Avni Pepa

Avni Pepa

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Personal information
Full name	Avni Pepa
Date of birth	(1988-11-14) 14 November 1988
Height
Position(s)	Defender
Team information
Current team	ÍBV
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2011	Start	42	(1)
2007	→ Mandalskameratene (loan)	10	(1)
2012–2015	Sandnes Ulf	52	(1)
2015	Flamurtari Vlorë	0	(0)
2015–	ÍBV	19	(0)
International career‡
	Norway U-18	2	(0)
2014–	Kosovo	1	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:32, 12 September 2015 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 September 2014

Avni Pepa (born 14 November 1988) is a Kosovar footballer of Norwegian-Albanian descent who plays for ÍBV Vestmannaeyjar as a defender.

Club career

Loan to MK

In 2007, he was loaned to Mandalskameratene from Start. He made his debut as a starter on 17 June 2007, against Sparta Sarpsborg. On 24 June he scored his first and only goal for Mandalskameratene, in a 3-1 defeat against Notodden.

IK Start

He made his debut in the Tippeligaen on 14 March 2010. He entered the field to replace Hunter Freeman, against Sandefjord. On 7 July he scored his first goal for Start. It was his the goal that allowed the team to overcome Fredrikstad, in the Norwegian Cup. On 24 October he scored his first league goal, against Stabæk, from an assist by Petter Bruer Hanssen.

Sandnes Ulf

After Start was relegated from Tippeligaen, Pepa signed with the newly promoted team Sandnes Ulf as a free agent.

International career

Pepa plays for Kosovo's national team. He played in their first official FIFA-sanctioned match on 5 March 2014 against Haiti which ended in a 0-0 draw.

Career statistics

As of 27 February 2015

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2007	Mandalskameratene	Adeccoligaen	10	1	0	0	10	1
2008	Start		0	0	0	0	0	0
2009		Tippeligaen	0	0	0	0	0	0
2010			19	1	4	1	23	2
2011			24	0	3	0	27	0
2012	Sandnes Ulf		17	1	0	0	17	1
2013			24	0	0	0	24	0
2014			11	0	1	0	12	0
2014–15	Flamurtari Vlorë	Albanian Superliga	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career Total			105	3	8	1	113	4