Erjon Dollapi (born 16 March 1993 in

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footballer who plays for the

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in league 1.

Early years

He was born in Albania but moved to

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as a child.

Playing career

Early career

Dollapi began playing rugby league in 2007 after starting through Harlequins Rugby League Community Team and Richmond's Schools Sports Partnership's Self Esteem Through Sport programme (SETS). He went on to play for West London Sharks and Harlequins RL Under-16s foundation team on a scholarship.

London Skolars

Dollapi joined the

from the

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on a dual registration on 12 February for the 2013 season following a partnership agreement signed by the two clubs which saw 5 Broncos dual register for Skolars. He featured and scored a try in Northern Rail Bowl Final against North Wales Crusaders, however Skolars lost the game 42–24.

London Broncos -

Dollapi made his

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début on 1 April 2013 against

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. He came off the bench to score the last try of the game from close range, a game which ended in a 54–20 defeat for the Broncos. He signed a new one-year contract with the London Broncos on 17 November 2014 for the 2015 campaign in the

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.London retain Dollapi
/ref> Having left the London Broncos in late 2015, Dollapi signed a new contract with the London Skolars in January 2016.

International career

Despite having only had played rugby league for two years, Dollapi received a call up from the England under-18 team in October 2009 where he earned one cap.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Dollapi, Erjon 1993 births Living people 21st-century Albanian sportsmen Albanian emigrants to England Albanian rugby league players London Broncos players London Skolars players Oxford Rugby League players People from Tropojë Sportspeople from Kukës County Rugby league props Rugby league players from London