Cristian_Shiba
Cristian Shiba
Albanian footballer
Cristian Shiba (born 31 January 2001) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Serie C Group B Recanatese on loan from Serie B club Südtirol.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (2001-01-31) 31 January 2001 (age 23) | ||
| Place of birth | San Benedetto del Tronto, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Recanatese (on loan from Südtirol) | ||
| Number | 5 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2017 | Maceratese | ||
| 2017–2020 | Sassuolo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | → Sangiustese (loan) | 33 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Ravenna | 30 | (0) |
| 2021–2023 | Pontedera | 64 | (1) |
| 2023– | Südtirol | 0 | (0) |
| 2024– | → Recanatese (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2019 | Albania U19 | 5 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 November 2019 | |||
Born in San Benedetto del Tronto, Shiba joined the Sassuolo youth sector on 17 August 2017.[2]
On 4 May 2018, he was loaned to Serie D club Sangiustese.[3]
For the 2020–21 season, he was loaned to Serie C club Ravenna.[4] On 23 September 2020, he signed with the club.[5] Shiba made his professional debut on 27 September against Südtirol.[6]
On 6 July 2021, he signed with another Serie C club, Pontedera.[7]
On 22 June 2023, he joined Serie B side Südtirol.[8]
On 9 January 2024, he went to Serie C side Recanatese.[9]
Shiba was a youth international for Albania.[10]
- Cristian Shiba at Soccerway
- Boscagli, Gabriele (17 August 2017). "Calciomercato Sassuolo: arriva Cristian Shiba per l'Under 17". Canale Sassuolo (in Italian). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- "Sangiustese: dentro Cristian Shiba, Boutlata al Tolentino". marcheingol.it. 31 August 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- Boscagli, Gabriele (29 August 2020). "Calciomercato Sassuolo: prestito al Ravenna per Cristian Shiba". Canale Sassuolo (in Italian). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- "Cristian Shiba firma contratto biennale con Ravenna FC". RavennaNotizie.it (in Italian). 23 September 2020. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- "Ravenna vs. Südtirol - 27 September 2020". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- "UFFICIALE - Cristian Shiba firma con il Pontedera: contratto biennale". Tutto C (in Italian). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- "Cristian Shiba nuovo inserimento in difesa" (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Südtirol. 22 June 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2023.
- "Shiba si trasferisce alla Recanatese" (Press release) (in Italian). F.C. Südtirol. 9 January 2024. Retrieved 11 January 2024.
- Boscagli, Gabriele (2 September 2019). "Sassuolo, Shiba convocato nuovamente dall'Albania Under 19". Canale Sassuolo (in Italian). Retrieved 21 March 2022.
- Cristian Shiba at WorldFootball.net
- Cristian Shiba at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
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