Toni Aliaj

Toni Aliaj
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-06) 6 January 1999
Place of birth Seraing, Belgium
Position Defender
Youth career
–2012 Dinamo Zagreb
2012–2014 HAŠK
2014–2015 Hrvatski Dragovoljac
2015–2017 Lokomotiva
2017–2018 Lazio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Tabor Sežana 36 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 28 May 2022

Toni Aliaj (born 6 January 1999) is a professional footballer who last played as a defender for Slovenian club Tabor Sežana. Born in Belgium and raised in Croatia, he is the son of Albanian football agent and former professional footballer Adrian Aliaj.[1]

Career

Aliaj developed through the youth systems of Dinamo Zagreb, HAŠK, Hrvatski Dragovoljac and Lokomotiva before spending the 2017–18 season with Italian club Lazio.

He began his senior career with Slovenian side Tabor Sežana,[2] making 36 appearances between 2018 and 2021. Ahead of the second half of the 2019–20 season, Aliaj temporarily returned to Croatia due to heart-related problems.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Moisi Dalipi: Adrian Aliaj, "Simfonia Labe" e golit kuq e zi" [Moisi Dalipi: Adrian Aliaj, the “Lab Symphony” of the red-and-black goal]. Telegraf.al (in Albanian). 31 October 2019.
  2. ^ Razkritje kršitve protidopinških pravil SLOADO - TONI ALIAJ - Sloado (in Slovene)
  3. ^ "Zaradi TEŽAV S SRCEM je zapustil SLOVENIJO in okreva v Zagrebu. Direktor RAZKRIVA, kaj se dogaja". ekipa.svet24.si.