Fatjon Fatmir Sefa (born 23 July 1984) was an

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professional footballer who played as a

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for Lushnja in the

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. He is nicknamed "Ujku" (Wolf for

) due to his scoring abilities inside of the zone.

Club career

Dinamo Tirana

Sefa moved to

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in the summer of 2008 ahead of the club's Champions League campaign of 2008–09. He moved from his hometown club, Lushnja and was given the number 16 shirt for his first season. He played the first leg of Dinamo Tirana's Champions League encounter against FK Modrica. He came on in the 53rd minute for

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, Cristian Andres Campozano. Sefa made his league debut in a Dinamo Tirana jersey on the opening day of the season against

Teuta Durrës Klubi i Futbollit Teuta, commonly referred to as ''Teuta'', is an Albanian professional football club based in Durrës. The club competes in the Kategoria Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football. Their home ground is the Niko Dovana Stadiu ...

. He came on in the 76th minute for fellow new signing, Frane Petricevic. He scored his first goal for the club on 1 November 2008 against

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. Sefa opened the score in the 14th minute and also played the full game. He also managed to score a

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against Apolonia Fier on 15 February 2009, his goals came in the 45th, 62nd and 74th minute of the game, after completing his hat-trick he substituted for Rubén Cecco in the 85th minute. During the 2008–09 season he played 24 games and scored 9 goals, making him the club's second highest goalscorer for the season. During his time at the capital club, he created a fierce partnership with Elis Bakaj.

Besa Kavajë

In July 2012, Sefa joined top flight side

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by signing a contract for the upcoming season.

Skënderbeu Korçë

In May 2014, following the relegation of Besa Kavajë in

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, Sefa joined Albanian champions

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by signing a one-year contract. He made his competitive debut with the team in the opening

week against the newly promoted side Elbasani at

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, scoring the only goal of the match in the first half. After winning the

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and the

title with the club, Sefa left Skënderbeu Korçë at the end of the 2014–15 season through a mutual agreement to terminate his contract, which was due to expire the following year in 2016.

Third return to Lushnja

In August 2015, Sefa returned to his hometown club Lushnja for the third time in his career, taking the vacant number 29 and was given the

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. On 14 May 2017, Sefa scored the only goal in the final match against

Bylis Ballsh Klubi i Futbollit Bylis is an Albanian professional football club based in Ballsh, part of Mallakastër municipality. They compete in the Abissnet Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football. Their home ground is the Adush Muça Stadium. His ...

to help Lushnja finish top of Group B, helping the club to return to

for the first time in three years. Sefa made his first top flight appearance in two years on 10 September in Lushnja's first match of the season against Vllaznia Shkodër. He opened his scoring account on matchday 6 against his ex side Skënderbeu Korçë, scoring the temporary equalizer with a header in an eventual 4–1 away defeat. Sefa was on the scoresheet two weeks later where he scored a last-minute goal to help Lushnja clinch their first league victory. Later on 9 December, Sefa scored a brace against reigning champions Kukësi, including a shot outside the zone, to give his team a 3–1 win at Zeqir Ymeri Stadium; the first away win of the season and the first in six matches.

Career statistics

Honours

Club

;Dinamo Tirana *

: 2009–10 *

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: Runner-up 2009–10 ;Skënderbeu Korçë *

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: 2014–15

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sefa, Fatjon 1984 births Living people Footballers from Lushnjë Albanian men's footballers Men's association football forwards KS Lushnja players KF Shkumbini Peqin players FC Dinamo City players KF Besa Kavajë players KF Skënderbeu Korçë players Kategoria Superiore players Kategoria e Parë players 21st-century Albanian sportsmen