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Erion Zabeli
Personal information
Full name Erion Zabeli[1]
Date of birth (2004-09-08) 8 September 2004 (age 20)
Place of birth London, England[2]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)[2]
Position(s) Central defender
Team information
Current team
 Brentford
Youth career
2015-2016 AFC Wimbledon
2016-2020 Watford
2020–2023 Oxford United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023 Oxford United 0 (0)
2023 → Salisbury (loan) 5 (0)
2023–2024 Brentford 0 (0)
International career‡
2019 Albania U15 2 (0)
2020 Albania U16 3 (0)
2020 Albania U17 1 (0)
2021–2022 Albania U19 4 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 14:25, 5 July 2023 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:35, 13 June 2022 (UTC)

Erion Zabeli (born 8 September 2004) is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender for Premier League club Brentford.

Zabeli is a product of the Watford and Oxford United academies and began his professional career with Brentford 2023. He has been capped by Albania at youth level.

Club career

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Youth years

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A central defender, Zabeli began his academy career with Watford.[3] He began a two-year scholarship with Oxford United in 2021 and played the first senior football on his career on a work experience loan at non-League club Salisbury late in the 2022–23 season.[3][4] Zabeli was offered a one year extension to his scholarship in April 2023,[5] but he elected to depart the Kassam Stadium in July 2023.[6]

Brentford

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Late in the 2022–23 season, Zabeli joined the B team at Premier League club Brentford on trial.[7] He was successful and on 5 July 2023, he signed a one-year contract, with the option of a further year,[7] for an undisclosed fee.[6] Zabeli was released when the club declined to take up the option on his contract at the end of the 2023–24 season.[8]

International career

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Zabeli was capped by Albania at U15, U16, U17 and U19 level.[9][10] He was a part of the U16 squad which competed at the 2020 UEFA Development Tournament.[11][12][13] Following four caps for Albania at U19 level,[14][15][16][17] Zabeli was called into a Kosovo U19 training camp in September 2022.[18]

Style of play

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Zabeli "is a ball-playing centre-back" who looks "to help the team with build-up play from the backline as well as taking care of his defensive duties".[19]

Career statistics

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As of match played 8 May 2021
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] League cup[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Salisbury (loan) 2022–23[20] Southern League Premier Division South 5 0 ― ― 1[c] 0 6 0
Brentford 2023–24 Premier League 0 0 0 0 0 0 ― 0 0
Career total 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 6 0
  1. ^ Includes FA Cup
  2. ^ Includes EFL Cup
  3. ^ Appearance in Wiltshire Premier Shield

References

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  1. ^ "Club List Of Registered Players As At 20th May 2023" (PDF). p. 42. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b Beatpoet/sandboxZabeli at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  3. ^ a b Whitney, Steve. "Salisbury Bring in New Centre-Back". Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Oxford's Newest Scholars". www.oufc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Four Scholars Offered Longer Deals". www.oufc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  6. ^ a b "Erion Zabeli Joins Brentford". www.oufc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Erion Zabeli joins Brentford B". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  8. ^ "Brentford academy confirm summer departures and extensions". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
  9. ^ "U15s beat Albania: 1-0". TFF. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  10. ^ "Erion's Albanian Call Up". www.oufc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  11. ^ "International U-16 Tournament / Shqipëria fiton pastër me Lituaninë". FSHF (in Albanian). 19 April 2019. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  12. ^ ""UEFA Development U-16"/ Shqipëria luan ndeshjen e dytë të turneut ndaj Gjeorgjisë". FSHF (in Albanian). 27 February 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  13. ^ "Përfundon "UEFA Development Tournament U-16", triumfon Gjeorgjia, kuqezinjtë e mbyllin me 3 barazime". FSHF (in Albanian). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  14. ^ "U-19 / Shqipëria luan miqësoren e parë ndaj Kosovës". FSHF (in Albanian). 16 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  15. ^ "U-19/ Shqipëria fiton bindshëm ndaj Kosovës". FSHF (in Albanian). 18 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  16. ^ "U-19 / Kosova triumfon në vëllazëroren e parë". FSHF (in Albanian). 26 March 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  17. ^ "U-19/ Mbyllet në paqe vëllazërorja e dytë Shqipëri – Kosovë". FSHF (in Albanian). 28 March 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  18. ^ "Young U's Get International Call Ups". www.oufc.co.uk. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Erion Zabeli: It's a big honour for me". www.brentfordfc.com. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  20. ^ "Erion Zabeli | Player Profile". Aylesbury United Archive. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
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Category:Living people Category:Brentford F.C. players Category:Southern Football League players Category:Sportspeople from London Category:English people of Albanian descent Category:Albania men's youth international footballers Category:2004 births Category:Men's association football central defenders Category:Salisbury F.C. players

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