Elis Bakaj

Elis Bakaj
Personal information
Full name Elis Ermal Bakaj
Date of birth (1987-06-25) 25 June 1987
Place of birth Tirana, Albania
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Free agent
Youth career
1996 KF Kristali
1997–2002 Partizani Tirana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2009 Partizani Tirana 136 (23)
2009–2011 Dinamo Tirana 58 (30)
2011–2012 Dinamo Bucureşti 27 (5)
2012–2014 Chornomorets Odessa 33 (9)
2014–2015 Tirana 27 (13)
2015 Hapoel Ra'anana 1 (0)
2015–2016 Tirana 27 (14)
2016 RNK Split 10 (1)
National team‡
2005 Albania U19 3 (0)
2005–2007 Albania U21 8 (2)
2008– Albania 27 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 June 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 24 August 2015

Elis Flamur Bakaj (born 25 June 1987 in Tirana) is an Albanian footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or a forward for the Albania national team.

Bakaj began his career as a youth player for KF Kristali, before moving to Partizani Tirana. In 2002, he started his professional career with Partizani, playing until 2009 before moving to rivals of Dinamo Tirana. After playing with them for two years, he moved outside of Albania and signed with the Romanian club Dinamo Bucureşti. After one season with White and Reds, he moved in Ukraine and signed with Chornomorets Odessa. Due to the civil unrest caused by the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, Bakaj returned to Albania and signed with KF Tirana, his third club inside of Tirana.

An international footballer for Albania since 2008, Bakaj has earned over 25 caps for his country. He debuted in 2008 and scored his first goal with Red and Blacks four years later.

Club career

Early career

Bakaj joined his first club KF Kristali in May 1996 at the age of eight, where he would only remain until October. Despite only playing for the club for less than six months, he still managed to be named the player of the year in the youth league.[2]

For the next six months, Elis was trained personally by former Albanian international and Dinamo Tirana player Andrea Marko. In June 1997 he joined Partizani Tirana under the guidance of coach Gazmend Kraja, where he worked his way up the ranks of the club. He amazed the club, including its president Albert Xhani, who in January 2002 sent Bakaj into the club's senior side.[2]

Partizani Tirana

He joined Partizani's first team at the age of 15 in January 2002 on a seven-year contract with a minimal wage of just 150,000 Lekë a season. His official Partizani debut came in the 2003 Intertoto Cup against Israeli side Maccabi Netanya, where coach Perlat Musta played Bakaj in the final seven minutes of the game.[2]

In September 2003, Partizani's new coach Ilir Spahiu sent Bakaj on loan to FC Nacionali, a Partizani feeder team playing in the Albanian Second Division. The Nacionali coach Genci Tomorri gave Bakaj the opportunity of regular first team football, allowing the youngster to show his talent and score goals. In January 2004 his loan was ended and he returned to Partizani where the previous coach Spahiu had left and Sulejman Mema had now taken charge.[2]

Bakaj's first senior Partizani goal came on 24 March 2004 in the Albanian Cup quarter finals against KF Elbasani, where he scored the winning goal in the 74th minute to send his side through to the semi finals. In this season, Partizani eventually won the Albanian Cup.

Dinamo Tirana

On 8 January 2009, Bakaj completed a move to Dinamo Tirana for €100,000, becoming the most expensive player in the club's history.[3] He was presented one day later, where he signed a three-year contract, and was given the squad number 19 for the second part of the 2008–09 season.[4]

Following his solid performances with Dinamo Tirana throughout the 2009–10 season, Bakaj was named Best Player of Albanian Superliga for the second consecutive year.[5]

Dinamo Bucureşti

In January 2011, in the last hours before the expiration of the winter transfer window, Bakaj moved to Dinamo Bucureşti.[6] He signed a contract for five years with the Romanian team. The Albanian squad accepted the offer of €200,000[7] because he entered the final six months of his contract. He was recommended to Dinamo Bucureşti by their former glory, the Albanian star Sulejman Demollari, who played for the Bucharest team between 1991 and 1995 and scored 36 goals in 100 games.

Bakaj made his debut for Dinamo on 26 February 2011, when he played in the last 17 minutes in a Liga I game against Sportul Studenţesc.[8] He opened his scoring account later on 12 April, scoring the third and final goal of the 3–1 home win against Unirea Urziceni.[9]

During the 2011 Cupa României Final Bakaj had a firecracker thrown at him by a Steaua București fan, which he managed to dodge.[10]

Chornomorets Odessa

On 27 February 2012, he joined Ukrainian club Chornomorets Odessa on loan.[11] He then signed a permanent contract for Chornomorets Odessa outright on a three-year contract in May.

Kukësi

Due to the civil unrest caused by the 2014 Ukrainian revolution, Bakaj agreed to be released from his contract with Chornomorets Odessa as he looked for a return to Albania. He was reportedly close to signing with his first club Partizani Tirana, but a deal was not agreed to, so he joined Kukësi on 12 March 2014, pending FIFA clearance.[12] He signed a contract until the end of the 2013–14 season, as well as any European games the club would be involved in, should they qualify. His wage was reported to be €40,000, making him one of the highest paid players in the league's history.[13] However, FIFA did not give him the permit to play, so Bakaj terminated the contract and left the club only two weeks following his arrival.[14]

Skënderbeu Korçë

After his departure from Kukësi, Bakaj joined fellow Albanian Superliga side Skënderbeu Korçë on 9 June 2014 for the club's European campaign.[15][16] However, he was released by the club after only one month.[17]

Tirana

Without playing a single minute for Skënderbeu Korçë, Bakaj signed for Tirana on 19 July 2014, a one-year contract, where he was considered as an reinforcement for the club managed by Gugash Magani.[18] He was assigned the vacant number 19 for the upcoming 2014–15 season.

Bakaj made his competitive debut on 24 August 2014, a debut which brought his first goal as well. He played as a starter in the opening match of the 2014–15 season against Apolonia Fier and scored the opening goal in the 24th minute of the match which finished in the 3–0 victory.[19][20] In the second match of the season against Flamurtari Vlorë, he delivered the cross that forced goalkeeper Ilion Lika to make a mistake which resulted in an own goal, helping Tirana to prevail 1–0 at Qemal Stafa Stadium.[21]

In the matchday 4 against the newcomers of Elbasani, Bakaj was sent off in the 91st minute after he insulted the referee Klajdi Kola,[22] resulting in a two-match ban for him.[23] On 18 October, he scored his first goal for the club, a spectacular overhead kick in a 3–1 win against Kukësi at Qemal Stafa Stadium, helping the club to take the league lead temporarily.[24] Later in October, Bakaj scored the only goal of his team against Sopoti Librazhd in the second leg of the Albanian Cup's second round, securing a 4–1 aggregate victory and progression to the quarter-finals.[25] He was the Albanian Superliga Player of the Month for October 2015 after playing four matches and scoring three goals.[26]

On 23 November, in the matchday 13 against Elbasani, Bakaj made a splendid performance by first providing the Gentian Muça's goal from a set-piece and also scoring a set-piece himself as Tirana bounced back to win the match 3–2 in the very last moments.[27] In the last match of 2015, Bakaj netted twice against Teuta Durrës in an eventual 4–2 home success.[28]

He started the new year by providing the Ndikumana's winner against Flamurtari Vlorë on 30 January,[29] and scored a winner himself against Vllaznia Shkodër in the last moments of the match.[30] On 18 April, Bakaj scored his tenth league goal of the season in a 3–1 away success against Elbasani.[31] In the last derby of the season against Partizani Tirana on 4 May, Bakaj scored a brace in a 2–2 draw as Tirana lost further ground in the title race.[32]

On 11 May, it was raported that Bakaj would leave Tirana at the end of the season to sign with the Israeli side Hapoel Ra'anana.[33] In the last match of the season, he scored the winner as Tirana won at home against Teuta Durrës to end the season with honour, despite failing to win the title and to qualify in the European competitions.[34] Bakaj finished the season as the team's top goal scorer with 15 goals between league and cup in 32 appearances.

Hapoel Ra'anana

Bakaj signed a three-year contract with Israelian club Hapoel Ra'anana and was allocated squad number 80.[35] He made his competitive debut with the club on 1 August in the goalless draw against Maccabi Netanya for the 2015–16 Toto Cup Al, playing for 62 minutes.[36] He netted his first goal eight days later in a 1–1 home draw against Hapoel Be'er Sheva, another match valid for Toto Cup Al.[37] Later, on 22 August, Bakaj debuted in Israeli Premier League by playing 61 minutes in a 2–2 home draw against Hapoel Kfar Saba, which would be his last last league appearance for the club.[38] However, Bakaj suddenly terminated his contract with the club and become a free agent. The main reason for this, according to the Israeli media, was his fiancée, who wanted to return to Albania.[39][40]

Return to Tirana

After only three months in Israel, on 29 August, Bakaj returned to Tirana by signing a one-year contract with an option of a further one, taking his squad number 19.[41] He was presented to the media one day later.[42] He made his return debut on 12 September in the matchday 3 against Bylis Ballsh which ended in a goalless draw at home.[43] He scored his first goal of the season in returning leg of 2015–16 Albanian Cup's first round against Erzeni Shijak, which ended in a 2–0, securing a 3–0 aggregate victory and progression to the second round.[44]

Bakaj scored his first league goal on 7 November against the newcomers of Tërbuni Pukë which ended in a 3–0 home win, enduring a 581-minute scoreless run.[45] Two weeks later, he scored a spectacular volley against Bylis Ballsh, just like "van Basten goal" in the UEFA Euro 1988 Final against Soviet Union, giving his team a 1–0 away win.[46] On 30 November, in the first match at the newly renovated Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Bakaj scored the only goal of his team in a 2–1 defeat to Skënderbeu Korçë.[47] He scored his brace of the season on 13 December in the 2–0 away win to Flamurtari Vlorë, taking his tally up to 5 goals.[48] He started the new year by scoring in the team's 3–1 away win against Tërbuni Pukë.[49] He was named the Albanian Superliga Player of the Month for January 2016, becoming the third player to win the award twice.[50]

One week later, Bakaj scored a sublime free-kick in the 3–0 away win against Laçi,[51] giving Tirana its first win at Laçi Stadium since 5 May 2012 where Tirana won thanks to a winner of Bekim Balaj.[52] However, he was booked during the meaning that he would miss the following league match against Bylis Ballsh at home.[53] On 4 March 2016, he got sent off after receiving two yellow cards after insulting the referee Lorenc Jemini in the 2–0 derby defeat against Partizani Tirana despite being on the pitch for less than 10 minutes after coming on at half time.[54] For his behaviour, Bakaj was banned for four leauge matches by the Disciplinary Committee of AFA.[55]

Bakaj scored his first league hat-trick in a 3–0 home win against Tërbuni Pukë, returning Tirana in the winning ways after six consecutive league matches without a win.[56] Bakaj become the first player to score a hat-trick for Tirana since Bekim Balaj on 23 October 2011. He followed that by scoring the winner against Laçi to keep the European chances alive.[57]

Bakaj begun May by scoring in the 2–2 home draw against Partizani Tirana in the "Tirana derby".[58] In the last match at home, he scored the winner Vllaznia Shkodër, which was his 13th league strike, equaling his previous season.[59] On final day of the season, he scored the lone goal of his team in a 2–1 away defeat to Kukësi.[60] He ended his second season with Tirana by scoring 15 goals, including 14 in league, being the top goalscorer of the team for the second consecutive season.

RNK Split

On 9 June 2016, he signed a two-year contract for the Croatian Prva HNL team RNK Split, following in the footsteps of Sokol Cikalleshi and Amir Rrahmani.[61] Upon signing, Bakaj said, "I'm very happy for the signing, I know Split very well, thanks to Rrahmani and i hope to reward the trust on me. I don't want to disappoint the club directors and I'll try to reward them with my goals.[62] Bakaj made his debut on 16 July in the matchday 1 against HNK Rijeka, playing full-90 minutes in a 3–0 home defeat.[63] He scored his first goal of campaign later on 12 August against HNK Cibalia, scoring via a free kick in an eventual 2–2 home draw.[64] Bakaj left the club on 14 November after claiming that was not paid during his five months at the club, sending the issue to FIFA, ending his RNK Split career with only 10 appearances and one goal, becoming a free agent in the process.[65]

International career

Bakaj made his senior debut for Albania on 21 November 2007 against Romania in the final UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying match, replacing fellow striker Erjon Bogdani in the 83rd minute.[66]

He scored his first senior international goal against Qatar on 22 May 2012 at Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas, Madrid, Spain.[67]

Career statistics

Club

As of 14 November 2016[1][68][69]
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Partizani Tirana 2003–04 Albanian Superliga 8000——80
2004–05 32100201[lower-alpha 1]0351
2005–06 2630000—263
2006–07 2950021—316
2007–08 291211——3013
2008–09 122212[lower-alpha 2]0—163
Total 1362332611014626
Dinamo Tirana 2008–09 Albanian Superliga 13410——144
2009–10 2915312[lower-alpha 3]0—3416
2010–11 1611131[lower-alpha 4]01[lower-alpha 1]11915
Total 58305430116735
Dinamo Bucureşti 2010–11 Liga I 16430——194
2011–12 111201[lower-alpha 3]0—141
Total 2755010—335
Chornomorets Odessa 2011–12 Ukrainian Premier League 10311——114
2012–13 19521——216
2013–14 41113[lower-alpha 3]01092
Total 3394330104112
Tirana 2014–15 Albanian Superliga 271352——3215
Total 271352——3215
Hapoel Ra'anana 2015–16 Israeli Premier League 104[lower-alpha 5]1——51
Total 1041——51
Tirana 2015–16 Albanian Superliga 271431——3015
Total 271431——3015
RNK Split 2016–17 Prva HNL 10100——101
Total 10100——101
Career total 31995291313131364110
  1. 1 2 Appearance in Albanian Supercup
  2. ↑ All appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
  3. 1 2 3 All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ All appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
  5. ↑ All appearance(s) in Toto Cup Al

International

As of 25 October 2015[70][71]
Albania national team
YearAppsGoals
200710
200810
200930
201060
2011100
201251
201310
Total271

International goals

As of match played 6 February 2013. Albania score listed first, score column indicates score after each Bakaj goal.[71]
International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
No. Date Venue Cap Opponent Score Result Competition
1 22 May 2012 Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas, Madrid, Spain 23  Qatar 1–0 2–1 Friendly

Honours

Club

Partizani Tirana[68]
Dinamo Tirana[68]

Individual

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