Valentina Limani

Valentina Limani (born 2 February 1997) is a Kosovan former professional footballer who played as a forward.

Valentina Limani

Limani with 1. FFC Frankfurt II in January 2017
Personal information
Full name	Valentina Hiset Limani
Date of birth	2 February 1997
Height	1.61 m (5 ft 3 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
2009–2014	1. FFC Frankfurt
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2020	1. FFC Frankfurt II	104	(27)
2014–2018	1. FFC Frankfurt	2	(0)
2019–2020	Eintracht Frankfurt	0	(0)
National team^‡
2017–2020	Kosovo	21	(2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 December 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 10 March 2020

Club career

1. FFC Frankfurt

On 8 September 2013, Limani made his debut with 1. FFC Frankfurt II in a 0–2 home defeat against TSV Crailsheim after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Larissa Gördel.[1] On 14 December 2014, she made another debut with 1. FFC Frankfurt, but with first team in a league match against MSV Duisburg after coming on as a substitute at 87th minute in place of Verónica Boquete.[2]

Retirement

On 4 November 2020, Limani confirmed through an interview that she has retired due to schooling and in football is expected to return as coach.[3]

International career

On 27 February 2017, Limani was named as part of the Kosovo squad for 2017 Turkish Women's Cup.[4] On 1 March 2017, she made his debut with Kosovo in 2017 Turkish Women's Cup group stage match against Poland after being named in the starting line-up.[5]

International goals

Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first.

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	26 November 2017	Adem Jashari Olympic Stadium, Mitrovica, Kosovo	Montenegro	1–1	3–2	Friendly
2.	5 April 2019	Gjakova City Stadium, Gjakova, Kosovo	North Macedonia	2–0	3–1	Friendly

Career statistics

Club

As of 1 December 2019[6]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1. FFC Frankfurt II	2013–14	2. Bundesliga Süd	2	0	0	0	—				2	0
	2014–15		16	2	0	0	—				16	2
	2015–16		20	3	0	0	—				20	3
	2016–17		22	12	0	0	—				22	12
	2017–18		10	3	0	0	—				10	3
	2018–19	2. Bundesliga	22	5	0	0	—				22	5
	2019–20		12	2	0	0	—				12	2
	Total		104	27	0	0	—				104	27
1. FFC Frankfurt	2014–15	Bundesliga	1	0	0	0	—				1	0
	2016–17		1	0	0	0	—				1	0
Eintracht Frankfurt	2019–20		0	0	0	0	—				0	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	—				2	0
Career total			106	27	0	0	—				106	27

References

1. "1. FFC Frankfurt II – TSV Crailsheim 0:2". WorldFootball.net. 8 September 2013.
2. "MSV Duisburg – 1. FFC Frankfurt 0:4". WorldFootball.net. 14 December 2014.
3. "Kapitenia 23-vjeçare e Kosovës lë sportin për shkollim" [The 23-year-old captain of Kosovo leaves the sport for schooling] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 4 November 2020.
4. "Përfaqësuesja e femrave udhëtoi për në Turqi" [Women's national team traveled to Turkey] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 27 February 2017.
5. "Kosova pësoi humbje nga Polonia" [Kosovo suffered losses from Poland] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 1 March 2017.
6. "Valentina Limani » Club matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 1 December 2019.

External links

• Valentina Limani at WorldFootball.net