Ymer Shaba
{{short description|Albanian footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Ymer Shaba
| image =
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| caption =
| fullname = Ymer Shaba
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1998|7|21|df=y}}
| birth_place = Tirana, Albania
| height = 1.87 m
| position = Defender
| currentclub = Pembroke Athleta
| clubnumber =
| youthyears1 = 2011–2016 | youthclubs1 = Dinamo Tirana
| years1 = 2016–2019 | clubs1 = Dinamo Tirana | caps1 = 61 |goals1 = 0
| years2 = 2019– | clubs2 = Pembroke Athleta | caps2 = |goals2 =
| nationalyears1 = 2016 | nationalteam1 = Albania U19 | nationalcaps1 = 3 | nationalgoals1 = 0
| nationalyears2 = 2017– | nationalteam2 = Albania U21 | nationalcaps2 = 0 | nationalgoals2 = 0
| medaltemplates =
| club-update = 16 December 2017
| nationalteam-update = 29 January 2017
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Ymer Shaba (born 21 July 1998) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Maltese club Pembroke Athleta and the Albania national under-21 team.
Club career
=Early career=
Shaba started his youth career at age of 13 at FK Dinamo Tirana academy in September 2011. He spent the 2011–12 season with under-15 side. Then he played with the under-17 side for two consecutive seasons, 2012–13 & 2013–14. From 2014 until January 2016 he was part of the under-19 side where during the first half of the 2015–16 season he played 12 matches and scored 1 goal.[http://www.fshf.org/garat/components/lojtar.php?player_id=236873 Ymer Shaba profile] FSHF.org
=Dinamo Tirana=
In January 2016 he moved to the first team of FK Dinamo Tirana in the Albanian First Division. He made it his professional debut on 12 March 2016 against Turbina Cerrik playing the full 90-minutes match finished in the 1–1 draw.[https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/03/12/albania/league-1/ks-turbina-cerrik/ks-dinamo-tirana/2138949/ Turbina Cërrik vs. Dinamo Tirana - 12 March 2016] Soccerway
=Pembroke=
In summer 2019, Shaba moved abroad to play for Maltese second-tier side Pembroke Athleta.[https://sportiim.al/2019/08/28/ymer-shaba-nga-malta-aventure-optimiste/ Ymer Shaba nga Malta:"Aventurë optimiste"] - Sporti iM {{in lang|sq}}
International career
Shaba was called up at Albania national under-19 football team by coach Arjan Bellaj to participate in the Roma Caput Mundi Tournament from 29 February-4 March 2016.[http://www.fshf.org/index.php/sq/lajme/3276-kombetarja-u-19-ne-turneun-roma-caput-mundi Kombëtarja U-19, në turneun “Roma Caput Mundi”] FSHF.org
Shaba received his first call up at the Albania national under-21 football team by coach Alban Bushi for a gathering in Durrës, Albania from 18 to 25 January 2017.[http://www.fshf.org/index.php/sq/lajme/5351-alban-bushi-ja-emrat-per-grumbullimin-e-pare-ne-durres Alban Bushi: Ja emrat për grumbullimin e parë në Durrës] FSHF.org
He received his first call up for the Albania under-20 side by coach Alban Bushi for the double friendly match against Azerbaijan U-21 on 21 & 26 January 2018.{{cite news|url=http://fshf.org/sq/kombetarja-u-20-dy-ndeshje-miqesore-azerbajxhanin-bushi-shpall-listen/|title=KOMBËTARJA U-20, DY NDESHJE MIQËSORE ME AZERBAJXHANIN, TRAJNERI ALBAN BUSHI SHPALL LISTËN!|trans-title=U-20 NATIONAL TEAM, TWO FRIENDLIES WITH AZERBAIJAN, COACH ALBAN BUSHI ANNOUNCES THE LIST!|publisher=FSHF.org|language=sq|date=18 January 2018|access-date=22 January 2018}}
Career statistics
=Club=
{{updated|16 December 2017}} {{Soccerway|ymer-shab/435481|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="4" valign="center"| Dinamo Tirana
| 2015–16 |rowspan="3"| Albanian First Division | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2017–18 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|— | colspan="2"|— | 6 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2" valign="center"|Total
!24||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||0 | ||||||||||
| colspan="3"|Career total
!24||0||4||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||28||0 |
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References
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External links
- {{Soccerway|ymer-shab/435481}}
- {{FSHF|236873}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Shaba, Ymer}}
Category:Footballers from Tirana
Category:Albanian men's footballers
Category:Albania men's youth international footballers
Category:Albania men's under-21 international footballers
Category:Men's association football defenders
Category:FC Dinamo City players
Category:Pembroke Athleta F.C. players
Category:Kategoria e Parë players
Category:Albanian expatriate men's footballers
Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Malta