Franc Veliu
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Franc Veliu | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Vlorë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defender | ||
| Club information | |||
|
Current team
|
Flamurtari | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | Flamurtari | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2015 | Flamurtari | 210 | (14) |
| 2015–2016 | Kukësi | 8 | (0) |
| 2016 | Partizani Tirana | 3 | (0) |
| 2016– | Flamurtari | 18 | (1) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2008–2009 | Albania U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2009–2013 | Albania | 7 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 January 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 31 December 2014 |
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Franc Veliu (born 11 November 1988 in Vlorë) is an Albanian football player who currently plays for Flamurtari in the Albanian Superliga. His natural position is left back but he has also played as a left midfielder and even as a central defender.
He only played for one club team at professional level between 2006 and 2015, before joining Kukësi in 2015. He has only ever won two trophies in his career so far, two times Albanian Cup in 2009 and 2014 after winning in the final against KF Tirana and against current club Kukësi in 2009 and 2014 respectively.
Interest has been shown by many British teams including Portsmouth, Aston Villa and Celtic.
He made his debut for Flamurtari Vlorë in 2006 and since then has cemented his place in his hometown club's first team. He has spent most of his career in the left back position but he has also played as a left midfielder and most recently as a central defender as well. On 29 October 2008, he scored his first hat-trick, an unusual achievement for a defender, in a 1–6 away win against Naftëtari Kuçovë valid for the first leg of the first round of 2008–09 Albanian Cup.
He was voted Flamurtari's player of the year for 2014 by the club's fans, beating Bruno Telushi and Ardit Shehaj who came second and third respectively.
After making 263 appearances for Flamurtari between 2006 and 2015, Veliu left to join fellow Albanian Superliga club Kukësi.
On 1 February 2016, Veliu joined Partizani Tirana where he signed a contract until the end of the season with an option to extend it for a further year.
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