Gilman Lika
Gilman Lika (#7) with Tirana
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Gilman Lika | ||
| Date of birth | 13 January 1987 | ||
| Place of birth | Shkodër, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Tirana | ||
| Number | 7 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2004 | Vllaznia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2004–2008 | Vllaznia | 79 | (6) |
| 2008–2009 | Hacettepe | 24 | (2) |
| 2009–2010 | Boluspor | 28 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Diyarbakırspor | 4 | (0) |
| 2011–2013 | Tirana | 61 | (14) |
| 2013–2014 | Al-Faisaly | 12 | (3) |
| 2014–2015 | Flamurtari | 29 | (2) |
| 2015 | Vllaznia | 17 | (3) |
| 2015– | Tirana | 45 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Albania U19 | 3 | (1) |
| 2005–2008 | Albania U21 | 9 | (1) |
| 2008– | Albania | 19 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 November 2016. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 6 July 2015 |
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Gilman Lika (born 31 January 1987 in Shkodër) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays for Albanian club Tirana and the Albania national team.
Having started his career with Vllaznia Shkodër in 2004, he moved to Turkey in 2008 where he played for Hacettepe, Boluspor and Diyarbakırspor before returning to Albania to play for KF Tirana. He then had a brief stint in Saudi Arabia with Al-Faisaly before returning to Albania once again to play for Flamurtari Vlorë and now Vllaznia Shkodër.
A full international for Albania since 2008, Lika has earned over 15 caps for his country. He has also represented U-19 and U-21 side.
Lika started his playing career with Vllaznia Shkodër. After years working up the ranks at the club, Lika finally made his breakthrough during the 2005–06 season at the age of just 18. He made his debut in the Albanian Superliga against Lushnja on 18 September 2005 in a 1–3 win; he came on as a substitute on the 89th minute. During that season Lika managed to play 28 games. His first goal came against Dinamo Tirana on 29 April 2006. Lika came on as a substitute in the 46th minute and his goal came in the 86th minute. During his years at Vllaznia Shkodër, Lika produced many great performances and in total he played 77 games and scored 14 goals in the Albanian Superliga.
Along with fellow Vllaznia Shkodër players Admir Teli and Xhevahir Sukaj, he moved to the Turkish side Hacettepe Spor Kulübü on 4 August 2008. After joining the club Lika managed to make it into the starting lineup. During his time at Hacettepe, Lika played 24 matches and has scored two goals, being one of the valuable players of the team, which finished the 2008–09 season in the last position.
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