Leart Paqarada

Leart Shukri Paqarada (born 8 October 1994) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for German club FC St. Pauli. Born in Germany, he represented the Kosovo at the senior level until his retirement for international play in 2021. He previously represented both Albania and Germany at youth level.

Club Career

Early career

Born in Bremen, Paqarada joined local club Werder Bremen at the age of four. After five years he moved to Bayer Leverkusen where he played at all youth levels. In November 2012, Paqarada was promoted to the club's reserve team, Bayer Leverkusen II. He made his debut for Bayer Leverkusen II on 17 November in a 3–2 away win against VfB Huls after coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute in place of Tobias Steffen.

SV Sandhausen

In the summer of 2014, Paqarada joined 2. Bundesliga side SV Sandhausen. On 3 August 2014, he was named as a Sandhausen substitute for the first time in a league match against Darmstadt 98. His debut with Sandhausen came seven days later in a 1–1 home draw against 1. FC Kaiserslautern after being named in the starting line-up.

FC St. Pauli

On 2 August 2020, Paqarada signed a three-year contract with 2. Bundesliga rivals FC St. Pauli, joining on a free transfer. On 13 September 2020, he made his debut with St. Pauli in the 2020–21 DFB-Pokal first round against SV Elversberg after being named in the starting line-up and assists in his side's first goal during a 4–2 away defeat. In his first season with FC St. Pauli he appeared in 30 matches and scored one goal

This page also has a version in other languages :  Леарт Пакярада (russian)