Mario Mitaj

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Mario Mitaj
Mario Mitaj 2022.jpg
Mitaj with Lokomotiv Moscow in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth (2003-08-06) 6 August 2003 (age 20)
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Lokomotiv Moscow
Number 12
Youth career
2017–2020 AEK Athens
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020–2022 AEK Athens 11 (0)
2021–2022 AEK Athens B 20 (0)
2022– Lokomotiv Moscow 4 (0)
National team‡
2019 Albania U16 1 (0)
2018–2019 Albania U17 6 (1)
2020– Albania U21 2 (0)
2021– Albania 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 October 2022
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:09, 31 March 2021 (UTC)

Mario Mitaj (born 6 August 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow. Born in Greece, he represents Albania at international level.[2]

Club career

AEK Athens

On 12 August 2020, Mitaj signed his first professional contract with Greek club AEK Athens and immediately started training with the first team.[3]

On 18 October 2020, he made his first league appearance in a game against PAOK, thus becoming the youngest foreign player in club history to feature in a competitive fixture, at 17 years, 2 months and 13 days old.[4]

On 2 February 2021, he signed a new contract, running until the summer of 2023.[5]

On 10 August 2021, the Albanian defender signed a new deal, keeping him at the club until the summer of 2026.[6]

Lokomotiv Moscow

On 27 August 2022, Mitaj signed a five-year contract with Russian Premier League club FC Lokomotiv Moscow.[7] The transfer fee was 3 million euros and AEK also kept a percentage for the next Mitaj's transfer.

International career

Having lived in Nea Ionia, Attica, Greece for a large part of his life, Mitaj was eligible to represent both Albania and Greece at international level. After having featured in all young Albanian squads, he earned his first cap for Albania's senior squad on 31 March 2021, in a 2–0 victory over San Marino for the 2022 European FIFA World Cup qualifiers, becoming cap-tied to Albania in the process. With this appearance, he became Albania's youngest ever international player at 17 years and 237 days old.[8]

Career statistics

As of 16 August 2021
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
AEK Athens 2020–21 Superleague Greece 10 0 2 0 1 0 — 13 0
2021–22 0 0 0 0 2 0 — 2 0
Total 10 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 15 0
Career total 10 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 15 0

References

  1. ^ "Mario Mitaj". FC Lokomotiv Moscow. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
  2. ^ Mario Mitaj at Soccerway
  3. ^ "Mario Mitaj signed a professional contract with AEK!". www.aekfc.gr. 12 August 2020.
  4. ^ "ΘΕΜΑ Μάριο Μιτάι: Ο νεότερος ξένος στην ιστορία της ΑΕΚ" [SUBJECT Mario Mitai: The youngest foreigner in the history of AEK]. www.amna.gr (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-04-01.
  5. ^ ""Έδεσε" και τους Μιτάι και Μαχαίρα η ΑΕΚ (vid)" (in Greek). Retrieved 2021-01-02.
  6. ^ "ΑΕΚ: Επέκτεινε το συμβόλαιο του Μιτάι μέχρι το 2026" (in Greek). www.sport24.gr. 10 August 2021.
  7. ^ "МАРИО МИТАЙ – НОВЫЙ ЗАЩИТНИК "ЛОКОМОТИВА"" (in Russian). Lokomotiv Moscow. 27 August 2022.
  8. ^ "ΑΕΚ: «Έκλεισε» στην Αλβανία ο Μιτάι και «έγραψε» ιστορία". www.newsit.gr. April 2021. Retrieved 2021-04-01.

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