Arjan Xhumba (born 9 July 1968) is an

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n retired

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Club career

He made his senior debut for local side Luftëtari in 1987 and left the country after the fall of communism in 1992 to have an extended career in Greece. He also had a spell with

Enosis Neon Paralimni Enosis Neon Paralimni Football Club (, ''Enosi Neon Paralimniou''; ), commonly referred to as ENP, is a Cypriot football team from Paralimni. Currently playing in the first division, it holds home games at the Paralimni Municipal Stadium "Ta ...

in Cyprus.

International career

Xhumba made his debut for

in a November 1989

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match against

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and earned a total of 48 caps, scoring no goals. His final international was a February 2003

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against

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* * 1968 births Living people Footballers from Gjirokastër Albanian men's footballers Men's association football central defenders Albania men's international footballers Luftëtari FC players PAS Giannina F.C. players Kalamata F.C. players Iraklis F.C. (Thessaloniki) players Enosis Neon Paralimni FC players Messiniakos players Super League Greece players Cypriot First Division players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Cyprus Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus 20th-century Albanian sportsmen {{Albania-footy-defender-stub