Ahmed Januzi

Ahmed Januzi (born 8 July 1988) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. Born in Kosovo, he represented the Albania national team.

Club career

Early career Ahmed Januzi was born in Vučitrn to Kosovar Albanian parents.

Prishtina

On 14 June 2016, Januzi returned to Kosovo by completing a transfer to Prishtina, signing a one-year contract, and taking the vacant squad number 27. He was presented on the same day along with players such as Armend Dallku and Debatik Curri, his former international teammates. During the 2016–17 season, he made 18 league appearances and scored 2 goals as Prishtina finished runner-up in the championship, securing a spot Europa League first qualifying round.

International career Under-21

Januzi was part of Albania under-21 squad in the qualifiers of 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship. He was the main striker, collecting six matches and scoring one goal. His first under-21 goal came in his fifth appearance for the team in the 4–2 away loss to Belarus. Albania finished Group A in fourth place tied on points with Azerbaijan.

Senior Januzi made his senior international debut on 17 November 2010 during the goalless home draw against Macedonia by appearing as a substitute in the second half. A year later, Januzi received his second call up by coach Josip Kuže for the last UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying matches against France and Romania on 7 and 11 October 2011 respectively. He played in both matches as substitute and collected 60 minutes, making his competitive debut in the process.