Bekim Dema (born 30 March 1993) is an

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for Albanian club Vllaznia Shkodër.

Club career

Early career

Dema joined Vllaznia Shkodër's under-17 side in 2008, where he played for two years before leaving to join German youth side FBG Schwerte in 2010, where he remained for a year. In July 2011 he went on a trial with newly promoted Pierwsza Liga side

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along with fellow Albanian U19 international Enio Petro. This trial however proved to be unsuccessful and he returned to Albania to join Vllaznia's U19 team in 2011. Dema left the club on 11 June 2015 as a free agent.

Skënderbeu Korçë

Dema left Vllaznia Shkodërat the end of the 2014–15 season and on 13 June 2015 joined

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champions

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on a free transfer. Dema failed to make an impact during his spell, and after three league appearances throughout the season, he announced his departure in June 2016.

Kukësi

On 16 June 2016, Dema joined fellow Albanian Superliga side Kukësi on a one-year deal, and alter flew out to

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to link up with the rest of the squad on their summer training camp ahead of Europea League qualifying campaign. He left the club in the start of January 2017.

International career

Dema has represented Albania at under-18, 19 and 21 levels. He has made only one appearance with the under-19 side, which came on 5 October 2011 in a 1–0 loss to

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for the qualifiers of the

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

;Skënderbeu Korçë *

: 2015–16 ;Kukësi *

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: 2016

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* 1993 births Living people Footballers from Skopje Albanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders KF Vllaznia Shkodër players KF Skënderbeu Korçë players FK Kukësi players KF Laçi players Kategoria Superiore players {{Albania-footy-midfielder-stub