:Erli Çupi
{{short description|Albanian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Erli Çupi
| image =
| image_size =
| caption =
| fullname =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1997|2|3|df=y}}
| birth_place = Bulqizë, Albania
| height = 1.85 m
| position = Winger
| currentclub = Ferizaj
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2011–2012 | youthclubs1 = Olimpic
| youthyears2 = 2012–2014 | youthclubs2 = Tirana
| youthyears3 = 2014–2015 | youthclubs3 = A.F Dinamo
| youthyears4 = 2015–2016 | youthclubs4 = Skënderbeu
| years1 = 2015–2016 | clubs1 = Skënderbeu | caps1 = 0 | goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2016–2017 | clubs2 = Başakşehir U-21 | caps2 = 24 | goals2 = 5
| years3 = 2017– | clubs3 = Kukësi B | caps3 = 16 | goals3 = 0
| years4 = 2017–2018 | clubs4 = Kukësi | caps4 = 0 | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2018– | clubs5 = Ferizaj | caps5 = | goals5 =
| nationalyears1 = 2017– | nationalteam1 = Albania U21 | nationalcaps1 = 0 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 13 December 2017
| nationalteam-update = 21:51, 15 May 2017 (UTC)
}}
Erli Çupi (born 3 February 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Kosovan club Ferizaj and the Albania national under-21 football team.
Club career
=Early career=
Çupi started his youth career with Olimpic at age of 14. After spending 1 season here, he moved at KF Tirana. Then in November 2014 he moved to A.F Dinamo where he played until the end of the season. In 2015 he signed with Skënderbeu Korçë.{{cite web|url=http://www.fshf.org/garat/components/lojtar.php?player_id=234754|title=Erli Çupi profile|publisher=FSHF.org|accessdate=19 December 2017|language=Albanian|archive-date=22 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171222054655/http://www.fshf.org/garat/components/lojtar.php?player_id=234754|url-status=dead}}
On 14 October 2016 he was signed by Turkish side İstanbul Başakşehir F.K. for the U21 team in the A2 Ligi. Following his arrival, he immediately established himself as a starter under coach İsmail Demirci playing 24 matches and scoring also 5 goals.[http://www.tff.org/Default.aspx?pageID=30&kisiID=1946661 Erli Çupi profile] at TFF.org
In October 2017, Çupi returned to Albania joining FK Kukësi. He played initially for the Kukësi's B-team in the 2017–18 Albanian Second Division and in November gained the first team managed by Mladen Milinković.{{cite news|url=http://sportekspres.com/ish-mesfushori-i-skenderbeut-nen-urdhrat-e-milinkovicit/|title=Ish-mesfushori i Skënderbeut, nën urdhrat e Milinkoviçit|trans-title=Former Skënderbeu's midfielder, under the orders of Milinkoviç|publisher=Sport Ekspres|language=Albanian|date=25 November 2017|accessdate=19 December 2017}}
International career
Çupi received his first international call up at the Albania national under-21 football team by coach Alban Bushi for a gathering between 14 and 17 May 2017 with most of the players selected from Albanian championships.[http://www.panorama.com.al/sport/grumbullohet-kombetarja-u-21-alban-bushi-ben-publike-listen/ Grumbullohet Kombëtarja U-21, Alban Bushi bën publike listën] Panorama Sport
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|13 December 2017}} {{Soccerway|erli-cupi/425282|accessdate=25 November 2017}}
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| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|EuropeIncluding continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League !colspan="2"|OtherIncluding other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="1" valign="center"| Skënderbeu Korçë
| 2015–16 |rowspan="1"| Albanian Superliga | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | ||
| rowspan="1" valign="center"| İstanbul Başakşehir U21
| 2016–17 |rowspan="1"| A2 Ligi | 24 | 5 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 24 | 5 | |||
| rowspan="1" valign="center"| Kukësi B
| 2017–18 |rowspan="1"| Albanian Second Division | 16 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 16 | 0 | |||
| rowspan="1" valign="center"| Kukësi
| 2017–18 |rowspan="1"| Albanian Superliga |colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 1 | 0 | ||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!40 | 5 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 43 | 5 |
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References
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External links
- {{FSHF|234754}}
- {{Soccerway|erli-cupi/425282}}
- {{TFF player|1946661}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Çupi, Erli}}
Category:Sportspeople from Dibër County
Category:Albanian men's footballers
Category:Men's association football midfielders
Category:Albania men's youth international footballers
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Category:Albanian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey
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