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:15, 7 July 2019 (UTC)

Career

Club

In February 2016, Zeneli went on trial with Kazakhstan Premier League side FC Shakhter Karagandy.[3]

On 17 June 2016, Zeneli had his contract with Shakhter Karagandy terminated by mutual consent,[4] going on to season a contract with FC Inter Turku for the rest of the 2016 season on 19 July 2016.[5]

International

In April 2012 Zeneli declared to the media that he would welcome a convocation to be part of the Albania national football team and has been since in contact with coach Gianni de Biasi. He decided to play for Finland national football team.[6]

Honours
Individual

References
  1. Erfan Zeneli povaa HJK:n superlupaukselle hyvää kautta: ”Jos pelaat HJK:ssa tuon ikäisenä, sinun pitää olla tosi hyvä”, suomifutis.com, 2 January 2019
  2. Ykkösen tähdet tutuiksi: Erfan Zeneli palloliitto.fi
  3. "ШАХТЕР ПРОСМАТРИВАЕТ ИНОСТРАННЫХ ФУТБОЛИСТОВ". shahter.kz (in Russian). FC Shakhter Karagandy. 1 February 2016. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
  4. "ШАХТЕР ПОКИНУЛИ ЭРФАН ЗЕНЕЛИ И МОШТАГ ЯГУБИ". shahter.kz (in Russian). FC Shakhter Karagandy. 17 June 2016. Retrieved 17 June 2016.
  5. "Erfan Zeneli loppukaudeksi Interiin". fcinter.fi (in Finnish). FC Inter Turku. 19 July 2016. Archived from the original on 11 August 2016. Retrieved 10 August 2016.
  6. Hasani, Valdet (19 April 2012). "De Biasi zbulon Zenelin në Youtube". Gazeta Express. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013.
  7. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2013-11-11. Retrieved 2013-11-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)


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