Enea Mihaj

Enea Mihaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-07-05) 5 July 1998
Place of birth Rhodes, Greece
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Panetolikos
Number 66
Youth career
2011 Olympic Arena Academy
2011–2016 Panetolikos Youth
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016– Panetolikos 26 (0)
National team‡
2016 Albania U19 1 (0)
2016–2017 Albania U21 1 (0)
2018– Albania 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:13, 8 May 2018 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2018

Enea Mihaj (born 5 July 1998) is a Albanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Greek club Panetolikos.

Early life

Mihaj grow up in the principally in Thessaloniki and then in Rhodes, where Mihaj started his youth football. At age of 13 he was included in Olympic Arena Academy where stood out with his talent and cought the eyes of Panetolikos which approached him in their academy and after 3–4 days they invited him in their team. At age of 16 he broke away from the family to move in Aetolia-Acarnania to focus in his work for football.[1]

Club career

Panetolikos

Mihaj participated for the first time with Panetolikos F.C. on 14 December 2016 in a 2016–17 Greek Cup match against Kallithea where he was an unused substitute.[2] After two league matches as an unused substitute Mihaj made his professional debut on 11 January 2017 in a cup match against PAOK coming on as a substittue in the 87th minute in place of Giorgos Mygas.[3]

International career

Albania

Mihaj received his first call up to the Albania national under-19 team by coach Arjan Bellaj for the friendly tournament Roma Caput Mundi from 29 February–4 March 2016.[4]

He received a call up at the Albania national under-21 football team by coach Redi Jupi for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Israel U21 on 10 October 2016.[5] He debuted with Albania U21 against Israel U21 coming on as a substitute at half-time in place of Kostandin Kariqi.[6]

He was called up by a new coach Alban Bushi for a double Friendly match against Moldova U21 on 25 & 27 March 2017.[7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 May 2018 [8][9]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Panetolikos2016–17Superleague Greece 0010——10
2017–18 26030——290
Total 26040——300
Career total 26040——300
  1. ↑ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

References

  1. ↑ "Grekët "përulen" para talentit të shqiptarit" [The Greeks "humble" in front of the Albanian talent] (in Albanian). Albsport. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
  2. ↑ "Kallithea vs. Panaitolikos - 14 December 2016". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  3. ↑ "Panaitolikos vs. PAOK - 11 January 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Kombëtarja U-19, në turneun "Roma Caput Mundi"" [The U-19 national team, in the tournament “Roma Caput Mundi”] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
  5. ↑ "FSHF skandal me Shpresat, fshihet lista e Kombëtares U-21". Panorama.com.al. Panorama Sport. 2014-06-20. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
  6. ↑ "Under-21 2017 - Israel-Albania Commentary". UEFA. Retrieved 12 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "Kombëtarja U-21, pak risi në miqësoret ndaj Moldavisë" [Under-21 national team, less innovation against Moldova] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  8. ↑ Enea Mihaj at Soccerway. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
  9. ↑ Enea Mihaj – UEFA competition record
  • Enea Mihaj at WorldFootball.net
  • "Enea Mihaj profile" (in Greek). Superleague Greece. Retrieved 19 January 2018.
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