Driton Camaj

Driton Camaj (born 7 March 1997) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays for Hungarian club Kisvárda FC.

Driton Camaj
Personal information
Full name Driton Camaj
Date of birth (1997-03-07) 7 March 1997
Place of birth Podgorica, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Winger, Forward
Club information
Current team
 Kisvárda
Number 77
Youth career
Budućnost
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015 Budućnost 1 (1)
2015 Inter Zaprešić 2 (0)
2015–2016 Dečić 11 (0)
2016–2018 Budućnost 41 (1)
2018–2019 Lovćen 34 (5)
2019–2020 Iskra Danilovgrad 29 (5)
2020– Kisvárda 5 (0)
National team‡
2014 Montenegro U17 3 (0)
2016 Montenegro U19 5 (1)
2016– Montenegro U21 4 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 October 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 August 2017

Club career

Camaj first played competitive football with Budućnost in Podgorica. In July 2015, Camaj went on a trial with Croatian club Inter Zaprešić at the age of 18, during which he scored in a friendly match against NK Rudeš.[1] As a result, he signed with Inter Zaprešić.[1] However, he only played two league matches with Inter Zaprešić, and subsequently returned to Montenegro where he spent a half season with Dečić from Tuzi. In the summer of 2016, Camaj returned to Budućnost.[2] On January 29, 2018, Camaj signed a new three-year contract with Budućnost.[3]

International career

Camaj played for Montenegro's U19 team in the 2016 UEFA Euro U19 Championship qualifiers, scoring a goal against Hungary in the group stage of qualification.

Camaj debuted for the Montenegro U21 in 2016. He played in a friendly match with Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 on November 10, 2016, which Bosnia won 2-0.[4] In May 2017, Camaj was called up by Montenegro U21 coach Mojaš Radonjić for the Valeriy Lobanovskyi tournament in Ukraine.[5] In the tournament, Camaj played against Slovenia U21[6] and Ukraine U21.[7] After the tournament, Camaj played in a friendly match against Georgia U21 on June 12, 2017.[8]

References
  1. Mihaela Bradovski (July 24, 2015). "Sportnet: Napadač iz Budućnosti u Interu, Osječanima poziv iz Sjeverne Koreje" (in Croatian). Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  2. e-Vijesti: Počinje Prva crnogorska fudbalska liga, titulu brani Mladost (in Serbian). August 6, 2016. Accessed August 1, 2017.
  3. "Vijesti: Profesionalni ugovori za petoricu igrača Budućnosti" (in Serbian). January 29, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2018.
  4. Vijesti.ba: Mladi bh. nogometaši savladali vršnjake iz Crne Gore (in Bosnian). November 10, 2016. Accessed August 1, 2017.
  5. Šansasport: Radonjić objavio spisak mlade reprezentacije (in Serbian). May 26, 2017. Accessed August 1, 2017.
  6. Fudbal.info: U21: „Sokoli“ savladali Sloveniju (in Serbian). Accessed August 1, 2017
  7. Vijesti: Mlada reprezentacija izgubila od Ukrajine (in Serbian). June 6, 2017. Accessed August 1, 2017.
  8. portalanalitika: Crna Gora poslije preokreta i pogotka u finišu do pobjede (in Serbian). June 13, 2017. Accessed August 1, 2017.
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