Shkëlzen Gashi
Gashi with Colorado Rapids in 2016.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Shkëlzen Taib Gashi | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1988 | ||
| Place of birth | Zürich, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Colorado Rapids | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1998–2007 | Zürich | ||
| 1999–2000 | → Grasshoppers (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2009 | Zürich | 1 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Schaffhausen (loan) | 16 | (3) |
| 2008–2009 | → Bellinzona (loan) | 30 | (3) |
| 2010–2011 | Neuchâtel Xamax | 13 | (1) |
| 2011 | → Aarau (loan) | 15 | (5) |
| 2012 | Aarau | 26 | (17) |
| 2012–2014 | Grasshopper | 60 | (24) |
| 2014–2016 | Basel | 41 | (25) |
| 2016– | Colorado Rapids | 30 | (10) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2004–2005 | Switzerland U17 | 12 | (1) |
| 2005–2006 | Switzerland U19 | 5 | (2) |
| 2006–2009 | Switzerland U21 | 10 | (5) |
| 2013– | Albania | 17 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22:18, 1 February 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 September 2016 |
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Shkëlzen Taib Gashi (born 15 July 1988) is an Albanian footballer who plays as a Attacking midfielder and forward for Major League Soccer club Colorado Rapids and the Albania national team.
Gashi was born in Zürich, Switzerland to parents originally from Qabiq of Klina, Kosovo. A product of Zürich academy, Gashi made his professional debut at the age of 18 on 12 August 2006 in the 2006–07 Swiss Super League match against St. Gallen, playing in the last 13 minutes of the 3–1 loss. He also made his European debut later on 6 December of the following year, appearing as a substitute in an UEFA Cup group stage match against Spartak Moscow which finished in a 1–0 away loss.
On 29 January 2008, in the winter transfer window, Gashi was sent on loan to Swiss Challenge League side Schaffhausen until the end of 2007–08 season. Gashi made 16 league appearances until the end of the season, scoring three times in the process. After the end of the season, Gashi returned to Zürich in July 2008 only to be sent again on loan to Bellinzona for one-and-a-half season.
Gashi made his Bellinzona debut on 23 July 2008 in the Swiss Super League match against Neuchâtel Xamax, playing for 65 minutes in a 1–2 home defeat. He scored his first European goal on 28 August in the second leg of UEFA Cup second qualifying round against Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk, leading the team to a 2–1 home win and progression to the next round thanks to away goal rule. The first match finished in a 3–2 away defeat.
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