Daniel Xhafaj
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Daniel Xhafaj | ||
| Date of birth | 1 May 1977 | ||
| Place of birth | Vlorë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1992–1995 | Flamurtari Vlorë | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1999 | Flamurtari Vlorë | 70 | (17) |
| 2000–2003 | Dinamo Tirana | 63 | (23) |
| 2000 | → Bylis Ballsh (loan) | 12 | (8) |
| 2003–2004 | Flamurtari Vlorë | 20 | (4) |
| 2003–2005 | Teuta Durrës | 58 | (42) |
| 2005–2006 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 21 | (3) |
| 2005–2006 | Elbasani | 2 | (0) |
| 2006–2007 | Teuta Durrës | 31 | (20) |
| 2007–2009 | Tirana | 61 | (18) |
| 2009–2010 | Besa Kavajë | 32 | (18) |
| 2010–2011 | Flamurtari Vlorë | 31 | (19) |
| 2011–2012 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 24 | (11) |
| 2012–2014 | Teuta Durrës | 55 | (24) |
| 2015 | Dinamo Tirana | 3 | (0) |
| Total | 483 | (207) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2007 | Albania | 2 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 7 July 2015. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 July 2015 |
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Daniel Xhafaj (born 8 March 1977) is a retired Albanian professional footballer who played as a striker.
Xhafaj signed for Besa Kavajë on 27 August 2009 after having played in the Champions League qualifiers with previous club Tirana against Norwegian side Stabæk. Tirana's failure to qualify to the next round lead to Xhafaj considering his options, one of those came from Besa's president Nexhat Bizhdili who had great ambitions to make Besa one of Albania's top sides. Just days before finalising the deal for the striker, he had a meeting with Bizhdili to discuss a possible transfer, after he was convinced he signed on 27 August 2009 and trained with the rest of the club at their preseason training camp in Mavrovë.
On 29 November 2009, in the matchday 12 away against Vllaznia Shkodër, Xhafaj scored in the 35th second of the match to make it the fastest goal ever in Albanian Superliga; Besa won 3–2. The record was later broken by Partizani Tirana's Stevan Račić in 2014.
He was released by the Flamurtari chairman Shpëtim Gjika on 19 July 2011, along with three other main players, Sebino Plaku, Bledar Devolli and Julian Ahmataj.
Despite interest from Greek side PAS Giannina, Xhafaj signed a one-year contract with Albanian champions Skënderbeu Korçë on 23 July 2011, just 4 days after being released by Flamurtari. It was believed he had signed a contract worth €70,000 for the 2011–12 season.
Xhafa returned to Teuta Durres after a 5-year absence on 2 August 2012. He left the team on 30 May 2014 at the end of the season after his contract expired and the club's directors decided not to renew his contract.
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