Albanian footballer (born 1976)
Ervin Skela (born 17 November 1976) is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder.
He spent the majority of his club career in Germany, featuring prominently in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga with clubs such as Eintracht Frankfurt and FC Energie Cottbus. Skela also had spells in Albania, Italy and Poland during a career spanning more than two decades.
A key figure of the Albania national team throughout the 2000s, Skela earned 75 caps and scored 13 goals, making him one of Albania’s most-capped players and among the national side’s all-time leading scorers.
Skela began playing football in his hometown of Vlorë, initially within the local sports school system, later joining the youth academy of Flamurtari Vlorë and gaining promotion at age 16 to the senior squad.[1] He made his league debut during the 1992–93 Albanian championship and went on to register regular appearances in the top flight, playing 31 league matches and scoring 5 goals.[2] In 1993, while still a teenager, he joined Tirana on a short loan spell, making 5 appearances before returning to Flamurtari later that season.[1] Skela remained with Flamurtari until 1995, when he left Albania to pursue a professional career abroad.[3]
In January 1995, Skela moved abroad to Germany and signed with 1. FC Union Berlin, then competing in the Regionalliga, the third tier of German football.[1] During his three-year spell with the club, he made 57 league appearances and scored eight goals, helping Union Berlin achieve top-five finishes in the division.[5][2]
In July 1997, Skela joined FC Erzgebirge Aue and made his debut on 23 July in the opening round of the 1997–98 Regionalliga season, a 1–1 draw against VFC Plauen.[6] He earned a place in the starting lineup by the fifth matchday and held the position for the remainder of the campaign.
Skela scored his first goal for the club on 14 September in a 2–2 draw with FC Hansa Rostock II.[7] The result lifted Aue into the upper half of the table.[8] One week later, he registered a brace in a 4–1 away win over SV Babelsberg 03.[9] Aue briefly climbed as high as fourth place before a late-season dip in form saw the team finish seventh.[8]
Skela ended the season with 33 league appearances, nearly 2,800 minutes played, and six goals.
In the following season, the 1998–99 Regionalliga, Skela retained his place in the starting XI and was an ever-present through the first nine matchweeks as Aue maintained a mid-table position.[10] His playing time decreased later in the campaign, and he made only five further league appearances, scoring once against Dynamo Dresden.[2]
In 1999, Skela transferred to Chemnitzer FC, marking his first move to the 2. Bundesliga. He made his debut on 20 August 1999 in the second matchday of the 1999–2000 2. Bundesliga, entering as a substitute for the final 19 minutes in a match against SV Waldhof Mannheim.[11]
Skela scored his first goal for Chemnitzer FC on 24 October 1999 in a 2–1 away win over Karlsruher SC during round nine of the campaign.[12] He added further goals throughout the season and finished his first year at the club with 32 league appearances and eight goals. Chemnitzer FC ended the season in 11th place, retaining their league status.[13] Over the next few matchdays, he established himself in the starting lineup.
In the following season, the 2000–01 2. Bundesliga, Skela opened the campaign by scoring against SpVgg Greuther Fürth, although Chemnitzer FC were defeated 4–1.[14] During the first half of the season, he appeared in every league match, playing nearly all of the available minutes, contributing two goals and two assists. Chemnitzer FC, however, collected only nine points from their first 18 fixtures.[15]
In the January 2000 transfer window, Skela transferred to SV Waldhof Mannheim, remaining in the same division, the 2. Bundesliga, and joining a side who were contenders for promotion. He made his debut on 26 January 2001 against then–runners-up FC St. Pauli, playing the full 90 minutes in a 2–1 home win and receiving his fifth yellow card of the campaign, which led to a one-match suspension for the following fixture against 1. FC Nürnberg — the only match he missed for the entire season.[16]
On 4 March 2001, he scored his first goal for Waldhof Mannheim in a 4–2 victory over Stuttgarter Kickers.[17] Skela featured in all remaining matches of the season, frequently completing the full 90 minutes, and added two further goals in back-to-back fixtures in the final weeks of April 2001. Waldhof Mannheim finished the campaign in fourth place with 59 points, one behind rivals of FC St. Pauli, who secured the final promotion spot to the Bundesliga.[15]
Eintracht Frankfurt
[edit]
In Summer 2001, Skela transferred to Eintracht Frankfurt. He went on to spend three years with the club, making 92 appearances and scoring 26 goals.
He made his debut for Eintracht on 6 August 2001 against his former side Waldhof Mannheim, playing 75 minutes in an eventual goalless draw.[19] He immediately established himself as a starter, and in the following week scored his first goal for the club in a 2–0 win over Schweinfurt 05.[20] In the next two league fixtures he provided an assist in each match and being decisive scoring a brace in a 3–2 away victory against Karlsruher SC, a result that lifted Eintracht to first place in the standings.[21] On 26 August he also scored the extra–time winner in a 1–0 DFB-Pokal victory over FC St. Pauli II to send Eintracht into the next round.[22] Skela continued to contribute goals and assists throughout the campaign, finishing the season with 9 goals and 4 assists in 32 appearances as Eintracht Frankfurt ended the 2. Bundesliga season in seventh place.[2]
Skela begun the new 2002–03 by initially appearing as a substitute. He scored on the 4–0 win against FC St. Pauli in the opening week of the championship.[23] On 29 September 2002, Skela scored in the last minute for a 2–1 win over MSV Duisburg in his first league start of the season.[24] Skela continued to deliver crucial goals throughout the campaign (often the only goals in narrow 1–0 or 1–1 results) and his contributions helped Eintracht remain often within the top three positions; eventually the club secured promotion to the Bundesliga, after finishing third with 62 points, level with 1. FSV Mainz 05 but ahead on the head-to-head record.[25][26] Skela ended the season with 11 goals in league and cup competitions, making him the team’s top scorer.[27]
Skela made his top–flight debut on 1 August 2003, scoring a historical goal in a 3–1 away defeat to FC Bayern Munich, becoming the first Albanian player to score against them.[28] His goal, a long–range free-kick past goalkeeper Oliver Kahn was included in a Bundesliga compilation of top-10 goals scored in matches between the two clubs.[29]
On 23 September 2003, Skela received a four–match suspension from the DFB Sports Court for “violent conduct following an unsporting action previously committed against him”, after he was sent off for spitting at Thomas Riedl in the 6th matchday against 1. FC Kaiserslautern two days prior.[30]
Throughout the 2003–04 Bundesliga season, he completed the full 90 minutes in every match he played, with the exception of only the final league match, in which he was substituted for the first time in the 76th minute. He also contributed with several goals and assists during a season in which Eintracht Frankfurt collected relatively few points; his second league goal of the campaign came on 29 November 2003 against VfL Wolfsburg, converting a penalty he had won himself in a 3–2 comeback victory after trailing 0–2.[31] The following week, on 6 December 2003, he recorded both a goal and an assist against Hannover 96, scoring from another penalty in a 2–2 draw.[32]
He began the year 2004 by scoring in the opening match of the second half of the season, netting from the penalty spot in a 1–1 draw against Bayern Munich on 31 January.[33] On 13 March 2004, in the round 24, he recorded both a goal and an assist in a 3–0 win over sixth-placed FC Schalke 04, a result that temporary lifted Eintracht Frankfurt to 13th and further clear of the relegation zone.[34] He repeated the same in round 30, again scoring and assisting in a 3–0 win, a result that kept Eintracht Frankfurt—then second-from-bottom—in direct competition with their rivals to avoid relegation.[35]
In total, Skela recorded eight goals and seven assists in the league, finishing as Eintracht Frankfurt’s top scorer for the second consecutive season.[36] Despite his contributions, Eintracht were ultimately relegated after finishing third from bottom in the final standings.[37]
Skela joined Arminia Bielefeld for the 2004–05 season, becoming a regular starter throughout the campaign. He made 32 Bundesliga appearances, and a further five appearances and three goals in the DFB-Pokal. Although at the club for only one season, he left a lasting impression and was regarded as one of the most technically skilled players to have featured for the team.[38]
He made his competitive debut for the club on 8 August 2004, playing the full 90 minutes in a goalless draw against Borussia Mönchengladbach in the opening match of the season.[39]
On 4 December 2004, he provided the assist for Arminia’s equalising goal in a 1–1 draw against Hansa Rostock.[40] On 2 April 2005, in the 27th round of the season, he assisted the winning goal in the 1–0 victory over Bayer 04 Leverkusen.[41]
Arminia Bielefeld finished the Bundesliga season in 13th place with 40 points.[42] In the DFB-Pokal, Skela scored a brace in the round of 16 during a 4–0 win over Karlsruher SC, as Arminia progressed until the semi-finals before being eliminated 2–0 by Bayern Munich.[43]
In the summer of 2005 he moved to 1. FC Kaiserslautern. He made his debut on 7 August 2005 in the opening round against Schalke 04, providing an assist in a 2–1 defeat.[44] He scored his first goal for the club two weeks later, netting a last-minute winner in a 3–2 victory against 1. FC Köln.[45]
Skela went on to appear in all 34 league matches of the campaign, scoring four goals, but was considered to have fallen short of expectations as Kaiserslautern were relegated at the end of the season, and Skela was subsequently released from his contract with the club, and subsequently joined Italian side Ascoli on a free transfer in 2006.[46]
Skela signed a one–year contract with Italian side Ascoli ahead of the 2006–07 Serie A season and made his debut on 9 September 2006. He did not establish himself in the starting lineup and had his contract mutually terminated in early January 2007.[47][48] During his short spell with the club, he made seven appearances in all competitions without scoring.[2]
During the January 2007 transfer window, Skela returned to Germany and signed a one-and-a-half-year contract with Energie Cottbus on 29 January 2007. He made his debut on 10 March 2007, coming on for the final eleven minutes in a 2–0 loss to Alemannia Aachen.[49] From April until the end of the campaign, he made six additional league appearances, four of them as a starter. In addition, Skela also made one outing for Energie Cottbus II on 17 March 2007, scoring a goal in a 2–1 win over VfB Germania Halberstadt in an Oberliga NOFV-Süd fixture.[50]
His first goal for the club came on 19 August 2007 in a 2–1 home defeat to VfL Bochum on matchday two.[51] In his first full season with the club, the 2007–08 Bundesliga campaign, he established himself as an undisputed starter, appearing in all 34 league matches, playing almost every minute and contributing seven goals along with six assists. In late March and early April, Skela produced one of his most decisive runs of form by scoring all the decisive goals in three consecutive victories—a brace in the 2–1 win over Hertha BSC, followed by the only goals in each of 1–0 wins against MSV Duisburg and his former club Arminia Bielefeld—a sequence that lifted Energie Cottbus out of the relegation zone for the first time that season.[52] He became one of the team’s key players and a fan favourite, playing an important role in their successful battle to avoid relegation.[53]
In the 2008–09 season he retained his starting role for Energie Cottbus, featuring in the majority of the fixtures across both the Bundesliga and the DFB-Pokal, contributing 2 league goals and several assists, mostly in matches from which the team earned points. In the 2008–09 DFB-Pokal, Skela scored a brace in the second-round match against Borussia Mönchengladbach on 23 September 2008, securing a 3–0 home victory that advanced Energie Cottbus to the Round of 16.[54] On 22 November 2008, Skela scored for the third time in his career against Bayern Munich, in a match valid for the 14th week of the 2008–09 season, finished with a 4–1 loss at Allianz Arena.[55][56] On 27 February 2009, Skela signed a two–year contract extension with Energie Cottbus, valid until 2011; however, the deal included a clause allowing its termination in the event that the club were relegated to the 2. Bundesliga.[57] On 11 April 2009, in Round 27 of the 2008–09 Bundesliga, Skela provided an assist in Energie Cottbus’ 2–1 home win against Arminia Bielefeld.[58] He scored his second goal of the season against the eventual champions VfL Wolfsburg on 26 April 2009 and his team took a 2–0 victory, to become the first team to concede a defeat to VfL Wolfsburg after 4 months.[59] In the final match of the Bundesliga, Skela provided all three assists in Energie Cottbus’ 3–0 home win against Bayer Leverkusen.[60] Despite the victory, Energie Cottbus finished the season in the third-from-bottom position, a placement that made the team go for the relegation play-off.[61]
In the ensuing relegation play-off, Skela played both matches in full against 1. FC Nürnberg, as Energie Cottbus were defeated 5–0 on aggregate, resulting in their relegation to the 2. Bundesliga.[62]
After the relegation, Skela left the club due to the contract clause allowing termination in such circumstances, ending his two-year spell with Energie Cottbus, during which he played 77 matches and scored 12 goals.[63]
After four months without a club, on 14 October 2009 Skela signed a two-year contract with TuS Koblenz in 2. Bundesliga, taking the number 28.[64] He made his debut in week 9 of the 2009–10 season against Rot Weiss Ahlen, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw.[65] After the match, coach Uwe Rapolder expressed frustration with the team’s overall performance, stating that “Skela alone cannot decide the matches” and calling for more from players such as Shefki Kuqi, Matej Mavrič, Benjamin Lense and Melinho.[66] Skela went on to make 17 further league appearances for Koblenz, who finished the season in 17th place and were relegated from the league.[67]
After had been without a club since summer 2010, Skela signed with TSV Germania Windeck on 31 January 2011.[68] His period with the club lasted only four weeks, without registering a single competitive appearances, and from March went free agent again.[69][70]
On 4 March 2011, Skela left Germania Windeck[71] and signed with Arka Gdynia.[72] Skela debuted for the first time in Polish top league on 11 March 2011, playing in the last minutes of the 2–2 away draw against Górnik Zabrze.[73] His time with the Polish side was short-lived, as he left the club in June 2011.[74] He appeared in only five matches, which three of them as a starter.
Having not played professional football since leaving Arka Gdynia in 2011, Skela came out of retirement and signed with 8th tier German side FC Hanau 93 on 29 January 2014 at the age of 37.[75] In the second part of 2013–14 season, Skela played 7 games and scored 5 goals.
During the 2014–15 season, Skela played 26 league matches and scored 18 goals, being the second goalscorer of the team behind Kahraman Damar, as the team achieved the promotion to Gruppenliga Frankfurt Ost (VII). In addition, he also scored twice in four cup games.
On 16 January 2016, Hanau confirmed via their Facebook page that Skela has extended his contract with the club for another season.[76] In the 2015–16 season, Skela played in 11 league matches, scoring twice.[77] In the 2016–17 season, Skela bagged 19 goals in just 18 league appearances, collecting 1528 minutes.[78]
In the 2017–18 season, Skela was available for the team very rarely, playing only seven matches and scoring two goals,[79] due to his occupation in obtaining UEFA Pro Licence.[80] On 28 April 2018, he agreed another contract extension, signing a new one-year contract.[80]
International career
[edit]
Skela represented the Albania under-16 team in the 1993 UEFA European Under-16 Championship qualifying.[81]
Skela was first included in the Albania senior team in 2000, and since then has played a total of 75 games and scored 13 goals for his country.[82] He also holds the unique record for the most appearances by an Albanian international in the FIFA World Cup qualification along Lorik Cana with 28 in overall. He has established himself in the first team for many years now and is now one of Albania’s most important players in years. On 7 June 2013, a few minutes before the start of the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifying match against Norway at Qemal Stafa Stadium, he and his longtime partner Altin Lala were honored by Albanian Football Association for they contributions to the national team. They received a ‘plaque of appreciation’ by the Albanian Football Association Armando Duka for they services to Albania national team.[83]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 5 | 1 | |
| 2002 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2003 | 9 | 3 | |
| 2004 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2005 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 6 | 2 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 1 | |
| 2008 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2009 | 8 | 2 | |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 | |
| 2011 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 74 | 13 | |
- Scores and results list Albania’s goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Skela goal.[84]
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 25 April 2001 | Gaziantep Kamil Ocak Stadium, Gaziantep, Turkey |  Turkey |
2–0 | 2–0 | Friendly match |
| 2 | 7 June 2003 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Republic of Ireland |  Republic of Ireland |
1–1 | 1–2 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 3 | 11 June 2003 | Stade de Genève, Geneva, Switzerland |  Switzerland |
2–3 | 2–3 | UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying |
| 4 | 20 August 2003 | Stadion Goce Delčev, Prilep, Macedonia |  North Macedonia |
1–2 | 1–3 | Friendly match |
| 5 | 18 February 2004 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Sweden |
1–1 | 2–1 | Friendly match |
| 6 | 4 June 2005 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Georgia |
3–1 | 3–2 | 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification |
| 7 | 16 August 2006 | Stadio Olimpico, Serravalle, San Marino |  San Marino |
2–0 | 3–0 | Friendly match |
| 8 | 16 August 2006 | Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus |  Belarus |
1–2 | 2–2 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 9 | 6 June 2007 | Stade Josy Barthel, Luxembourg, Luxembourg |  Luxembourg |
1–0 | 3–0 | UEFA Euro 2008 qualifying |
| 10 | 19 November 2008 | Tofiq Bahramov Stadium, Baku, Azerbaijan |  Azerbaijan |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly match |
| 11 | 12 August 2009 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Cyprus |
1–0 | 6–1 | Friendly match |
| 12 | 2–1 | |||||
| 13 | 3 March 2010 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania |  Northern Ireland |
1–0 | 1–0 | Friendly match |
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- Albanian Footballer of the Year: 2007[85]
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