Adrian Aliaj (born 24 April 1976) is an Albanian former professional

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er who played as a

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Club career

Aliaj started his career at

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in Albania where he made his first team debut at the young age of 16. He then left for

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in 1995, then moved to Croatia the season later. He also played for

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in Belgium for two years until he moved to Israel to play for Maccabi Petah Tikva. He then returned to Belgium with La Louviere and then

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. He left Brest in the summer of 2006 and later played in the Croatian Second Division for

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International career

For the Albania national team Aliaj made 29 appearances between 2002 and 2006, scoring eight goals.

Career statistics

''Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first''

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* 1976 births Living people Footballers from Vlorë Albanian men's footballers Men's association football fullbacks Albania men's international footballers Croatian Football League players 2. Bundesliga players Belgian Pro League players Ligue 2 players Kategoria Superiore players Israeli Premier League players FK Partizani Tirana players Hannover 96 players Hannover 96 II players HNK Hajduk Split players Standard Liège players Maccabi Petah Tikva F.C. players R.A.A. Louviéroise players Royal Charleroi S.C. players Rot-Weiß Oberhausen players Stade Brestois 29 players NK Solin players Al-Nassr FC players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Belgium Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Israel Expatriate men's footballers in Israel Albanian expatriate sportspeople in France Expatriate men's footballers in France Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Expatriate men's footballers in Saudi Arabia {{Albania-footy-defender-stub