Shkodran Metaj

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Shkodran Metaj

| image =

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1988|2|5|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Studenica, Pejë, SFR Yugoslavia

| height = {{height|m=1.80|precision=0}}

| position = Left Midfielder

| currentclub = HHC Hardenberg

| clubnumber = 26

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = VV Froombosch

| youthyears2 = 2000–2007 | youthclubs2 = Groningen

| years1 = 2007–2012 | clubs1 = Groningen | caps1 = 36 | goals1 = 0

| years2 = 2009–2010 | clubs2 = → RKC (loan) | caps2 = 29 | goals2 = 0

| years3 = 2011–2012 | clubs3 = → Emmen (loan) | caps3 = 29 | goals3 = 2

| years4 = 2012–2014 | clubs4 = Emmen | caps4 = 50 | goals4 = 6

| years5 = 2014–2016 | clubs5 = Flamurtari | caps5 = 12 | goals5 = 0

| years6 = 2016– | clubs6 = HHC Hardenberg | caps6 = 67 | goals6 = 8

| nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = Netherlands U16 | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 =

| nationalyears2 = | nationalteam2 = Netherlands U17 | nationalcaps2 = | nationalgoals2 =

| nationalyears3 = 2008–2009 | nationalteam3 = Netherlands U21 | nationalcaps3 = 5| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalyears4 = 2014– | nationalteam4 = Kosovo{{NFT player|55437}} | nationalcaps4 = 0 | nationalgoals4 = 0

| pcupdate = 9 February 2019

}}

Shkodran Metaj (born 5 February 1988) is a Kosovar footballer who plays for HHC Hardenberg in the Dutch Tweede Divisie.{{Worldfootball.net|shkodran-metaj}}[https://www.hhc-hardenberg.nl/554/1644/shkodran-metaj/profiel/?tab=1 Profile] - HHC Hardenberg

Club career

Metaj was born in Studenica, Pejë, SFR Yugoslavia. He started to play football with amateur club VV Froombosch, before being scouted by Dutch top flight club FC Groningen, who then signed him and entered him into their youth system.

Just before the 2007–08 Eredivisie season started, he was asked to join FC Groningen's senior squad. On September 2, 2007, Metaj made his professional debut in an away game against AFC Ajax, and later signed a contract due to expire in 2012.{{cite web|publisher=Voetbal International|title=Skhodran Metaj|url=http://www.vi.nl/spelers/carriere/shkodran-metaj.htm|language=Dutch|accessdate=2014-06-16}}

Metaj spent the 2009–10 season on loan to newly promoted Eredivisie side RKC Waalwijk, with the aim for the youngster to make more first team experience. In the next season he again played few matches for Groningen, so he left on loan to FC Emmen. In the summer of 2012 he finally left Groningen and signed permanently with Emmen.

=Flamurtari=

Metaj signed a two-year contract with Albanian Superliga side Flamurtari Vlorë as a free agent on 29 July 2014.[http://www.panorama-sport.com/flamurtari/flamurtari-akord-per-dy-vite-me-kosovarin-metaj/ Flamurtari, akord për dy vite me kosovarin Metaj] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808034024/http://www.panorama-sport.com/flamurtari/flamurtari-akord-per-dy-vite-me-kosovarin-metaj/ |date=2014-08-08 }}

International career

Metaj also represented occasionally the Netherlands as several youth levels, including Netherlands U16,[https://www.onsoranje.nl/teams/185192/speler/18038/loopbaan Profile] - OnsOranje Netherlands U17 and Netherlands U21.