Afrim Taku

Quick Facts

Full Name	Afrim Taku
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Aug 4, 1989(1989-08-04)
Age	35
Birthplace	Tirana
Country	Albania
Birth City	Tirana
Horoscope	Capricorn

Afrim Taku Biography

Afrim Taku is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on August 4, 1989 in Tirana, Tirana, Albania. Afrim Taku (born 4 August 1989) is an Albanian professional footballer.

When Spanish coach Julián Rubio took charge of Tirana in June 2011, he placed his faith in the 21 year-old Taku, and he was handed his European debut in the club’s season opener in the UEFA Europa League qualifier against Slovakian side Spartak Trnava, which ended in a goalless draw as Taku played the full 90 minutes. He also played the full game in the second leg, which Tirana ultimately ended up losing 3–1 on aggregate, as they were knocked out of the competition. He then played in his first ever Albanian Supercup against Skënderbeu Korçë on 18 August 2011, where he was substituted off in the second half of the 1–0 win as he won the second trophy of his career.

He returned on action on 31 March by playing full-90 minutes in the 1–2 home defeat to Vllaznia Shkodër. On 19 April, in the second leg of 2016–17 Albanian Cup semi-final against Besëlidhja Lezhë, Taku scored a penalty kick in an eventual 2–0 home win, which sent Tirana in the Albanian Cup final for the first time since 2011–12 season. Later on 10 May, Taku scored the second goal in Tirana’s 2–0 home win over already relegated Korabi Peshkopi, helping the White&Blues to return to winning ways in league after 15 matches.

On 11 August 2014, Taku agreed a contract extension with the club, signing a contract for the 2014–15 season. Following the end of the 2014–15 season, Taku moved to the United States to live with his wife, but he did not join a football club during his time there.

Taku’s career took off when coach Julián Rubio came in charge of Tirana in June 2011. He was part of the senior squad almost on every game of the Albanian Superliga for the 2011–12 season except for two matches. Taku’s best performance was in the Albanian Supercup for 2011–12 season, a match where the two best football teams in Albania compete to win the ultimate trophy. He scored his first official goal in this decisive match which he dedicated to his coach and the national coach Gianni De Biasi.

Afrim Taku Net Worth

Afrim Taku is one of the richest Association Football Player from Albania. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Afrim Taku 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Taku began his football career as a 13-year-old when he joined the KF Tirana academy, where he progressed through the ranks before eventually being loaned out to Albanian First Division side Skrapari for the 2008–09 campaign in order to gain first team experience. He made his professional debut in the First Division with Skrapari, where he featured in 11 league games as he helped the side narrowly avoid the relegation playoff places by a single point.

He returned to his parent club Tirana but did not feature at all in the club’s 2009–10 campaign, but he was promoted to the first team by head coach Nevil Dede ahead of the 2010–11 season, and he made his debut for the club in the Albanian Cup against his former side Skrapari on 20 October 2010 in a 1–0 away win in which Taku played the full 90 minutes of. He made his Albanian Superliga debut on 20 November 2010 in a 3–1 home win over Elbasani, where he came on as a 76th-minute substitute for Mladen Žižović. Dede left the club soon after and Mišo Krstičević took charge of the team, and the Croatian coach handed Taku his first Superliga start on 30 April 2011 in a 2–1 loss to Flamurtari Vlorë. He made five league appearances in his debut season with Tirana as the club finished in a disappointing 5th place, and he made four cup appearances as Tirana went on to beat local rivals Dinamo Tirana in the final to win the trophy, which was the first major trophy of Taku’s career.

On 27 May, Taku played full-90 minutes in the final matchday against Vllaznia in Shkodër which finished in a goalless draw, meaning that the club finished the season in 9th place which relegated them for the first time in history, leaving Vllaznia as the only club not to be relegated. Four days later, he was an unused substitute as Tirana won the Albanian Cup for the 16th in history, beating Skënderbeu 3–1 in the final. Taku finished the season with 9 goals in the league and 4 goals in the cup, playing 42 matches. In June 2017, Taku left the club after deciding not to extend his contract, becoming a free agent in the process.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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On 17 June 2017, Skënderbeu Korçë president Ardian Takaj confirmed that Taku was going to play for the club for the upcoming season. One week later, Taku was officially presented at Skënderbeu Korçë, penning a temporary contract for the Europa League games, with the possibility to extend for the season, rejoining his former Tirana boss Ilir Daja. On 4 August 2017 Taku solved his contract with Skënderbeu by mutual consensus and he went back to the United States for documentations case. Taku returned to the team on 30 August and signed a contract for the 2017–18 season. He scored his first goals of the season on 15 October in the matchday 6 of championship in the 4–1 home win over Lushnja.

Facts & Trivia

Afrim Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Albania. Afrim Taku celebrates birthday on August 4 of every year.

On 20 June 2018, Taku signed with the Tampa Bay Rowdies of the USL. He was one of two midseason signings for the Rowdies on that day, along with Dominic Oduro.