Full name Grend Halili Number 9 2013 → Varese (loan) | Place of birth Tirane, Albania Name Grend Halili | |
Date of birth (1998-05-24) 24 May 1998 (age 17) | ||
Procesi Sportiv, 29 Prill 2019, Pjesa 1 - Top Channel Albania - Sport Talk Show
Grent Refik Halili (born 24 May 1998 in Tiranë) is an Albanian footballer who currently plays as a centre forward for Tirana in the Albanian Superliga. He is the son of KF Tirana's owner and president Refik Halili.
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- Procesi Sportiv 29 Prill 2019 Pjesa 1 Top Channel Albania Sport Talk Show
- Early career
- Tirana
- International career
- Club
- Personal life
- References
Early career
Halili started his youth career at KF Tirana in 2011.
In May 2013 he went on trial at Italian club Varese alongside fellow KF Tirana youth player Marko Çema as part of a collaboration between the two clubs.
Tirana
Halili was promoted to the senior team at KF Tirana by coach Gugash Magani during the 2014–15 season where he made his professional debut in the Albanian Cup against Sopoti Librazhd, where he also scored his first goal. He signed a four–year contract with KF Tirana along with fellow youth player David Domgjoni on 1 April 2015, keeping him at the club until 2019.
International career
Halili was called up at Albania national under-19 football team by coach Arjan Bellaj at the pre-eleminary squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification from 6-11 October 2016.
Club
As of 17:41, 24 December 2016 (UTC)Personal life
His father Refik Halili is owner of the club where he plays KF Tirana.