Zeli Ismail
English association football player
Zeli Ismail (born 12 December 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as a right midfielder for Northern Premier League Division One West club Shifnal Town. Born in Albania, he has represented England at both under-16 and under-17 level.
Career
Born in Kukës, Ismail is a product of Wolverhampton Wanderers' academy, which he joined at the age of 10. The midfielder signed his first professional contract in 2010, and made his senior debut on 25 September 2012 as a substitute in a 6–0 defeat at Chelsea in the League Cup under Ståle Solbakken.
In November 2012 he joined League One side Milton Keynes Dons on loan until 2 January 2013. Here, he made his league debut on 24 November 2012 as a substitute in a 5–1 win over Colchester. Upon the end of his initial loan period he was immediately re-loaned for the remainder of the campaign, but this was ended after a month as Ismail failed to establish himself in their first team.
Following Wolves' relegation to League One at the end of the 2012–13 campaign, Ismail was cited by new manager Kenny Jackett as being part of his plans for the first team. He made his first league appearance for Wolves on 10 August 2013 when he started a 4–0 win against Gillingham, in what was the first of nine league appearances.
Despite these games, Ismail did not hold down a regular place in the Wolves' team and, after not gaining any playing time at all during December 2013, he was loaned to League Two club Burton Albion in January 2014 in a one-month loan deal.
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