Alfred Zefi (born 20 August 1991) is an

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n professional footballer who plays as a

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for Albanian club

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Club career

Korabi Peshkopi

On 1 July 2016, Zefi joined newly promoted

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Korabi Peshkopi KS Korabi is an Albanian football club based in Peshkopi, named after the nearby Mount Korab, which is the tallest mountain in Albania and North Macedonia. The club's home ground is the Korabi Stadium. History Early history The club was founde ...

by penning a one-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He signed along with 12 other players, five of them being his teammates at Laçi. He was given squad number 22, and made his competitive debut on 7 September in the opening 2016–17 Albanian Superliga week against Laçi, appearing in the last 13 minutes of an eventual goalless draw. On 12 February of the following year, during the matchday 21 against Luftëtari Gjirokastër, Zefi was sent-off in the 61st minute for headbutting a player of Luftëtari, as the match finished with a 2–0 defeat for Zefi's side. This led the Disciplinary Committee to ban him for the following five league matches.

Kamza

In July 2017, Zefi signed with fellow promoted top flight side Kamza. He played his first match for his new side on 9 September in the opening week of 2017–18 Albanian Superliga against Kukësi, playing 64 minutes in a 1–0 loss. In his first season at Kamza, Zefi made 17 league appearances as Kamza retained their top flight spot by winning in the final matchday against

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. He left the club in July 2018.

Bylis Ballsh

In August 2018, Zefi left Albanian Superliga after eight seasons and joined

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side Bylis Ballsh.

Career statistics

Honours

;Laçi *

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, 2014–15

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* * 1991 births Living people Sportspeople from Lezhë Albanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders KF Laçi players KS Korabi players FC Kamza players KF Bylis players KF Besa Kavajë players KF Burreli players KF Tomori players Kategoria e Parë players Kategoria Superiore players {{Albania-footy-midfielder-stub