Kleis Bozhanaj

Kleis Bozhanaj
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-03-01) 1 March 2001 (age 23)
Place of birth Albania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, Forward
Team information
Current team
Modena
Number 30
Youth career
Dinamo Tirana
0000–2021 Empoli
2020Napoli (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2023 Spezia 0 (0)
2021–2022Casa Pia (loan) 2 (0)
2022–2023Carrarese (loan) 16 (2)
2023 Carrarese 2 (0)
2023– Modena 21 (3)
2023Carrarese (loan) 16 (3)
International career
2017 Albania U17 3 (3)
2019 Albania U19 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024

Kleis Bozhanaj (born 1 March 2001) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder or forward for Serie B club Modena.

Career

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As a youth player, Bozhanaj joined the youth academy of Italian Serie A side Empoli.[1] Before the second half of 2019–20, he was sent on loan to the youth academy of Napoli in the Italian Serie A.[1] In 2021, he was sent on loan to Portuguese second division club Casa Pia from Spezia in the Italian Serie A.[2] On 10 October 2021, Bozhanaj debuted for Casa Pia during a 1–1 draw with Mafra.[3]

On 13 July 2022, Bozhanaj moved on loan to Carrarese.[4] On 5 January 2023, the transfer was made permanent.[5] On 25 January 2023, he signed for Serie B club Modena on a permanent deal, before returning on loan to Carrarese until the end of the season.[6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sognando Kakà, Kleis Bozhanaj il talento dell'Empoli che il Napoli si è lasciato sfuggire". calcionapoli1926.it.
  2. ^ "KLEIS BOZHANAJ È UN NUOVO CALCIATORE DELLO SPEZIA" (Press release) (in Italian). Spezia.
  3. ^ Kleis Bozhanaj at Soccerway
  4. ^ "Bozhanaj In Maglia Azzurra" (Press release) (in Italian). Carrarese. 13 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Bozhanaj azzurro al 100%" (Press release) (in Italian). Carrarese. 5 January 2023. Retrieved 17 January 2023.
  6. ^ "CALCIOMERCATO: BOZHANAJ È DEL MODENA" [TRANSFER MARKET: BOZHANAJ IS FROM MODENA]. modenacalcio.com (in Italian). 25 January 2023. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
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