Adrian Aliaj


Adrian Aliaj is a retired Albanian football defender.

Club career

Aliaj started his career at Partizani Tirana in Albania where he made his first team debut at the young age of 16. He then left for Hannover 96 in 1995, then moved to Croatia the season later. He also played for Standard Liege in Belgium for two years until he moved to Israel to play for Maccabi Petah Tikva. He then returned to Belgium with RAA La Louviere and then R. Charleroi S.C. He left Stade Brest in the summer of 2006 and now plays in the Croatian Second Division for NK Solin.

International career

Aliaj has enjoyed a very good playing career for Albania national football team. He made 29 appearances from 2002 til 2006 and scored eight goals for his country, an unusual high number for a defender.

International goals

Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first
#DateVenueOpponentGoalResultCompetition
1.11 October 2003Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal1–15–3Friendly match
2.11 October 2003Estádio do Restelo, Lisbon, Portugal4–35–3Friendly match
3.15 November 2003Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania1–02–0Friendly match
4.18 February 2004Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania2–12–1Friendly match
5.31 March 2004Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania1–02–1Friendly match
6.28 April 2004A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia0–11–1Friendly match
7.4 September 2004Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania2–02–12006 FIFA World Cup qualifying
8.1 March 2006Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tiranë, Albania1–01–2Friendly match

National team statistics