Cristian Shpendi
Albanian footballer (born 2003)
Cristian Shpendi (born 19 May 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Cesena. Born in Italy, he plays for the Albania national team.
Club career
Early life
Shpendi was born in Ancona, Italy, along with his twin, Stiven. He is the son of Albanian parents who originate from Pukë. The Shpendi family immigrated to Italy in 1997, thus Christian and Stiven both hold dual Italian and Albanian citizenship. Their first team was Real Metauro, from where they moved to Delfino Fano and then to San Marino Academy until they went to Cesena.
Early career and Cesena
The twins played their first competitive season for Cesena under-17 squad coached by Filippo Masolini in Allievi Nazionali U17 team, where the attacking duo made each 16 appearances, with Cristian scoring 14 goals and Stiven 11. They then played for Cesena Primavera under coach Giovanni Ceccarelli in Campionato Primavera 3 2020–21 with 15 goals for Cristian and 13 for Stiven. The duo helped the side to reach the final, losing only to Arezzo Primavera.
For the following season, 2021–22, at Primavera 2, Cristian scored 15 goals in 17 matches and was helped by 23 goals from Stiven in just 20 games - this made Stiven the league's top-scorer.
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