Sabah Kerjota
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Sabah Kerjota, 2024 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 August 2001 | ||
| Place of birth | Shkodër, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Winger | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Heart of Midlothian | ||
| Number | 29 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2018 | Vllaznia | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2019 | Narnese | ||
| 2019–2020 | Clitunno | 22 | (15) |
| 2020–2021 | Ancona | ||
| 2021–2022 | Montefano | ||
| 2022–2024 | Vigor Senigallia | 69 | (19) |
| 2024–2025 | Sambenedettese | 36 | (10) |
| 2025– | Heart of Midlothian | 8 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 December 2025 | |||
Sabah Kerjota (born 14 August 2001) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a winger for Scottish Premiership side Heart of Midlothian.[1]
Career
As a youth player, Kerjota joined the youth academy of Albanian side Vllaznia. In 2018, he signed for Italian side Narnese, before signing Clitunno in 2019, where he made twenty-two league appearances and scored fifteen goals. One year later, he signed for Ancona. Subsequently, he signed for Montefano in 2021.
Following his stint there, he signed for Vigor Senigallia in 2022, where he made sixty-nine league appearances and scored nineteen goals. Italian newspaper il Resto del Carlino wrote in 2025 that "in his first season [with the club], his play was eye-catching, so much so that he was named the Best Young Player in Serie D for the 2022–23 season, with nine goals and thirteen assists".[2]
During the summer of 2024, he signed for Sambenedettese, where he made thirty-six league appearances and scored ten goals and helped the club achieve promotion to Serie C.[3]
Ahead of the 2025–26 season, he signed for Scottish side Heart of Midlothian.[4][5] Memorably, he set up a last minute winner over Hibernian in his first 'Edinburgh Derby', having been on the pitch for only ten minutes.[6]
Personal life
Kerjota was born on 14 August 2001 in Shkodër, Albania.
References
- ^ Sabah Kerjota at Soccerway
- ^ "Vigor, c'è l'ex Kerjota sulla strada del riscatto" [Vigor, former Kerjota on the road to redemption]. il Resto del Carlino. 28 March 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Dalla Clitunno alla serie A scozzese, l'incredibile favola di Sabah Kerjota" [From Clitunno to the Scottish Serie A, the incredible tale of Sabah Kerjota] (in Italian). ValleUmbraSport. 8 July 2025. Retrieved 24 July 2025.
- ^ "Kerjota Joins Hearts". heartsfc.co.uk. Heart of Midlothian F.C. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Hearts transfer done as six-figure signing completes his move to Tynecastle". edinburghnews.scotsman.com. Edinburgh Evening News. 22 July 2025. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ Coyle, Andy (2025-10-04). "Late Craig Halkett strike gives Hearts win over Hibs in Edinburgh derby". STV News. Retrieved 2025-10-06.
External links
- Sabah Kerjota at Soccerway.com
- Sabah Kerjota at Soccerbase.com