Sokol Cikalleshi

Sokol Cikalleshi (Albanian pronunciation: ['sɔkɔl 'tsikaɫɛʃi]; born 27 July 1990) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as forward for Turkish club Konyaspor and the Albania national team.

He made his professional debut in 2007 as a 17-year-old with his hometown club Besa, and would then go on loan to Skenderbeu, Tirana and South Korean side Incheon United between 2011 and 2012. He joined Kukesi in 2013 and scored 22 goals in all competitions during the 2013–14 campaign, where he gained the attention of the Albania national team setup as well as Croatian side RNK Split who signed the player in 2014 for a reported fee of €100,000. He was the club's top goalscorer during the 2014–15 campaign, netting 13 times in all competitions before joining Turkish club Istanbul Basaksehir for a €1.8 million fee in 2015.

He was first called up to the Albania national team by Gianni De Biasi and he made his debut on 31 May 2014 against Romania. Since making his debut he has been a regular member of the national side, and he has earned over 30 caps since 2014 and scored 6 goals.

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