Juljan Shehu (born 6 September 1998) is an Albanian professional

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who plays as a

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for

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club

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and the Albania national team.

Early life

Shehu was born in Tirane, Albania.

Club career

In 2017, Shehu moved from Internacional to Greek side

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, where he made 21 league appearances.

Kastrioti

In mid-2018, he signed with

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, where he made 31 league appearances and scored four goals throughout the 2018–19 season.

Laçi

In 2019, Shehu joined fellow

Kategoria Superiore Kategoria Superiore (), also known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons with internet service provider, Abissnet, is a professional league for men's association football clubs in Albania. At the top of the Albanian football league syste ...

side Laçi. He played 33 matches and scored two goals in the first season at the club. In the following league campaign, he played 32 matches and scored two goals. In his third year, Shehu made 33 league appearances and scored four goals, as Laçi finished second in the league.

Widzew Łódź

On 10 June 2022, Shehu signed a two-year deal with Polish

club

. He played 24 matches in the 2022–23 season and 8 matches in the 2023–24 campaign. On 28 February 2025, he scored his first Ekstraklasa goal in a 1–1 draw against

Radomiak Radom Radomiak Spółka Akcyjna (''Radomiak S.A.''), commonly known as Radomiak Radom, is a Polish football club based in Radom, Poland. The club was founded in 1910 and competes in Ekstraklasa, the top level of Polish football. They play their home ma ...

International career

Shehu made his debut for

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on 24 March 2025 in the 2026 World Cup qualification match against

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, a 3–0 victory for his side.

Career statistics

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International

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Shehu, Juljan 1998 births Living people Footballers from Tirana Albanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Albania men's under-21 international footballers Albania men's international footballers Paniliakos F.C. players KF Laçi players KS Kastrioti players KF Tirana players Widzew Łódź players Kategoria Superiore players Ekstraklasa players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Greece Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Greece Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Poland 21st-century Albanian sportsmen