| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Ervin Pëllumb Fakaj | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Vlorë,[1] Albania | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1990–1992 | Flamurtari | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–1997 | Flamurtari | 99 | (16) |
| 1997–1998 | Toledo | 5 | (0) |
| 1998 | Eintracht Nordhorn | 5 | (0) |
| 1999 | Hannover 96 | 6 | (0) |
| 1999–2000 | SV Meppen | 20 | (1) |
| 2000–2001 | EN Paralimni | 17 | (0) |
| 2001–2002 | Genk | 2 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | MSV Duisburg | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | Tirana | ||
| 2004–2005 | Partizani | 0 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1995–2002 | Albania | 25 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Ervin Pëllumb Fakaj (born 15 June 1976) is an Albanian retired professional footballer who played as a centre-back. He made 25 appearances and scored one goal for the Albania national team.
Born in Vlorë, Fakaj had spells in Spain, Cyprus and Germany, before ending up in Belgium with Racing Genk, where he lined up alongside Besnik Hasi.[2]
Fakaj made his debut for the Albania national team in an August 1995 friendly match away against Malta and earned a total of 25 caps, scoring one goal. His final international was an October 2002 European Championship qualification match against Russia in Volgograd.[3]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 1 | 0 | |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 | |
| 1998 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1999 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2000 | 4 | 1 | |
| 2001 | 3 | 0 | |
| 2002 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 25 | 1 | |