Meritan Shabani

Meritan Shabani (born 15 March 1999) is a German professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for VVV-Venlo, on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers.[4]

Meritan Shabani
Shabani playing for Bayern Munich in 2018
Personal information
Full name Meritan Shabani[1]
Date of birth (1999-03-15) 15 March 1999[2]
Place of birth Munich, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Position(s) Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 VVV-Venlo
(on loan from Wolverhampton Wanderers)
Youth career
0000–2006 FC Phönix Schleißheim
2006–2018 Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2019 Bayern Munich II 31 (6)
2018–2019 Bayern Munich 2 (0)
2019– Wolverhampton Wanderers 0 (0)
2021– → VVV-Venlo (loan) 0 (0)
National team‡
2018 Germany U20 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 13:08, 8 August 2019 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 09:02, 14 September 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Bayern Munich

In the 2017–18 season, Shabani joined the squad of Bayern Munich II.[5] On 27 October 2017, he made his debut in the Regionalliga Bayern in a 1–1 home draw against FV Illertissen after coming on as a substitute in the 82nd minute for Fabian Benko.[6]

On 28 April 2018, Shabani made his Bundesliga debut for the first team in a 4–1 home win against Eintracht Frankfurt, starting the match before being substituted off in the 56th minute for Thiago.[7][8][9] On 9 May 2018, Shabani signed his first professional contract with Bayern, lasting two years until 30 June 2020.[10]

Shabani scored his first goal for the reserve team on 5 August 2018, scoring the second goal of the match in the 45th minute of the 2–0 home win against FV Illertissen.[11]

Wolverhampton Wanderers

On 8 August 2019, Shabani signed a three-year contract with Wolverhampton Wanderers of the English Premier League.[12] He made his Wolves debut as a substitute on 25 September 2019 against Reading in the 2019–20 EFL Cup third round but was stretchered off injured after less than 10 minutes being on the pitch.[13] On 27 September 2019 it was confirmed that Shabani had ruptured the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee, requiring surgery and lengthy rehabilitation, and was therefore likely to miss the rest of the 2019–20 season.[14]

Loan at VVV-Venlo

On 1 February 2021, Shabani signed for Dutch side VVV-Venlo for the remainder of the season, and a possible extension for the next season.[15]

International career

In November 2016. Shabani received a call-up from Germany national under-18 team for a training camp with two friendly matches against the Republic of Ireland and the Netherlands, remaining unused on the bench in both matches.[16] In 2018, Shabani played twice in the 2018–19 Under 20 Elite League for Germany U20s.[17]

Personal life

Shabani was born in Munich, Bavaria, Germany from Kosovo Albanian parents from Štimlje.[18][19]

Career statistics
As of 21 December 2020[5]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup League Cup Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Bayern Munich II 2017–18 Regionalliga Bayern 2000—20
2018–19 26600—1[lower-alpha 1]0276
2019–20 3. Liga 3000—30
Total 31600—10326
Bayern Munich 2017–18 Bundesliga 1000—10
2018–19 1010—20
Total 2010—30
Wolverhampton Wanderers 2019–20 Premier League 00001[lower-alpha 2]06[lower-alpha 3]272
2020–21 00003[lower-alpha 4]010[lower-alpha 3]3133
Total 000040165205
Career total 33610401755511
  1. Appearance in the 2018–19 Regionalliga promotion play-offs
  2. Appearance in the EFL Cup
  3. Appearances in Premier League 2 with Wolverhampton Wanderers U23
  4. Appearances in EFL Trophy with Wolverhampton Wanderers U23

Honours

Bayern Munich

Bayern Munich II

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  2. "Meritan Shabani: Overview". ESPN. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  3. "Meritan Shabani: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
  4. "Shabani joines Wolves". FC Bayern Munich. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2019.
  5. "Meritan Shabani » Club matches". World Football. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  6. "Bayern München II – FV Illertissen 1:1 (Regionalliga Bayern 2017/2018, 18. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 27 October 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  7. "Bayern Munich – Eintracht Frankfurt: Formacionet startuese, talenti shqiptari starton te bavarezët" [Bayern Munich – Eintracht Frankfurt: Starting formations, Albanian talent starts with Bavarians] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 28 April 2018.
  8. "'Rezervistët' e Bayernit mposhtin thellë Eintracht Frankfurtin, Shabani luan 56 minuta për Bavarezët" [The reservists of Bayern defeats Eintracht Frankfurt, Shabani plays 56 minutes for Bavarians] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 28 April 2018.
  9. "Bayern München – Eintracht Frankfurt 4:1 (Bundesliga 2017/2018, 32. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 28 April 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018.
  10. "Nachwuchsspieler Shabani unterschreibt Profivertrag" [Youth player Shabani signs professional contract]. FCBayern.com (in German). FC Bayern München AG. 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  11. "Bayern München II – FV Illertissen 2:0 (Regionalliga Bayern 2018/2019, 5. Round)". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. 5 August 2018. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
  12. "Wolves: Bayern Munich midfielder Shabani arrives at Molineux". BBC Sport. 8 August 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  13. "Wolves 1–1 Reading (4–2 pens): Home side win dramatic penalty shootout". BBC Sport. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2019.
  14. "Wolves boss Nuno confirms Meritan Shabani ACL injury before Watford test". Express & Star. 27 September 2019.
  15. "Shabani heads out on loan". Wolves. 1 February 2021.
  16. "Sechs FCB-Talente für DFB-Teams nominiert" [Six FCB talents nominated for DFB teams]. FCBayern.com (in German). FC Bayern München AG. 2 November 2016. Retrieved 9 May 2018.
  17. Meritan Shabani at DFB (also available in German)
  18. "Meritan Shabani vazhdon kontratën me Bayern Munich" [Meritan Shabani continues contract with Bayern Munich]. AlbInfo (in Albanian). 9 May 2018. Retrieved 9 May 2018. I lindur më 15 mars të vitit 1999 në Munih nga prindër kosovarë nga qyteti i Shtimes
  19. "E jashtëzakonshme: Super talenti kosovar në bankën rezervë sot tek Bayerni (Foto)" [Extraordinary: Kosovan super talent at reserve bench today at Bayern (Photo)]. Gazeta Blic (in Albanian). 18 March 2018. Retrieved 28 April 2018. Talenti nga fshati Vojnoc i Komunës së Shtimes
  20. "Shabani Meritan: Laufbahn" [Shabani Meritan: Career]. kicker (in German). Olympia-Verlag. Retrieved 12 July 2020.
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