Eniss Shabani
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 May 2003 | ||
| Place of birth | Giessen, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ||
| Number | 41 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2008 | TSV Krofdorf-Gleiberg | ||
| 2008–2012 | FSG Wettenberg | ||
| 2012–2014 | TSG Wieseck | ||
| 2015–2021 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021– | 1. FSV Mainz 05 II | 84 | (5) |
| 2022– | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Germany U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Germany U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Albania U21 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 May 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 6 June 2024 | |||
Eniss Shabani (born 29 May 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for 1. FSV Mainz 05 II. Born in Germany, he is an Albania and Germany youth international.
Early life
[edit]Shabani was born on 29 May 2003 in Giessen, Germany and is a native of Giessen.[1] Born to Veton Shabani, he is the son of a Bosnia and Herzegovina mother and a Kosovan father.[2]
Club career
[edit]As a youth player, Shabani joined the youth academy of German side TSV Krofdorf-Gleiberg. In 2008, he joined the youth academy of German side FSG Wettenberg. Four years later, he joined the youth academy of German side TSG Wieseck. Subsequently, he joined the youth academy of German side TSG Wieseck in 2014.
Following his stint there, he joined the youth academy of German Bundesliga side 1. FSV Mainz 05 and was promoted to the club's reserve team in 2021. Six months later, he was promoted to their senior team. On 13 May 2023, he debuted for them during a 0–3 away loss to Eintracht Frankfurt in the league.[3]
International career
[edit]Shabani is an Albania and Germany youth international. During October and November 2023, he played for the Albania national under-21 football team for 2025 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Auf dem Weg zum nächsten Profi" [On the way to becoming the next professional] (in German). Gießener Allgemeine Zeitung. 8 July 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ "The midfielder who debuted in the Bundesliga does not close the door to Kosovo". Koha Ditore. 15 May 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
- ^ Eniss Shabani at Soccerway
- ^ "Eniss Shabani, shpresa e madhe kosovare e Kombëtares së Shqipërisë" [Eniss Shabani, the great Kosovar hope of the Albanian National Team] (in Albanian). Gazeta Express. 13 October 2023. Retrieved 12 May 2025.
External links
[edit]- Eniss Shabani at Soccerway
- 2003 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Giessen
- German men's footballers
- Germany men's youth international footballers
- Albanian men's footballers
- Albania men's youth international footballers
- 21st-century German sportsmen
- 21st-century Albanian sportsmen
- Men's association football midfielders
- Bundesliga players
- Regionalliga players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 players
- 1. FSV Mainz 05 II players
- German people of Albanian descent
- German people of Bosnia and Herzegovina descent
- Albanian footballers