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15 year old Kevin Zefi becomes the youngest ever goalscorer in the Irish league history, currently represents them . Surely we can’t lose a talent to them ?

CanaYouDoIt wrote: Sat Sep 05, 2020 1:30 pm 15 year old Kevin Zefi becomes the youngest ever goalscorer in the Irish league history, currently represents them . Surely we can’t lose a talent to them ?

Second irish division.

Yup , a crap league but still broke the record .

There is this tendency now that albanian youth players who played in Big clubs primavera are moving to superliga. Last two cases Elezaj (Kukesi) and Shaqir Tafa (Tirana). Probably now playing in superliga gives you more exposure and money than playing in Serie C...

Simboli i Diellit wrote: Sat Sep 05, 2020 3:34 pm There is this tendency now that albanian youth players who played in Big clubs primavera are moving to superliga. Last two cases Elezaj (Kukesi) and Shaqir Tafa (Tirana). Probably now playing in superliga gives you more exposure and money than playing in Serie C...

I think for the players it's because they aren't good enough to make a jump to a bigger Italian team and sometimes it's not even the players fault because maybe it's hard for them to get a trial or something at bigger team. Should be good news for Superliga teams. Get cheap and young players that are probably at least on par on Superliga quality since Serie C = Superliga in terms of quality. And the players can make decent careers or atleast still be a 'professional' footballer.

artan wrote: Sat Sep 05, 2020 4:46 pm

Simboli i Diellit wrote: Sat Sep 05, 2020 3:34 pm There is this tendency now that albanian youth players who played in Big clubs primavera are moving to superliga. Last two cases Elezaj (Kukesi) and Shaqir Tafa (Tirana). Probably now playing in superliga gives you more exposure and money than playing in Serie C...

I think for the players it's because they aren't good enough to make a jump to a bigger Italian team and sometimes it's not even the players fault because maybe it's hard for them to get a trial or something at bigger team. Should be good news for Superliga teams. Get cheap and young players that are probably at least on par on Superliga quality since Serie C = Superliga in terms of quality. And the players can make decent careers or atleast still be a 'professional' footballer.

Actually they don’t get the professional player status unless they play in Serie B and Serie A over here . That’s why Llullaku prefered playing in Romania (now in their second division). These young albanians raised here have the quality they need to succeed in albanian superliga. Shaqir Tafa was a good prospect and Palermo wanted him to prolonge the contract . He was solid with our U21 aswell. Actually i was surprised he will be playing for Tirana this season. Meanwhile the goalkeepers position is more tricky , you have to be really lucky like Strakosha . Elezaj won’t be a NT material but he’d be better playing in Albania than Italian lower leagues. This way albanians who played abroad can bring some experience back and raise the profesionality of the league. Look at Shkurtaj , he was tearing up our league althrough he was failing abroad. Better pay our own than retired Brasilians or Nigerians.

Muriqi to Lazio official. 5 years ago he was playing in the Suerpliga and a nobody. Now he's the most expensive Albanian player of all time.

Finally getting some former Superliga players in Serie A, and they're all playing for Kosova's NT

It's just Tare trying to be patriotic for no reason at all. Muriqi will struggle at Lazio.

Dallku wrote: Sun Sep 06, 2020 5:39 am It's just Tare trying to be patriotic for no reason at all. Muriqi will struggle at Lazio.

Only time will tell but this is a great chance for him.. Serie A isn’t what it once was and if 40 year old Ibrahimovic can score 10 goals in a half season, there is no excuse for Muriqi