Kastriot Peqini

Kastriot Peqini
Personal information
Full name	Kastriot Sabri Peqini
Date of birth	19 February 1974 (age 50)
Place of birth	Elbasan, Albania
Height	1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Senior career*
Years	Team
1991–1993	Elbasani
1993–1995	Birkirkara
Total
International career
1989–1991	Albania U-21
1992–1993	Albania
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20 March 2015

Kastriot Sabri Peqini (born 19 February 1974)^[1] is a retired Albanian professional football who played for KF Elbasani in Albania and Birkirkara FC in Malta.

He became the second youngest player to play for the Albania national team when he made his debut on 29 January 1992 at the age of 17 years and 343 days old, just 12 days older than the youngest ever player Blendi Nallbani.^[2]

International career

He made his debut for Albania in a January 1992 friendly match against Greece and earned a total of 11 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a June 1993 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Denmark.^[3]

National team statistics

Albania national team
Year	Apps	Goals
1992	6	0
1993	5	0
Total	11	0

Personal life

He is the son of former Albania international and Dinamo Tirana legend Sabri Peqini.^[4] His own son, Jurgen Peqini, is also a professional footballer.^[5]