Hamdi Salihi
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Salihi with Wiener Neustadt in 2017 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Hamdi Abdullah Salihi | ||
| Date of birth | 19 January 1984 | ||
| Place of birth | Shkodër, PSR Albania | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Albania (assistant) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2000–2002 | Vllaznia Shkodër | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2004 | Vllaznia | 55 | (30) |
| 2004–2005 | Panionios | 6 | (0) |
| 2005–2007 | Tirana | 52 | (42) |
| 2007–2009 | Ried | 82 | (34) |
| 2009–2012 | Rapid Wien | 67 | (36) |
| 2012–2013 | D.C. United | 23 | (6) |
| 2013–2014 | Jiangsu Sainty | 28 | (9) |
| 2014–2015 | Hapoel Acre | 33 | (14) |
| 2015 | Hapoel Haifa | 10 | (4) |
| 2015–2017 | Skënderbeu | 63 | (42) |
| 2017–2019 | Wiener Neustadt | 49 | (27) |
| Total | 468 | (244) | |
| International career | |||
| 2002–2003 | Albania U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Albania U21 | 12 | (1) |
| 2006–2015 | Albania | 50 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2019 | Wiener Neustadt (assistant) | ||
| 2019– | Albania (assistant) | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Hamdi Abdullah Salihi (born 19 January 1984) is an Albanian retired professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the assistant manager of the Albanian men's national football team. Nicknamed 'The Bomber' by his former international coach Otto Barić who would compare him to Gerd Müller, Salihi is known for being a prolific goalscorer both in Albania and Austria, the two countries where he has spent the majority of his career. He earned 50 international caps for Albania and was a regular starter from 2009 to 2013.