Silvester Shkalla (born 10 August 1995) is an Albanian professional

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who plays as a

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for Albanian club

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in the

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Club career

Early career

Shkalla started his youth career at Shkëndija Tiranë. After spending 3 years there he moved at Dinamo Tirana.

Teuta Durrës

In July 2015, Shkalla signed a three-year contract with

side Teuta Durrës for an undisclosed fee. He was given the number 3, which was vacant after the departure of

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. Shkalla made his top flight debut on 22 August 2015 in team's opening match of the season against

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, where he played full-90 minutes in a 1–0 away triumph. He played full-90 minutes in both legs of the first round of 2015–16 Albanian Cup, where Teuta thrashed Ada Velipojë with the aggregate 11–2. On 21 October, in the first round of the second leg against Kamza, Shkalla scored his first goal for Teuta, a winner, which helped the team to win the match 0–1. After the match, he told the media that he has very happy for the goal and more happy for the fact that the team won thanks to his goal.

International career

Albania U-21

2017 UEFA Euro U-21 Championship

Shkalla was called up at the

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by coach Redi Jupi during the

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between October and November 2015 where he was an unused substitute in 3 matches played by Albania U21. After almost 1-year absence he was returned again at Albania U21 and played as a starter in a match against

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on 2 September 2016. In the 41st minute Shkalla made a bad tackle against an opponent player and this caused to receive a Yellow card and then following a controversial physical attack directed to him by opponent's players, referee gave Shkalla a

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to send him off.

Career statistics

Clubs

References

External links

Silvester Shkalla profile
FSHF.org *
Silvester Shkalla profile
at Football DataBase * 1995 births Living people Footballers from Tirana Albanian footballers Association football defenders Shkëndija Tiranë players FK Dinamo Tirana players KF Teuta Durrës players KF Bylis players KS Kastrioti players Kategoria e Parë players Kategoria Superiore players Albania youth international footballers Albania under-21 international footballers {{Albania-footy-defender-stub