| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1994-09-21) 21 September 1994 (age 30) | ||
| Place of birth | Pristina, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Team information | |||
| Current team | Gjilani | ||
| Number | 27 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2013 | Prishtina | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2017 | Prishtina | 67 | (11) |
| 2017 | Trepça'89 | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 1 | (0) |
| 2018 | → Trepça'89 (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2018 | Llapi | 7 | (1) |
| 2019–2020 | Flamurtari | 40 | (14) |
| 2020– | Gjilani | 50 | (11) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024 | |||
Shend Kelmendi (born 21 September 1994) is a Kosovar professional footballer who plays as a forward for Gjilani.
Club career
Prishtina
On 13 September 2013. Kelmendi made his debut with Prishtina in a Football Superleague of Kosovo match against Gjilani after coming on as a substitute at 29th minute in place of Liridon Latifi.
Trepça'89
On 22 July 2017. Kelmendi signed to Football Superleague of Kosovo side Trepça'89.
Skënderbeu Korçë
On 10 August 2017. Kelmendi completed a transfer to Skënderbeu Korçë by signing for the next three seasons and received squad number 9. One day later, the club confirmed that Kelmendi had joined on a permanent transfer.
On 6 September 2017. Kelmendi made his competitive debut for the club in the first leg of 2017–18 Albanian Cup first round, scoring the opener in an 8–0 thrashing of Adriatiku Mamurras. Later, on 29 November 2017. Kelmendi was on the score-sheet again in this competition, where he netted the lone goal of the match against Besëlidhja Lezhë for the second round.
He made his first Albanian Superliga appearance on 22 December by entering in the last minutes of the 3–1 home win over Teuta Durrës.
Loan to Trepça'89
On 20 January 2018, Kelmendi was sent on loan at Football Superleague of Kosovo outfit KF Trepça'89 for the remainder of the season.
KF Llapi
On 17 June 2018, Kelmendi signed for KF Llapi on a 2-year deal.
KF Flamurtari
On 27 December 2018, it was announced that Kelmendi had signed with KF Flamurtari.
Career statistics
- As of 20 January 2018
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Prishtina | 2013–14 | Football Superleague of Kosovo | 16 | 2 | — | 16 | 2 | |||||
| 2014–15 | — | |||||||||||
| 2015–16 | 28 | 7 | — | 28 | 7 | |||||||
| 2016–17 | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||
| 2017–18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 67 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 69 | 11 | ||
| Trepça'89 | 2017–18 | Football Superleague of Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Skënderbeu Korçë | 2017–18 | Albanian Superliga | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | — | — | 5 | 3 | ||
| Trepça'89 (loan) | 2017–18 | Football Superleague of Kosovo | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 69 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 76 | 15 | ||
- Appearance in Kosovan Supercup
- All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
References
- Shend KELMENDI – Official Site Llapi Football Club, llapifc.com
- Shend Kelmendi at Soccerway
- "Shend Kelmendi falenderon" [Shend Kelmendi thanks] (in Albanian). FC Prishtina. Retrieved 3 December 2017.
- "Trepça'89 nënshkruan me Shend Kelmendin" [Trepça'89 signs with Shend Kelmendi] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 22 July 2017.
- "ZYRTARE/Kelmendi bëhet korçar" [OFFICIAL/Kelmendi becomes korçar] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 10 August 2017.
- "Skënderbeu sqaron: Kelmendin e kemi blerë" [Skënderbeu explains: We have bought Kelmendi] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 11 August 2017.
- "Kupa e Shqipërisë/Skënderbeu provon të rinjtë me goleadë, Kukësi e Partizani mësojnë rivalët" [Albanian Cup/Skënderbeu tries the youths with goals, Kukësi and Partizani know their rivals] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 6 September 2017.
- "Skënderbeut i mjafton Kelmendi në Lezhë, Daja: Të rinjtë duhet të përfitojnë" [Kelmendi is enough for Skënderbeu in Lezhë, Daja: The youngsters should benefit] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 30 November 2017.
- "Skënderbeu Korçë vs. Teuta Durrës". Soccerway. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 22 December 2017.
- "Kelmendi huazohet te Trepça'89" [Kelmendi is loaned to Trepca'89] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 20 January 2018. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
- Zyrtare: Shend Kelmendi përforcon Llapin, llapifc.com, 17 June 2018
- Zyrtare: Shend Kelmendi kalon te Flamurtari, telegrafi.com, 27 December 2018
- "Shend Kelmendi". Soccerway.
External links
- Shend Kelmendi at the Albanian Football Association (in Albanian and English)
- Shend Kelmendi – UEFA competition record (archive)
| SC Gjilani – current squad | |
|---|---|
- 1994 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Pristina
- Kosovo Albanians
- Men's association football wingers
- Kosovan men's footballers
- FC Prishtina players
- KF Trepça '89 players
- KF Skënderbeu Korçë players
- KF Llapi players
- KF Flamurtari players
- SC Gjilani players
- Football Superleague of Kosovo players
- Kategoria Superiore players
- Kosovan expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Albania
- Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Albania