Elizabeta Ejupi

Elizabeta "Liz" Ejupi (born 21 April 1994) is an Albanian footballer who plays as a midfielder for London City Lionesses in the FA Women's Championship and represents the Albanian national team.[1] She previously played for Charlton Athletic and Nottingham Forest of the FA Women's Premier League. She was a bronze medalist in the London Youth Games.[1]

Elizabeta Ejupi
Ejupi (left) playing for Charlton Athletic in 2018
Personal information
Full name Elizabeta Ejupi
Date of birth (1994-04-21) 21 April 1994
Place of birth Albania
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 London City Lionesses
Number 7
Youth career
2005–2010 Charlton Athletic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010–2013 Charlton Athletic 8 (0)
2013–2016 Nottingham Forest 29 (5)
2016–2017 Notts County 3 (0)
2017–2018 Aston Villa 15 (0)
2018–2019 Charlton Athletic 15 (10)
2019– London City Lionesses 6 (4)
National team‡
2009 England U15
2011– Albania 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 18 June 2018

International

In 2009, Ejupi was capped by England at under-15 level in a match against Germany.

In November 2011, Ejupi received her first senior international call-up for Albania aged 17. She made her debut in the nation's second ever international match, starting in a 4–1 friendly win away to Macedonia.[2][3]

Personal life

Aged 3, Ejupi, along with her parents and brother, was displaced when fleeing the Kosovo War and settled as a refugee in London.[4]

References
  1. "11. Elizabeta Ejupi". Charlton Women Official. 17 November 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
  2. "Charlton Athletic Women's Official Site". www.cafcwomen.co.uk.
  3. "Charlton Athletic Women's Official Site". cafcwomen.net.
  4. Whyatt, Katie (13 October 2018). "'There were massacres, killings - we left to survive': Refugee Elizabeta Ejupi on fleeing Kosovo and new life in England". The Telegraph.


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