Place of birth Pogradec, Albania Years Team Current team FK Kukesi Playing position Name Enea Koliqi Position Goalkeeper | Number TBA Role Football goalkeeper Date joined 2013 2004–2006 Iraklis Thessaloniki Height 1.9 m | |
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Date of birth (1986-02-13) 13 February 1986 (age 29) | ||
Enea Koliqi (born 13 December 1986 in Korce) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Albanian club Kukësi in the Albanian Superliga.
Contents
- Club career
- Flamurtari Vlor
- Return to Iraklis
- Olympiakos Volou
- Kuksi
- International career
- Career statistics
- Club
- Individual
- References
Koliqi started his career in Iraklis'youth squads. He also played for Olympiakos Volos, Odysseas Kordeliou, Panserraikos and Flamurtari Vlorë before returning to Iraklis in the summer of 2013. He has also been capped with Albania under-21 team.
Club career
He began his career with Iraklis and was loaned out to Beta Ethniki club Olympiakos Volos in January 2009. Since January 2010 is playing for Olympiakos Volos after being released from Iraklis Thessaloniki FC. He was released by Olympiakos Volos in the summer of 2010 and he ended up in the 4th tier club Odysseas Kordeliou. On 10 June 2011, he signed for Panserraikos on a free transfer.
Flamurtari Vlorë
In January 2012, Koliqi returned to his country and joined Albanian Superliga outfit Flamurtari Vlorë as a free agent, signing until the end of the season. He made his first ever Albanian Superliga appearance on 11 February in the away match against Kamza, keeping a clean sheet as Flamuratri won 1–0. Following the debut, he became first choice in goal and retained his spot until the end of the season, collecting 19 appearances, including 13 in league, as Flamurtari finished 4th in league, qualifying in the 2012–13 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round, and was eliminated in the semi-finals of Albanian Cup by Tirana.
He made his European debut with the team on 5 July 2012 in the first leg against Honvéd. He also played in the returning leg on 12th, as Flamurtari suffered another defeat and was eliminated the aggregate 3–0. Three days later, Koliqi agreed a contract extension, signing until June 2013.
Return to Iraklis
On 1 August 2013 he signed a two-year contract with Iraklis. He had to wait until 26 January of the following year to made his return debut, where he kept a clean sheet in an away win against Anagennisi Giannitsa.
Olympiakos Volou
On 24 July 2014 Koliqi signed for Olympiakos Volos. He made his competitive debut on 12 October 2014 in the 0–2 home defeat to Zakynthos. During the course of 2014–15 season, Koliqi shared his spot with Alexandros Kasmeridis and Dimitris Rizos, and finished the season with only 8 league appearances, failing to keep a clean sheet.
Kukësi
On 24 August 2015, Koliqi completed a transfer to Albanian Superliga side Kukësi by agreeing a one-year deal after initially refused to be tested. He spend the first part of the season as Ervis Koçi's backup, and was used only in Albanian Cup where he made his debut in the first round against Naftëtari Kuçovë. His league debut would come later on 5 March of the following year, where he entered as a substitute in 5th minute in place of injured Ervis Koçi as Kukësi defeated Vllaznia in Shkodër. Koliqi retained his spot until the end of the season, making 13 league appearances, in addition 8 in Albanian Cup, including one in final where Kukësi defeated Laçi on penalties.
Koliqi started his second Kukësi season on 30 June 2016 in first leg of UEFA Europa League first qualifying round against Rudar which ended in a 1–1 home draw. He kept a clean sheet in the returning leg as Kukësi progressed to the second round with the 2–1 aggregate. Kukësi then was eliminated in the second round by Austria Wien with the aggregate 5–1. On 5 August 2016, he extended his contract for another year. Later on 24 August, Koliqi begun the domestic season by playing in the 2016 Albanian Supercup against Skënderbeu Korçë, where Kukësi emerged victorious at Selman Stërmasi Stadium, aiding the club to win its first ever Albanian Supercup trophy.
International career
Koliqi has made 12 appearances for Albania under-21 squad. He was part of the team in the qualifiers of 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. After remaining on the bench in the first two matches, Koliqi was handed his debut on 8 September 2007 in the match against Croatia where he kept a clean sheet in an eventual 1–0 win. He second appearance came in the next match against Azerbaijan as Albania didn't get more than a 1–1 draw at Baku. Koliqi finished the campaign by making 7 appearances as Albania finished Group 1 in 4th position, failing thus to qualify for the main tournament.