Shkodran Metaj (born 5 February 1988) is a Kosovar footballer who plays for HHC Hardenberg in the Dutch Tweede Divisie.[2][3]

Shkodran Metaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1988-02-05) 5 February 1988 (age 36)
Place of birth Studenica, Pejë, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Left Midfielder
Team information
Current team
HHC Hardenberg
Number 26
Youth career
VV Froombosch
2000–2007 Groningen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2012 Groningen 36 (0)
2009–2010RKC (loan) 29 (0)
2011–2012Emmen (loan) 29 (2)
2012–2014 Emmen 50 (6)
2014–2016 Flamurtari 12 (0)
2016– HHC Hardenberg 67 (8)
International career
Netherlands U16
Netherlands U17
2008–2009 Netherlands U21 5 (1)
2014– Kosovo[1] 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 February 2019

Club career

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Metaj was born in Studenica, Pejë, SFR Yugoslavia. He started to play football with amateur club VV Froombosch, before being scouted by Dutch top flight club FC Groningen, who then signed him and entered him into their youth system.

Just before the 2007–08 Eredivisie season started, he was asked to join FC Groningen's senior squad. On September 2, 2007, Metaj made his professional debut in an away game against AFC Ajax, and later signed a contract due to expire in 2012.[4]

Metaj spent the 2009–10 season on loan to newly promoted Eredivisie side RKC Waalwijk, with the aim for the youngster to make more first team experience. In the next season he again played few matches for Groningen, so he left on loan to FC Emmen. In the summer of 2012 he finally left Groningen and signed permanently with Emmen.

Flamurtari

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Metaj signed a two-year contract with Albanian Superliga side Flamurtari Vlorë as a free agent on 29 July 2014.[5]

International career

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Metaj also represented occasionally the Netherlands as several youth levels, including Netherlands U16,[6] Netherlands U17 and Netherlands U21.

References

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  1. ^ Shkodran Metaj at National-Football-Teams.com
  2. ^ Shkodran Metaj at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ Profile - HHC Hardenberg
  4. ^ "Skhodran Metaj" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. Retrieved 16 June 2014.
  5. ^ Flamurtari, akord për dy vite me kosovarin Metaj Archived 2014-08-08 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Profile - OnsOranje