The Shqiponjat Squad for the matches against England and Andorra  March 2025
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Player	Birthdate	Age	Pos	Club	App	G
Ajeti, Arlind Afrim	25 September 1993 in Basel, Switzerland	31	AM	Bodrum FK, Turkey	32	1
				also has various Swiss youth appearances
Aliji, Naser Ismail	27 December 1993 in Kumanovo, Macedonia	31	LB	FC Dinamo City	14	0
				also has various Swiss youth appearances
Asani, Jasir Fadil	19 May 1995 in Kumanovo, Macedonia	29	RM	Gwangju FC, South Korea	14	0
				also has four Macedonia U21 appearances
Asllani, Kristjan	9 March 2002	23	CM	FC Internazionale Milano, Italy	29	3
Bajrami, Nedim	28 February 1999 in Zürich, Switzerland	26	AM	Rangers FC, Scotland	32	6
				also has various Swiss youth appearances
Balliu Campeny, Iván	1 January 1992 in Caldes de Malavella, Spain	33	RB	Rayo Vallecano de Madrid, Spain	17	0
				also has six Spain youth apps, one goal
Berisha, Medon	21 October 2003 in Münsingen, Switzerland	21	M	US Lecce, Italy	3	0
				also has two Kosovo U21 appearances
Broja, Armando	10 September 2001 in Slough, England	23	F	Everton FC, England, on loan from Chelsea FC, England	23	5
Brruti, Etnik	4 March 2004	21	M	KF Malisheva, Kosovo	0	0
Gjimshiti, Beret Ridvan	19 February 1993 in Zürich, Switzerland	32	CB	Atalanta BC, Italy	61	1
				also has various Swiss youth appearances
Hadroj, Andi	22 February 1999	26	RB	FC Polissya Zhytomyr, Ukraine	3	0
Hoxha, Arbër	6 October 1998 in Heidelberg, Germany	26	LM	Gnk Dinamo Zagreb, Croatia	11	0
				also has three Kosovo appearances and one goal
Ismajli, Ardian Ilmi	30 September 1996 in Majac, FR Yugoslavia	28	CD	Empoli FC, Italy	44	3
				also has one Kosovo appearance & nine U21 apps
Kastrati, Elhan	2 February 1997	28	G	AS Cittadella, Italy	2	0
Kumbulla, Marash Nikolln	8 February 2000 in Peschiera del Garda, Italy	25	CD	RCD Espanyol de Barcelona, Spain, on loan from AS Roma, Italy	22	0
Laçi, Qazim	19 January 1996	29	CM	AC Sparta Praha, Czech Republic	36	4
Manaj, Rey Aldo	24 February 1997	29	F	Sivasspor Kulübü, Turkey	39	8
Mihaj, Enea	5 July 1998 in Rhodes, Greece	26	CD	FC Famalicão, Portugal	19	0
Muçi, Ernest	19 March 2001	23	F	Beşiktaş JK, Turkey	15	3
Pajaziti, Ardion	16 November 2002 in London, England	28	CD	Hnk Gorica, Croatia, on loan from Fulham FC, England	44	3
				also has one Kosovo U21 appearance
Ramadani, YIber Latif	12 April 1996 in Starnberg, Germany	25	DM	US Lecce, Italy	44	1
				also has one Kosovo U19 appearance and one goal
Shehu, Juljan	6 September 1998	26	M	RTS Widzew Łódź, Poland	0	0
Sherri, Alen	15 December 1997	27	G	Cagliari Calcio, Italy	1	0
Simoni, Simon	14 July 2004	20	G	1. FC Kaiserslautern, Germany, on loan from Eintracht Frankfurt, Germany	0	0
Strakhosa, Thomas Fotaq	19 March 1995 in Athens, Greece	29	G	Athlitiki Enosis Konstantinoupoleos FC, Greece	37	0
Uzuni, Myrto	31 May 1995	29	F	Austin FC, United States	38	5

Squad details correct up to and including Albania's match against Ukraine on 19 November 2024.
Tallies taken from FSHF

Diary

Saturday, 15 March 2025, 10am - Team coach Sylvinho has announced his list of 26 players who have been invited to take part in Albania's opening World Cup qualification matches this month, against England and Andorra. Juljan Shehu and Etnik Brruti have both received their first call-ups to the national team.

Monday, 17 March 2025 - The Albanian national team had their first training session in the "Shtëpisë së Futbollit". All 26 players have participated. Coach Sylvinho has also gathered several players from the Abissnet Superiore championship for today's training session. The workout combined between working out in the gym and on the pitch.

Tuesday, 18 March 2025 - The Albanian squad hold another training session at the "Shtëpisë së Futbollit". 25 of the 26 players were available to Sylvinho and had a full session. Today's training started with work in the gym and then coach Silvinjo, together with the team, tried several different game situations and tactical sides. Marash Kumbulla trained separately due to an injury. It is agreed that he should undergo a scheduled treatment, which began on Sunday and was recommended two-day rest. Before the next training session, an assessment of the his condition will be made and will be decided whether he will join the team in training.

Wednesday, 19 March 2025 - After a final full training session at "Shtëpisë së Futbollit", which lasted for ninety minutes. The training, at first, focused on their fitness, and then focused on ball play while examining different formations and tactics for the game, trying the shots at goal. Marash Kumbulla and Ardian Ismajli trained seperatly, but both will travel with the team to London and have a fitness test before the match against England. After training, the team returned to the hotel and then departed to Nënë Tereza airport, in Tirana, from where the squad travel to London.

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CG