Full name Ezgjan Alioski 0000–2010 Young Boys Weight 63 kg Number 3 Height 1.72 m | Playing position Role Footballer Place of birth Prilep, Macedonia Name Ezgjan Alioski Date joined 2013 | |
Date of birth (1992-02-12) 12 February 1992 (age 23) Current teams Macedonia national football team (Defender), FC Schaffhausen (#3 / Defender) | ||
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Ezgjan 'Gjanni' Alioski (Macedonian: Езѓан Алиоски, Albanian: Ezgjan Aliu) (born 12 February 1992) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Championship club Leeds United and the Macedonia national team. He is commonly known as 'Gianni'. Ezgjan is of Albanian heritage.
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- FPA TV EXCLUSIVE Ezgjan Alioski surprise gift for his father
- Fpa tv exklusiv ezgjan alioski leeds united fc
- Early career
- Lugano
- Leeds United
- International career
- Club
- International
- Individual
- References
A versatile player, left-footed he predominantly plays on the right wing, and can also play as striker, attacking midfielder or as a left back.
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Early career
Alioski began his club career as a left back in the second team of BSC Young Boys where from 2010 to 2013 he scored four goals in 57 matches. In January 2013 he went to FC Schaffhausen on loan, later converting to a permanent transfer, scoring four goals in 77 matches.
Lugano
He joined FC Lugano on loan in January 2016 and made his debut on 13 February in a 2–1 loss against FC Thun. Despite signing him as a left back, then Lugano manager Zdeněk Zeman converted Alioski into an attacking right winger and striker towards the end of the 2015–16 season. He scored his first goal for the club on 11 May 2016 in a 4–0 win against FC Zurich.
In June 2016, his move was made permanent. New manager Andrea Manzo continued to play Alioski in the attacking roles once the season started. He scored his first goal of the campaign in his second game on 30 July 2016, in a 2–1 win against BSC Young Boys. He scored seven goals in his first 10 games at the club. On 19 April 2017. Alioski scored a hat-trick for Lugano in a 4–2 victory against FC Sion.
He continued to impress during his first season and helped guide Lugano to a third place finish in the Swiss Super League. He scored 16 goals in 34 games for FC Lugano and was the third top goalscorer in the Swiss Super League behind Seydou Doumbia (20) and Guillaume Hoarau (18). He was also the third highest in the division in terms of his assists, after making 14 in his 34 games, behind Yoric Ravet (17) and Matteo Tosetti (15).
Leeds United
Alioski joined English Championship club Leeds United on 13 July 2017. On 6 August 2017, he made his debut in the 3–2 victory against Bolton Wanderers and created the assist for teammate Chris Wood's goal. After gaining another assist, he received the man of the match award against Sunderland in a 2-0 win on 19 August. On 26 August, Alioski received the man of the match award and scored his first goal for Leeds in a 2-0 victory against Nottingham Forest.
International career
After representing Macedonia at various youth levels, he made his debut for the senior side in 2013.
He scored his first international goal against Albania on 5 September 2016 in a 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification match.
He mainly played for his national side in a left wing-back position, before being converted to a more attacking midfield position.