Andi Lila
Lila on international duty in 2015.
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| Full name | Andi Lila | ||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 12 February 1986 | ||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Kavajë, Albania | ||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Defender / Midfielder | ||||||||||||||
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Current team
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PAS Giannina | ||||||||||||||
| Number | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||
| 2000–2003 | Besa Kavajë | ||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||
| 2002–2006 | Besa Kavajë | 72 | (1) | ||||||||||||
| 2007 | Iraklis | 3 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2007–2008 | Besa Kavajë | 29 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2008–2011 | Tirana | 78 | (11) | ||||||||||||
| 2011– | PAS Giannina | 109 | (7) | ||||||||||||
| 2015 | → Parma (loan) | 13 | (2) | ||||||||||||
| National team‡ | |||||||||||||||
| 2002–2003 | Albania U17 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2003–2005 | Albania U19 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2006–2007 | Albania U21 | 10 | (0) | ||||||||||||
| 2007– | Albania | 60 | (0) | ||||||||||||
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Honours
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| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 April 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 June 2016 |
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Andi Lila (born 12 February 1986 in Kavajë) is an Albanian footballer who plays for Greek club PAS Giannina and the Albania national team. He is a versatile player, having played primarily as a right back early in his career as well as left back, but in recent years he has predominately played in a defensive midfield role, as well as a right midfielder.
Lila began his career with local side Besa Kavajë, where he made his debut in 2002 as a 16 year old and soon became a regular first team player, which earned him a move to Greek club Iraklis in January 2007. He soon returned to Besa Kavajë after failing to settle at Iraklis, and he shortly became the club captain, guiding them to a third-place finish in the Albanian Superliga before moving to KF Tirana after just one year back in Kavajë. He was a fan favourite at KF Tirana as during his three years at the club, and he won the Albanian Superliga title in his first season there, as well as helping his side reach the Albanian Cup final which he missed and his side lost in. His last game with the club came in the 2011 Albanian Cup final which his side lost on penalties after extra time, before moving to Greece for a second stint, this time with PAS Giannina.
He quickly established himself in the first team at PAS Giannina and helped his side achieve a mid table finish in his first season back in Greece, and then reach the Superleague playoffs in his second season at the club before a bottom half finish in his third season. He joined struggling Serie A side Parma on loan for the second half of the 2014–15 campaign, but he could not help the club escape relegation and returned to his parent club PAS Giannina following the bankruptcy of Parma. Since his return he has struggled to recapture his place in the first team, and has been limited to mostly substitute appearances in the league.
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