User:Beatpoet/sandboxZabeli
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erion Zabeli[1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 September 2004 | ||
Place of birth | London, England[2] | ||
Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Central defender | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Brentford | ||
Youth career | |||
–2021 | Watford | ||
2021–2023 | Oxford United | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2023 | Oxford United | 0 | (0) |
2023 | → Salisbury (loan) | 5 | (0) |
2023–2024 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Albania U15 | 2 | (0) |
2020 | Albania U16 | 3 | (0) |
2020 | Albania U17 | 1 | (0) |
2021–2022 | Albania U19 | 4 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:25, 5 July 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:35, 13 June 2022 (UTC) |
Erion Zabeli (born 8 September 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Premier League club Brentford.
Zabeli is a product of the Watford and Oxford United academies and began his professional career with Brentford 2023. He has been capped by Albania at youth level.
Club career
[edit]Youth years
[edit]A central defender, Zabeli began his academy career with Watford.[3] He began a two-year scholarship with Oxford United in 2021 and played the first senior football on his career on a work experience loan at non-League club Salisbury late in the 2022–23 season.[3][4] Zabeli was offered a one year extension to his scholarship in April 2023,[5] but he elected to depart the Kassam Stadium in July 2023.[6]
Brentford
[edit]Late in the 2022–23 season, Zabeli joined the B team at Premier League club Brentford on trial.[7] He was successful and on 5 July 2023, he signed a one-year contract, with the option of a further year,[7] for an undisclosed fee.[6] Zabeli was released when the club declined to take up the option on his contract at the end of the 2023–24 season.[8]
International career
[edit]Zabeli was capped by Albania at U15, U16, U17 and U19 level.[9][10] He was a part of the U16 squad which competed at the 2020 UEFA Development Tournament.[11][12][13] Following four caps for Albania at U19 level,[14][15][16][17] Zabeli was called into a Kosovo U19 training camp in September 2022.[18]
Style of play
[edit]Zabeli "is a ball-playing centre-back" who looks "to help the team with build-up play from the backline as well as taking care of his defensive duties".[19]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 8 May 2021
Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Salisbury (loan) | 2022–23[20] | Southern League Premier Division South | 5 | 0 | ― | ― | 1[c] | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
Brentford | 2023–24 | Premier League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | |
Career total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
References
[edit]- ^ "Club List Of Registered Players As At 20th May 2023" (PDF). p. 42. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b Beatpoet/sandboxZabeli at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b Whitney, Steve. "Salisbury Bring in New Centre-Back". Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Oxford's Newest Scholars". www.oufc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Four Scholars Offered Longer Deals". www.oufc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Erion Zabeli Joins Brentford". www.oufc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b "Erion Zabeli joins Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Brentford academy confirm summer departures and extensions". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
- ^ "U15s beat Albania: 1-0". TFF. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Erion's Albanian Call Up". www.oufc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "International U-16 Tournament / Shqipëria fiton pastër me Lituaninë". FSHF (in Albanian). 19 April 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ ""UEFA Development U-16"/ Shqipëria luan ndeshjen e dytë të turneut ndaj Gjeorgjisë". FSHF (in Albanian). 27 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Përfundon "UEFA Development Tournament U-16", triumfon Gjeorgjia, kuqezinjtë e mbyllin me 3 barazime". FSHF (in Albanian). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "U-19 / Shqipëria luan miqësoren e parë ndaj Kosovës". FSHF (in Albanian). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "U-19/ Shqipëria fiton bindshëm ndaj Kosovës". FSHF (in Albanian). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "U-19 / Kosova triumfon në vëllazëroren e parë". FSHF (in Albanian). 26 March 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "U-19/ Mbyllet në paqe vëllazërorja e dytë Shqipëri – Kosovë". FSHF (in Albanian). 28 March 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
- ^ "Young U's Get International Call Ups". www.oufc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Erion Zabeli: It's a big honour for me". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ "Erion Zabeli | Player Profile". Aylesbury United Archive. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
External links
[edit]- Beatpoet/sandboxZabeli at Soccerbase
- Beatpoet/sandboxZabeli – UEFA competition record (archive)
- Erion Zabeli at brentfordfc.com
Category:Living people
Category:Brentford F.C. players
Category:Southern Football League players
Category:Sportspeople from London
Category:English people of Albanian descent
Category:Albania men's youth international footballers
Category:2004 births
Category:Men's association football central defenders
Category:Salisbury F.C. players