Quick Facts
Biography
Armend Sabik Dallku (born 16 June 1983) is an Albanian footballer who plays as a central defender for FC Prishtina in the Kosovo Superliga and formerly for the Albanian national team.
Personal life
Dallku's lower brother, Ardin, is also a footballer and a defender.
Club career
Early career
Dallku was born in Vushtrri, and began his career at his hometown club KF Kosova Vushtrri. before transferring to Prishtina.
Prishtina
Dallku’s professional career started off in 2003 when he signed up with KF Prishtina. He spent the 2002–03 season there.
Elbasani
In 2004 he moved to Elbasani, playing 25 games in all competitions.
Vorskla Poltava
In the summer of 2005, Dallku joined Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava in the Ukrainian Premier League. He became one of the team’s key players of the defending line. He scored two goals during the 2006–07 season.
On 1 May 2016, Dallku announced his retirement from professional football at the end of the season via a Facebook status. Fourteen, Dallku played his final match as a professional footballer in a 1–0 home loss to Oleksandriya in the final day of the season, ending thus his 13-year career, 11 of them with Vorskla Poltava.
Prishtina
He signed for FC Prishtina in June 2016.
International career
Dallku was given a call up by Hans-Peter Briegel for the game against Ukraine on 9 February 2005. Briegel decided to give the 20-year-old defender a start on his debut against a very strong Ukraine side. Although he played well he was unable to stop Ukraine from scoring two goals on either side of the interval. He scored his first goals in a FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifier against Malta on 10 September 2008. The match ended 3–0 to Albania, which sent them to the top of their group ahead of giant teams such as Portugal, Sweden and Denmark.
He retired from international football on 6 March 2014 with 64 senior international caps and one goal. Dallku announced that he will play one last game against Kosovo, which was played on 13 November in Pristina. However, Dallku didn't play but was mentioned.
International games and goals
| International appearances and goals | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Date | Venue | Opponent | Final Score | Goal | Result | Competition |
| 2005 | |||||||
| 1 | 9 February 2005 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Ukraine | 0–2 | 0 | Loss | FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifying |
| 2 | 26 March 2005 | BJK İnönü Stadium, Istanbul, Turkey |  Turkey | 0–2 | 0 | Loss | FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifying |
| 3 | 30 March 2005 | Karaiskakis Stadium, Piraeus, Greece |  Greece | 0–2 | 0 | Loss | FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifying |
| 4 | 29 May 2005 | Stadion Florian Kryger, Szczecin, Poland |  Poland | 0–1 | 0 | Loss | Friendly |
| 5 | 17 August 2005 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Azerbaijan | 2–1 | 0 | Win | Friendly |
| 6 | 8 October 2005 | Stadium Meteor, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine | Ukraine | 2–2 | 0 | Draw | FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifying |
| 7 | 12 October 2005 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Turkey | 0–1 | 0 | Loss | FIFA World Cup 2006 qualifying |
| 2006 | |||||||
| 8 | 1 March 2006 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Lithuania | 1–2 | 0 | Loss | Friendly |
| 9 | 22 March 2006 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Georgia | 0–0 | 0 | Draw | Friendly |
| 10 | 16 August 2006 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino | 3–0 | 0 | Win | Friendly |
| 11 | 2 September 2006 | Dynama Stadium, Minsk, Belarus |  Belarus | 2–2 | 0 | Draw | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 12 | 6 September 2006 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Romania | 0–2 | 0 | Loss | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 13 | 11 October 2006 | Amsterdam ArenA, Amsterdam, Netherlands |  Netherlands | 1–2 | 0 | Loss | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 2007 | |||||||
| 14 | 7 February 2007 | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania |  Macedonia | 0–1 | 0 | Loss | Friendly |
| 15 | 24 March 2007 | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania |  Slovenia | 0–0 | 0 | Draw | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 16 | 28 March 2007 | Vasil Levski Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria |  Bulgaria | 0–0 | 0 | Draw | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 17 | 2 June 2007 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Luxembourg | 2–0 | 0 | Win | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 18 | 6 June 2007 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg | Luxembourg | 3–0 | 0 | Win | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 19 | 22 August 2007 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Malta | 3–0 | 0 | Win | Friendly |
| 20 | 12 September 2007 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Netherlands | 0–1 | 0 | Loss | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 21 | 17 October 2007 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Bulgaria | 1–1 | 0 | Draw | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 22 | 17 November 2007 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Belarus | 2–4 | 0 | Loss | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 2008 | |||||||
| 23 | 27 May 2008 | Stadion an der Kreuzeiche, Reutlingen, Germany | Poland | 0–1 | 0 | Loss | Friendly |
| 24 | 20 August 2008 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Liechtenstein | 2–0 | 0 | Win | Friendly |
| 25 | 6 September 2008 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Sweden | 0–0 | 0 | Draw | FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying |
| 26 | 10 September 2008 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Malta | 3–0 | 1 | Win | FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying |
| 27 | 11 October 2008 | Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest, Hungary |  Hungary | 0–2 | 0 | Loss | FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying |
| 28 | 19 November 2008 | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan | Azerbaijan | 1–1 | 0 | Draw | Friendly |
| 2009 | |||||||
| 29 | 11 February 2009 | Ta' Qali Stadium, Ta' Qali, Malta | Malta | 0–0 | 0 | Draw | FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying |
| 30 | 28 March 2009 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Hungary | 0–1 | 0 | Loss | FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying |
| 31 | 1 April 2009 | Parken Stadium, Copenhagen, Denmark |  Denmark | 0–3 | 0 | Loss | FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying |
| 32 | 10 June 2009 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Georgia | 1–1 | 0 | Draw | Friendly |
| 33 | 12 August 2009 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Cyprus | 6–1 | 0 | Win | Friendly |
| 34 | 9 September 2009 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Denmark | 1–1 | 0 | Draw | FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying |
| 35 | 14 October 2009 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden | Sweden | 1–4 | 0 | Loss | FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifying |
| 36 | 14 November 2009 | A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia |  Estonia | 0–0 | 0 | Draw | Friendly |
| 2010 | |||||||
| 37 | 3 March 2010 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Northern Ireland | 1–0 | 0 | Win | Friendly |
| 38 | 25 May 2010 | Gradski Stadium, Berane, Montenegro |  Montenegro | 1–0 | 0 | Win | Friendly |
| 39 | 11 August 2010 | Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës, Albania |  Uzbekistan | 1–0 | 0 | Win | Friendly |
| 40 | 3 September 2010 | Stadionul Ceahlăul, Piatra Neamţ, Romania | Romania | 1–1 | 0 | Draw | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 41 | 7 September 2010 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Luxembourg | 1–0 | 0 | Win | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 42 | 8 October 2010 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1–1 | 0 | Draw | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 43 | 12 October 2010 | Dynama Stadium, Minsk, Belarus | Belarus | 0–2 | 0 | Loss | Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 44 | 17 November 2010 | Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë, Albania | Macedonia | 0–0 | 0 | Draw | Friendly |
| 2011 | |||||||
| 45 | 9 February 2011 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Slovenia | 1–2 | 0 | Loss | Friendly |
| 46 | 7 June 2011 | Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0–2 | 0 | Loss | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 47 | 10 August 2011 | Loro Boriçi Stadium, Shkodër, Albania | Montenegro | 3–2 | 0 | Win | Friendly |
| 48 | 2 September 2011 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  France | 1–2 | 0 | Loss | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 49 | 7 October 2011 | Stade de France, Paris, France | France | 0–3 | 0 | Loss | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 50 | 11 October 2011 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Romania | 1–1 | 0 | Draw | UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying |
| 51 | 11 November 2011 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Azerbaijan | 0–1 | 0 | Loss | Friendly |
| 52 | 15 November 2011 | Stadion Goce Delčev, Prilep, Macedonia | Macedonia | 0–0 | 0 | Draw | Friendly |
| 2012 | |||||||
| 53 | 29 February 2012 | Mikheil Meskhi Stadium, Tbilisi, Georgia | Georgia | 1–2 | 0 | Loss | Friendly |
| 54 | 22 May 2012 | Campo de Fútbol de Vallecas, Madrid, Spain |  Qatar | 2–1 | 0 | Win | Friendly |
| 55 | 15 August 2012 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Moldova | 0–0 | 0 | Draw | Friendly |
| 56 | 7 September 2012 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Cyprus | 3–1 | 0 | Win | FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifying |
| 57 | 11 September 2012 | Swissporarena, Lucerne, Switzerland |  Switzerland | 0–2 | 0 | Loss | FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifying |
| 58 | 12 October 2012 2012 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Iceland | 1–2 | 0 | Loss | FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifying |
| 59 | 16 October 2012 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Slovenia | 1–0 | 0 | Win | FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifying |
| 60 | 14 November 2012 | Stade de Genève, Genève, Switzerland |  Cameroon | 0–0 | 0 | Draw | Friendly |
| 2013 | |||||||
| 61 | 22 March 2013 | Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway |  Norway | 1–0 | 0 | Win | FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifying |
| 62 | 7 June 2013 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | Norway | 1–1 | 0 | Draw | FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifying |
| 63 | 14 August 2013 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Armenia | 2–0 | 0 | Win | Friendly |
| 64 | 10 September 2013 | Laugardalsvöllur, Reykjavík, Iceland | Iceland | 1–2 | 0 | Win | FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualifying |
Honours
Club
- Prishtina
- Kosovar Superliga: 2003–04
- Vorskla Poltava
- Ukrainian Cup: 2008–09