Fabian Beqja

Fabian Beqja was born on the 15th February 1994 in Durres. He is a professional footballer from Albania. He currently plays the role of a midfielder for his Albanian Superliga club side Teuta Durrës.

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Career

Fabian began his football profession at the club that is in his hometown, Teuta Durrës. He became a member of the Under-19 side of the club at the age of 17 and always was on the squad. He scored 2 goals after playing 21 games for the club. The next season, he bagged 15 goals from 27 matches that he played and that drew the attention of the senior team of the club. He was called up to the senior team of the club at the starting part of the 2013/14 season. 

Besart Berisha

Besar Berisha was born on the 29th July 1985. He is a footballer from Albania. He plays the role of a striker for A-League club Brisbane Roar. He is also a member of the Albanian national team. He will be making a move to Melbourne Victory in the year 2014 after finalizing his contract at Brisbane. 

Youth and Hamburger SV Career

Berisha initiated his youth profession at German NOFV-Oberliga club called Tennis Borussia Berlin in the year 2003, where when he was only 17 and won the golden boot of national youth league, outshining imminent Germany strikers, Mario Gomez as well as Lukas Podolski. He remained for only one year before he was spotted by the Bundesliga club, Hamburger SV. After he had signed for Hamburg he was instantly loaned to Danish Superliga club called Aalborg Boldspilklub, and there he spent a somewhat unproductive spell, appearing in just three games and never scoring a single goal. The next, season he was sent on a loan to another Superliga club, AC Horsens, and it was there that he scored 11 goals in 32 games he played and that made him the top goal scorer of the team that season.

For the 2006–07 season, he stayed at Hamburg and was handed his opportunities in the first team. On the 6 December 2006, Berisha was confirmed to be the first Albanian ever to score a single goal in the group stage games of the UEFA Champions League when he scored his first goal for his club, Hamburg in the match that was played against CSKA Moscow at home. He went on to play 12 more games for Hamburg in the 2006–07 season, 9 of the games were played as a substitute. After the dismissal of Thomas Doll and the arrival of Huub Stevens as the new coach of the club, Berisha stayed on the bench for the remaining part of the season.

Career in Burnley

On 3rd July 2007, Burnley bought Berisha from Hamburg SV for £340,000, this shadowed his inspiring football for his country, Albania against England B on Burnley's home Turf Moor. Subsequent to his performance several European clubs became concerned in signing the footballer but Berisha was finally signed to Burnley on a 3-year deal, subject to the player being allowed a working permit. The permit was ultimately approved on 3rd July 2007 and the contract was finalized. 

Berisha was lined out for the 2007/08 season when he was injured while he was playing for his country, Albania in an International friendly match that was played against Malta. It was initially supposed to be a minor blow to the knee though it was later learnt that the injury was much more solemn and could keep the player out for 5–6 weeks. After he had seen a surgeon, it was further discovered that the player had broken his cruciate ligament in the knee and may not come back to football for one good year. 

After ten months of suffering his staid knee injury, Berisha returned to football in the pre-season friendly game in the United States that was played against Carolina Railhawks, He came on in the game in the 71st minute in place of Joey Guðjónsson. Even though he never played a single match for his club side again, it was announced that ye has been sold to a German Bundesliga 2 team Arminia Bielefeld for a fee supposed to be £75,000.

Career in Rosenburg

Berisha was sent to Rosenburg on a loan contract in the Autumm of the year 2008, and he scored two goals on his first game against Molde FK on Lerkendal Stadion.

Career in Horsen

Berisha made a move to AC Horsen on a loan contract on the 8th January, 2009 and was released to go back to his main team, Burnley on the 26 May of that same year. The contract was dissolved after an incident that took place in the training ground which involved him and Kenneth Emil Petersen. 

Career in Arminia Bielefeld

On 5th August 2009, Berisha finalized his transfer back to Germany, and he joined 2. Bundesliga side Arminia Bielefeld.

Career in Brisbane Roar

On 16th August 2011, Brisbane Roar boss Ange Postecoglou proclaimed that Berisha had agreed to joined the 2010–11 A-League champions on a one year contract. Berisha scored his first goal for for the club in the round two of the game against Sydney FC. Berisha bagged four goals in a 7–1 win against Adelaide United in fourth round of the competition and that was Brisbane's biggest ever victory and that made him the first player to have scored four goals in a single match for the club. 

Career in Melbourne Victory

On 22nd January 2014, it was pronounced that A-League club Melbourne Victory had decided to enter into contract with Berisha as the club's International Marquee footballer when his deal with Brisbane finishes at the end of the 2013/14 season. It was a two season contract beginning in the 2014/15 season and is worth $1.5 million; more than twice his wage at his former club, Brisbane. 

International Career

Berisha gained Albanian citizenship in September 2006. He made his debut for the Albania national football team on the 11th October 2006, in a game against the Netherlands. He got his first international goal for the national team of his country on the 25th May 2007, in a friendly game that was played with England B at Turf Moor, in Burnley, in England, and there he exhibited a remarkable form and was the man of the match for his country, Albania. At the time of the World Cup 2010 qualifiers, he was invited regularly for all the ten games that was played by the country, and he played only eight of the games. At the end part of the tournament, he rejected permanently to be called up for the national team's fixtures, with the reason that he was staying far from his country. As of 14th October 2009, Berisha has completed 17 games for his country and scored one goal in all the games he played. 

Honours

Club

Brisbane Roar

• A-League Championship: 2011–12

Personal

• First Albanian to score in the Champions’ League Group Stage.

• A-League Golden Boot: 2011–12

• A-League Team of The Week: 2011–12 (Rounds 3, 8 and 13)

• First Albanian to score in the Asian Champions’ League Group Stage.

• First Albanian to score in two different Champions Leagues.[20]

• Gary Wilkins Medal: 2011–12