24 Facts About Xhevahir Sukaj

Xhevahir Sukaj was born on 5 October 1987 and is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a striker.

Xhevahir Sukaj has played for Vllaznia Shkoder and Elbasani in Albania, Hacettepe and Orduspor in Turkey, Ismaily in Egypt, NK Zagreb in Croatia and most recently Sepahan in Iran.

Xhevahir Sukaj reached the Albanian Cup semi-finals again but did not score in any game during his loan.

Xhevahir Sukaj returned to Vllaznia in 2006 and immediately established himself in the first team and was instrumental in helping Vllaznia finish 3rd in the league with 8 goals in 31 games.

Xhevahir Sukaj scored 3 goals in the cup where Vllaznia were narrowly knocked out in the quarter-finals through the away goal rule against Partizani Tirana.

Xhevahir Sukaj's side did however manage to win the Albanian Cup with the help of 3 goals by Sukaj, including the winning goal in the final against KF Tirana.

Xhevahir Sukaj's goals put Vllaznia through to the second round as the 2nd leg finished goal less and his side were drawn against Italian giants Napoli.

Xhevahir Sukaj was loaned to Hacettepe, until the end of the season.

Xhevahir Sukaj only started 2 games, but made other appearances off the bench.

Xhevahir Sukaj signed a three-year contract with Croatian side NK Zagreb on 15 July 2010, after it was widely believed that he would join Vllaznia .

Xhevahir Sukaj returned to his first club Vllaznia Shkoder by signing a two-year contract in June 2013.

Xhevahir Sukaj's goals came in the 73rd, 80th and 92nd minute of the game.

In January 2012, Xhevahir Sukaj completed his transfer to Iran Pro League side Sepahan by signing an 18-month deal.

Xhevahir Sukaj returned to Albania in the summer of 2015 and after being linked with a host of Albanian Superliga sides including his former club Vllaznia Shkoder he signed a one-year contract with Partizani Tirana on 21 July.

Xhevahir Sukaj was one of the top form players in the league as he scored a goal in each of his first seven matches for the team.

Xhevahir Sukaj was banned for 5 matches by the Disciplinary Committee of AFA.

Xhevahir Sukaj played his first match in 2016, coming off the bench to score in the 89th minute against Flamurtari Vlore on 6 February 2016.

On 21 June 2016, Xhevahir Sukaj signed a new contract with Partizani Tirana, keeping him at the club until 2017.

On 28 June 2016, Xhevahir Sukaj joined Malaysia Super League club Perak FA on an 18-month contract, worth $500,000 per season.

Four days later, during the next cup match against Johor Darul Ta'zim in which Xhevahir Sukaj opened the score in the 12th minute, he suffered a major injury which forced him to leave the match.

On 17 June 2017, Xhevahir Sukaj signed a new one-year contract.

Xhevahir Sukaj ended the second part of the season by scoring 8 goals in 18 appearances, a respectable amount which was not enough for Vllaznia who was relegated for the first time in 60 years.

Xhevahir Sukaj was well established in the Albania under-21 team during the 2009 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification campaign.

Xhevahir Sukaj eventually finished the campaign by bagging 5 goals in 10 matches as Albania finished Group 1 in 4th place.