Mërgim Vojvoda

Mërgim Vojvoda
Personal information
Full name Mërgim Vojvoda
Date of birth (1995-02-01) 1 February 1995
Place of birth Skenderaj, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current team
 Mouscron
Number 27
Youth career
2008–2016 Standard Liège
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2016 Standard Liège II 0 (0)
2014–2015 → Sint-Truidense (loan) 4 (0)
2015–2016 → Carl Zeiss Jena (loan) 24 (0)
2016– Mouscron 60 (1)
National team‡
2014–2016 Albania U21 7 (0)
2017– Kosovo 11 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 May 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 September 2018

Mërgim Vojvoda (born 1 February 1995) is an Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Belgian club Mouscron and the Kosovo national team.

Club career

Early career

Vojvoda started his youth career with Standard Liège in 2008 at age of 13.

Loan at Sint-Truidense

On 8 November 2014. Vojvoda made it his debut for Sint-Truidense in the 15th game week of the 2014–15 Belgian Second Division against Roeselare after coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute in place of Pierre Baherlé. The match finished as a 0–1 away victory with the goal scored by Hilaire Momi in the 81st minute.[1]

Mouscron

On 24 June 2016. Standard Liège agreed to transfer for free Vojvoda to Royal Excel Mouscron with one condition that if he is sold to another club they gain 25% of amount fee.[2] He made it his first professional debut with Mouscron on 30 July 2016 playing as a starter against Anderlecht.[3]

International career

Albania

Under-21

He expressed his desire to play for Albania at international level.[4] He was invited for the first time by the Albania national under-21 football team coach Skënder Gega for the Friendly match on 6 August 2014 against Qatar in Scotland,[5] but didn't appeared due to visa problem.[6]

In October 2014 he was included in the list of players which called up by national coach Skënder Gega for the friendly match against Romania U21 on 8 October.[7] In the match against Romania U21, Vojvoda played as a starter and the match finished in the 3–1 loss.[8] Vojvoda was again called up to Albania U21, this time to participate in the international friendly tournament in Dubai, United Arab Emirates on 12–18 November 2014.[9]

On 27 March 2015 Vojvoda received the Albanian citizenship to be eligible for playing with Albania U21 in competitive tournaments.[10]

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship

Vojvoda was called up for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Liechtenstein U21 on 28 March 2015.[11] He made his competitive debut for Albania U21 against Liechtenstein U21 on 28 March 2015 playing the full 90-minutes match helping his side to win 0–2.[12]

Kosovo

On September 8, 2016, Vojvoda decided to leave the Albania U21 in order to play for Kosovo in the future, he stated that he is open for them and that he is ready to accept if there is an invitation sent to him from the Football Federation of Kosovo,[13] On 7 November 2016, he received the call-up in match against Turkey.[14] On 10 November 2016, FIFA gives permission Vojvoda to play for Kosovo.[15][16] On 11 June 2017. Vojvoda made his debut for Kosovo in a 4–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification loss to Turkey.[17]

Career statistics

Club

As of 8 May 2018[18]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other[lower-alpha 1] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Standard Liège II 2013–14 unknown 0000—00
Total 0000—00
Sint-Truidense (loan) 2014–15 Belgian Second Division 4000—40
Carl Zeiss Jena (loan) 2015–16 Regionalliga Nordost 24020—10270
Total 28020—10310
Mouscron 2016–17 Belgian First Division A 30110—311
2017–18 30020—320
Total 60130—631
Career total 88150—10941
  1. ↑ Including other competitions, such as Thuringian Cup

International

As of 10 September 2018[19]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kosovo
201600
201760
201850
Total110

Honours

Club

Sint-Truidense
Carl Zeiss Jena

References

  1. ↑ SV Roeselare vs. Sint-Truiden - 8 November 2014 Soccerway
  2. ↑ Vojvoda e bën hapin e madh, kalon në Mouscron Telegrafi
  3. ↑ Mouscron-Péruwelz vs. Anderlecht - 30 July 2016 Soccerway
  4. ↑ Zyrtare, Mërgim Vojvoda do luajë për kuqezinjtë Panorama Sport "Në moshë të re kam qenë pjesë e Belgjikës, mirëpo dëshira ime ka qenë që të luaj për Kombëtaren shqiptare në mënyrë që ta përfaqësoj flamurin dhe shtetin shqiptar, ka thënë Mërgim Vojvoda për kosovaren "Arena".
  5. ↑ Miqësorja, U-21: Gega fton Mërgim Vojvodën Panorama Sport
  6. ↑ Zyrtare: Mërgim Vojvoda luan për Shqipërinë aSport.al "Ky i fundit ishte ftuar nga trajneri Skënder Gega edhe në muajin gusht për ndeshjen miqësore me Katarin. "Jam ftuar edhe në gusht, por për shkak të problemit me vizën, nuk kam mundur që të shkoj në atë kohë. Federata më ka kuptuar", shtoi ai"
  7. ↑ Miqësorja me Rumaninë, Gega publikon listën e U-21 Archived 2014-11-20 at Archive.is Panorama Sport
  8. ↑ Shpresat munden në Rumani, dështon "armata" e Gegës Archived 2014-10-17 at the Wayback Machine. Panorama Sport
  9. ↑ Shpresat, turne miqesor ne Dubai FSHF.org
  10. ↑ Edhe një futbollist nga Kosova bëhet me pasaportë të Shqipërisë (FOTO) Gazeta Olle
  11. ↑ Shpresat nisin kualifikimet kundër Lihtenshtajnit aSport.al
  12. ↑ Liechtenstein U21 vs. Albania U21 - 28 March 2015 - Soccerway
  13. ↑ "Zyrtare: Largohet edhe një futbollist nga Kombëtarja Shqiptare për t'iu bashkuar Kosovës" (in Albanian). sovrani.info. 2016-09-08.
  14. ↑ "Bunjaki publikoi listën e futbollistëve për ndeshjen kundër Turqisë" (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 2016-11-07.
  15. ↑ "FIFA i jep leje Mërgim Vojvodës" (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 2016-11-10.
  16. ↑ "ZYRTARE: FIFA i jep leje talentit kosovar të luajë kundër Turqisë" (in Albanian). syri.net. 2016-11-10.
  17. ↑ https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=276483/match=300361570/index.html
  18. ↑ "Mërgim Vojvoda". Soccerway.
  19. ↑ "Mërgim Vojvoda". EU-football.info.
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