| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 February 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Bulqizë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Ferizaj | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Olimpic | ||
| 2012–2014 | Tirana | ||
| 2014–2015 | A.F Dinamo | ||
| 2015–2016 | Skënderbeu | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Skënderbeu | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Başakşehir U-21 | 24 | (5) |
| 2017– | Kukësi B | 16 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Kukësi | 0 | (0) |
| 2018– | Ferizaj | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017– | Albania U21 | 0 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2017 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:51, 15 May 2017 (UTC) | |||
Erli Çupi (born 3 February 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Kosovan club Ferizaj and the Albania national under-21 football team.
Club career
Early career
Çupi started his youth career with Olimpic at age of 14. After spending 1 season here, he moved at KF Tirana. Then in November 2014 he moved to A.F Dinamo where he played until the end of the season. In 2015 he signed with Skënderbeu Korçë.[1]
On 14 October 2016 he was signed by Turkish side İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. for the U21 team in the A2 Ligi. Following his arrival, he immediately established himself as a starter under coach İsmail Demirci playing 24 matches and scoring also 5 goals.[2]
In October 2017, Çupi returned to Albania joining FK Kukësi. He played initially for the Kukësi's B-team in the 2017–18 Albanian Second Division and in November gained the first team managed by Mladen Milinković.[3]
International career
Çupi received his first international call up at the Albania national under-21 football team by coach Alban Bushi for a gathering between 14 and 17 May 2017 with most of the players selected from Albanian championships.[4]
Career statistics
Club
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe[lower-alpha 1] | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Skënderbeu Korçë | 2015–16 | Albanian Superliga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| İstanbul Başakşehir U21 | 2016–17 | A2 Ligi | 24 | 5 | — | — | — | 24 | 5 | |||
| Kukësi B | 2017–18 | Albanian Second Division | 16 | 0 | — | — | — | 16 | 0 | |||
| Kukësi | 2017–18 | Albanian Superliga | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 40 | 5 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 5 | ||||
- ↑ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup
References
- 1 2 "Erli Çupi profile" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- 1 2 Erli Çupi profile at TFF.org
- ↑ "Ish-mesfushori i Skënderbeut, nën urdhrat e Milinkoviçit" [Former Skënderbeu's midfielder, under the orders of Milinkoviç] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 25 November 2017. Retrieved 19 December 2017.
- ↑ Grumbullohet Kombëtarja U-21, Alban Bushi bën publike listën Panorama Sport
- ↑ Erli Çupi at Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
External links
- Erli Çupi at the Albanian Football Association (in Albanian and English)
- Erli Çupi at Soccerway
- Erli Çupi at the Turkish Football Federation