Sabah Kerjota

Sabah Kerjota (born 14 August 2001) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian.

Career As a youth player, Kerjota joined the youth academy of Albanian side Vllaznia. In 2018, he signed for Italian side Narnese, before signing Clitunno in 2019, where he made twenty-two league appearances and scored fifteen goals. One year later, he signed for Ancona. Subsequently, he signed for Montefano in 2021.

Following his stint there, he signed for Vigor Senigallia in 2022, where he made sixty-nine league appearances and scored nineteen goals. Italian newspaper il Resto del Carlino wrote in 2025 that "in his first season [with the club], his play was eye-catching, so much so that he was named the Best Young Player in Serie D for the 2022–23 season, with nine goals and thirteen assists".

During the summer of 2024, he signed for Sambenedettese, where he made thirty-six league appearances and scored ten goals and helped the club achieve promotion to Serie C.

Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he signed for Scottish side Heart of Midlothian. Memorably, he set up a last minute winner over Hibernian in his first Edinburgh derby, having been on the pitch for only ten minutes. He also contributed with two assists when Hearts came from behind to beat Hibs 2–1 at Easter Road.

Personal life Kerjota was born on 14 August 2001 in Shkodër, Albania.