Daniel Xhafaj

Daniel Xhafaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-05-01) 1 May 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Vlorë, PSR Albania
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1992–1995 Flamurtari Vlorë
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1999 Flamurtari Vlorë 70 (17)
2000–2003 Dinamo Tirana 63 (23)
2000 → Bylis Ballsh (loan) 12 (8)
2003 Flamurtari Vlorë 21 (4)
2003–2007 Teuta Durrës 89 (62)
2005–2006 → Neuchâtel Xamax (loan) 21 (3)
2007–2009 Tirana 63 (18)
2009–2010 Besa Kavajë 32 (18)
2010–2011 Flamurtari Vlorë 31 (19)
2011–2012 Skënderbeu Korçë 24 (11)
2012–2014 Teuta Durrës 55 (24)
2015 Dinamo Tirana 3 (0)
Total 481 (207)
International career‡
2007 Albania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21 February 2015
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2007

Daniel Xhafaj (born 8 March 1977) is an Albanian retired professional footballer. Mainly as a striker, he could also play as second striker.

He spent the majority of career playing in Albania where he enjoyed success with Dinamo Tirana, Teuta Durrës, Tirana, Besa Kavajë and Skënderbeu Korçë. Throughout his 20-year career, Xhafaj was known for his goalscoring ability and for being a deadly striker inside the zone.[1] With 204 goals, he is the second top goalscorer in Albanian Superliga history.[2]

An Albania international, Xhafaj has been capped only once with Albania in 2007.[3]

  1. ^ "Daniel Xhafaj – Senior Competitive Age Group Director, '02, '05 Boys Coach". Florida Celtic FC. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Daniel Xhafaj, pranë rekordit të Sinanit" [Daniel Xhafaj, near Sinani's record] (in Albanian). Sporti Shqiptar. 11 March 2013. Archived from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference EU-Football.info was invoked but never defined (see the help page).