.jpg) Salihi with Wiener Neustadt in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hamdi Abdullah Salihi | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Shkodër, PSR Albania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Albania (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Vllaznia Shkodër | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Vllaznia | 55 | (30) |
| 2004–2005 | Panionios | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Tirana | 52 | (42) |
| 2007–2009 | Ried | 82 | (34) |
| 2009–2012 | Rapid Wien | 67 | (36) |
| 2012–2013 | D.C. United | 23 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Jiangsu Sainty | 28 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Hapoel Acre | 33 | (14) |
| 2015 | Hapoel Haifa | 10 | (4) |
| 2015–2017 | Skënderbeu | 63 | (42) |
| 2017–2019 | Wiener Neustadt | 49 | (27) |
| Total | 468 | (244) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Albania U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Albania U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 2006–2015 | Albania | 50 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Wiener Neustadt (assistant) | ||
| 2019– | Albania (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hamdi Abdullah Salihi (born 19 January 1984) is an Albanian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the assistant manager of Albania.
Nicknamed 'The Bomber' by his former international coach Otto Barić who would compare him to Gerd Müller,[1] Salihi is known for being a prolific goalscorer both in Albania and Austria, the two countries where he has spent the majority of his career.
An Albania international player, Salihi won 50 caps and was a regular starter between 2009 and 2013.
- ^ "Salihi: People think we can make it". FIFA.com. 11 May 2011. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011.