Azdren Llullaku

Azdren Gani Llullaku (born 15 February 1988) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Romanian team Concordia Chiajna.

Club Career

Early career

Llullaku was born on 15 February 1988 in Istok. Due to the Kosovo War, at age of 12 Llullaku moved to Italy along with his mother and his brother, settling in Tarzo in the Province of Treviso, Veneto. He began his youth career with A.C. Vallata 1999, a team of the third category, the lowest level of "amateur" football in Italy.

Italian lower divisions

In the regional competitions, Llullaku revealed himself to be a talented goalscorer and he was recruited by Denis Florin, sporting director of Conegliano, which played in Eccellenza at that time. Llullaku accepted with enthusiasm and in the 2005–06 season, he started playing with the juniors team, and after ten matches, in December 2005 he transitioned into the senior team by Umberto Trinca and at 17, he scored three goals in 18 matches, helping to avoid a difficult relegation but especially stood out as a player deserving to be a professional.

He moved into Serie D, joining A.S.D. Sacilese Calcio in 2006. In the 2006–07 Season he made a total of 31 appearances and scored eight goals.

In the summer of 2007, Llullaku joined Serie C2 side Sudtirol. In the 2007–08 season he made a total of 12 appearances.

In 2008, he joined Serie D side Domegliara. In the 2008–09 season he made a total of 33 appearances and scored 11 goals.

He returned in 2009 to the previous team Sacilese in Lega Pro Seconda Divisione (previous name Serie C2) but didn't made any appearances for entire 2009–10 season due to the law that prohibits the enrollment of non-EU citizens. This made him move to Tamai in Serie D. In the 2010–11 season, he made a total of 33 appearances and scored 22 goals. In February, he was elected by the statistics of the Corriere dello Sport as the best striker in the Serie D and is placed in the Top 11 Serie D. This page also has a version in other languages :  Аздрен Лулаку (russian)