Bekim Dema

Bekim Dema (born 30 March 1993) is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.^[1]

Bekim Dema

Personal information
Date of birth	(1993-03-30) 30 March 1993 (age 32)
Place of birth	Skopje, Macedonia
Height	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Central midfielder
Youth career
2008–2010	Vllaznia
2010–2011	FBG Schwerte
2011–2012	Vllaznia
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2011–2015	Vllaznia	53	(0)
2015–2016	Skënderbeu	3	(0)
2016–2017	Kukësi	5	(0)
2017	Laçi	3	(0)
2017–2018	Vllaznia	7	(0)
International career
2010–2011	Albania U18	2	(0)
2011–2012	Albania U19	1	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Early career

Dema joined Vllaznia Shkodër's under-17 side in 2008, where he played for two years before leaving to join German youth side FBG Schwerte in 2010, where he remained for a year. In July 2011 he went on a trial with newly promoted Pierwsza Liga side Zawisza Bydgoszcz along with fellow Albanian U19 international Enio Petro.^[2][3][4] This trial however proved to be unsuccessful and he returned to Albania to join Vllaznia's U19 team in 2011.

Dema left the club on 11 June 2015 as a free agent.^[5]

Skënderbeu Korçë

Dema left Vllaznia Shkodërat the end of the 2014–15 season and on 13 June 2015 joined Albanian Superliga champions Skënderbeu Korçë on a free transfer.^[6] Dema failed to make an impact during his spell, and after three league appearances throughout the season, he announced his departure in June 2016.^[7]

Kukësi

On 16 June 2016, Dema joined fellow Albanian Superliga side Kukësi on a one-year deal, and alter flew out to Maribor, Slovenia to link up with the rest of the squad on their summer training camp ahead of Europea League qualifying campaign.^[7]

He left the club in the start of January 2017.^[8]

International career

Dema has represented Albania at under-18, 19 and 21 levels.^[9] He has made only one appearance with the under-19 side, which came on 5 October 2011 in a 1–0 loss to Denmark for the qualifiers of the 2012 UEFA European Under-19 Championship.^[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 4 November 2017^[11][12]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Vllaznia Shkodër	2011–12	Albanian Superliga	11	0	5	0	—		—		16	0
	2012–13		9	0	3	0	—		—		12	0
	2013–14		10	0	0	0	—		—		10	0
	2014–15		23	0	4	1	—		—		27	1
	Total		53	0	12	1	—		—		65	1
Skënderbeu Korçë	2015–16	Albanian Superliga	3	0	4	2	0	0	1[a]	0	8	2
Kukësi	2016–17	Albanian Superliga	5	0	4	0	2[b]	0	0	0	11	0
Laçi	2016–17	Albanian Superliga	3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
Vllaznia Shkodër	2017–18	Albanian Superliga	6	0	0	0	—		—		6	0
Career total			70	0	21	1	2	0	1	0	94	1

1. Appearance in Albanian Supercup
2. All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

Honours

Skënderbeu Korçë^[11]

• Albanian Superliga: 2015–16

Kukësi^[11]

• Albanian Supercup: 2016