Aristidi Kolaj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 9 April 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Marino, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward, winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Crotone | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2017 | Como | ||
| 2017–2019 | Sassuolo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2021 | Sassuolo | 0 | (0) |
| 2019–2021 | → Pro Patria (loan) | 54 | (8) |
| 2021–2022 | Alessandria | 20 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Pescara | 32 | (2) |
| 2023–2024 | → Lumezzane (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Sorrento (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2024– | Crotone | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018–2020 | Albania U21 | 8 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 December 2024 | |||
Aristidi Kolaj (born 9 April 1999) is a professional footballer who plays for Italian Serie C Group C side Crotone. Born in Italy, he has represented Albania at youth level.
Club career
[edit]Como
[edit]He spent most of his youth career at Lega Pro club Como. He was called up to the senior squad in early 2017, but didn't make any appearances.
Sassuolo
[edit]In July 2017 he was transferred to Serie A club Sassuolo, where he played for their Under-19 squad in the 2017–18 and 2018–19 seasons. He was called up to the senior squad once for a Coppa Italia game, but remained on the bench.
Loan to Pro Patria
[edit]On 2 September 2019 he joined Serie C club Pro Patria on loan.[1]
He made his professional Serie C debut for Pro Patria on 22 September 2019 in a game against Siena. He substituted Giuseppe Le Noci in the 89th minute and scored the only goal of the game in added time.[2]
The loan was renewed for the 2020–21 season on 26 August 2020.[3]
Alessandria
[edit]On 15 July 2021, he signed with Alessandria.[4]
Pescara
[edit]On 12 August 2022, he joined Pescara.
On 1 September 2023, Kolaj moved to Lumezzane on loan with an option to buy.[5] On 17 January 2024, he was loaned to Sorrento.[6]
Crotone
[edit]On 13 August 2024, Kolaj moved to Crotone on a three-year contract.[7]
References
[edit]- ^ "Kolaj per l'attacco" (Press release) (in Italian). Pro Patria. 2 September 2019.
- ^ "Siena v Pro Patria game report". Soccerway. 22 September 2019.
- ^ "La Pro Patria riabbraccia Kolaj" (Press release) (in Italian). Pro Patria. 26 August 2020.
- ^ "ARISTIDI KOLAJ IN GRIGIO" (Press release) (in Italian). Alessandria. 15 July 2021.
- ^ "ARISTIDI KOLAJ AL LUMEZZANE" [ARISTIDI KOLAJ AT LUMEZZANE] (in Italian). Pescara. 1 September 2023. Retrieved 2 September 2023.
- ^ "ECCO KOLAJ DAL LUMEZZANE" [HERE IS KOLAJ FROM LUMEZZANE] (in Italian). Sorrento. 17 January 2024. Retrieved 17 January 2024.
- ^ "Kolaj è rossoblù, Crialese al Pescara" [Kolaj is red and blue, Crialese to Pescara] (in Italian). Crotone. 13 August 2024. Retrieved 15 August 2024.
External links
[edit]- Aristidi Kolaj at Soccerway
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- 1999 births
- People from Marino, Lazio
- Footballers from the Metropolitan City of Rome Capital
- Italian people of Albanian descent
- Living people
- Albanian men's footballers
- Albania men's under-21 international footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Como 1907 players
- US Sassuolo Calcio players
- Aurora Pro Patria 1919 players
- US Alessandria Calcio 1912 players
- Delfino Pescara 1936 players
- FC Lumezzane players
- Sorrento Calcio 1945 players
- FC Crotone players
- Serie B players
- Serie C players
- 21st-century Albanian sportsmen
- Albanian football forward stubs