Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 12 September 1997 | ||
Place of birth | Gjakova, FR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Fushë Kosova | ||
Number | 32 | ||
Youth career | |||
2001–2013 | Sarajevo | ||
2013–2015 | Puskás Akadémia | ||
2015–2016 | Chievo | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Salernitana | 0 | (0) |
2017 | Velež Mostar | 1 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Novigrad | 16 | (2) |
2018–2019 | Pandurii Târgu Jiu | 31 | (1) |
2019 | Botev Vratsa | 0 | (0) |
2019 | Viitorul Târgu Jiu | 13 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Nyíregyháza | 5 | (0) |
2020 | Čelik Zenica | 3 | (0) |
2020 | Tuzla City | 0 | (0) |
2020–2022 | Szentlőrinc | 32 | (1) |
2022–2023 | Prishtina | 2 | (0) |
2023– | Fushë Kosova | 1 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2013 | Albania U17 | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 August 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 February 2013 |
Drilon Cenaj (born 12 September 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kosovo Superleague club Fushë Kosova.
Cenaj is a product of youth team systems of the different Bosnian and Hungarian sides.[1] On 15 September 2015, he signed with under-19 team of Chievo after agreeing to a multiyear deal.[2]
On 2 August 2016, Cenaj signed his first professional contract with Serie B side Salernitana after agreeing to a one-year deal.[3] Five days later, he was named as a Salernitana substitute for the first time in the 2016–17 Coppa Italia second round against Benevento, but was an unused substitute in that match.[4]
On 10 March 2017, Cenaj joined First League of FBiH side Velež Mostar. On 8 April 2017, he made his debut in a 3–0 away defeat against Budućnost Banovići after being named in the starting line-up.
On 1 August 2017, Cenaj joined Croatian Second League side Novigrad. His debut with Novigrad came eighteen days later in a 1–1 home draw against Varaždin after coming on as a substitute at 56th minute in place of Nemanja Belaković.[5]
On 19 February 2018, Cenaj joined Romanian Liga II side Pandurii Târgu Jiu. On 10 March 2018, he made his debut in a 2–1 home win against Mioveni after coming on as a substitute at 83rd minute in place of Brian Lemac.[6]
On 9 January 2019, Cenaj joined Bulgarian First Professional League side Botev Vratsa.[7] A month later, he joined Romanian Liga II side Viitorul Târgu Jiu. On 23 February 2019, he made his debut in a 0–2 away defeat against Universitatea Cluj after being named in the starting line-up.[8]
On 12 July 2019, Cenaj joined Nemzeti Bajnokság II side Nyíregyháza.[9] On 18 August 2019, he made his debut in a 3–0 home win against Békéscsaba after being named in the starting line-up.[10]
On 17 February 2020, Cenaj joined Bosnian Premier League side Čelik Zenica after agreeing to a one-and-a-half-year deal.[11] His debut with Čelik Zenica came six days later in a 0–2 away defeat against Zrinjski Mostar after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Marko Perišić.[12]
On 26 June 2020, Cenaj joined Bosnian Premier League side Tuzla City.[13] However, less than two months later, on 18 August, he suddenly left the club.[14] On 22 October 2020, he joined Nemzeti Bajnokság II side Szentlőrinc. His debut with Szentlőrinc came three days later in a 3–0 away win against Békéscsaba after coming on as a substitute at 72nd minute in place of Alexander Torvund.[15]
On 21 January 2022, Cenaj joined Kosovo Superleague side Prishtina after agreeing to a one-and-a-half-year deal.[16] On 7 April 2022, he was named as a Prishtina substitute for the first time in the 2021–22 Kosovar Cup semi-finals against Llapi.[17] His debut with Prishtina came on 4 May in a 5–0 home win against Feronikeli after being named in the starting line-up.[18]
In August 2023, Cenaj joined Kosovo Superleague side Fushë Kosova.[19] His debut with Fushë Kosova came on 19 August in a 1–6 away defeat against Malisheva after being named in the starting line-up.[20]
During the 2012–13 period, Cenaj represented Bosnia and Herzegovina at the U15,[21] and U17 level.[22][23] In February 2013, he becomes part of Albania U17 with which he made his debut in a 1–1 away draw against Italy after being named in the starting line-up.[24] On 15 March 2014, Cenaj returned to represent Bosnia and Herzegovina again by accepting their call-up from the under-17 team for the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship elite round,[25] but due to injury, could not be part of the national team.[26] In addition to Albania and Bosnia and Herzegovina, he has the right to represent his homeland, Kosovo at the international level.