The number of Albanian footballers in the Italian championship has been increasing every day, causing the level of the National Team to undergo a significant improvement. In addition to the players who are active in Serie A, there are also many who play in Serie B or even lower, becoming protagonists with their clubs.
If in Serie A there are mainly players who have confirmed themselves both in the team and in the National Team, in Serie B there are more young players who aim to take the big step in the future to try to play with elite teams as well as with the National Team A. The International Center for Sports Statistics (CIES) has made a summary of the best players in the Italian Serie B, players who are younger than 23 years old.
In the list of 15 players, the presence of 3 Albanian players who are active with different teams is striking. Thus, the Shpendi twins could not be missing from this list of players, taking their places with positive assessments from CIES. Stivën Shpendi has played a full 1749 minutes with Empoli, scoring 13 goals and one assist, while he is seen as a player who is very strong in the air.
On the other hand, his twin Kristian Shpendi has played more minutes and this season counts 2039 minutes with Cesena, where he has managed to score 10 goals but unlike his brother, he has given 4 assists. As a strong point for Kristian, finishing in front of the goal is considered even though he has fewer goals than his brother. In this list, there is also room for midfielder Luis Hasa who decided to leave Italy to wear the Albanian jersey. Hasa has played 1643 minutes with Carrara and has scored 5 goals and 4 assists, being decisive. As the midfielder's strongest point, CIES has considered the one-on-one game and he is known as a good dribbler in the Italian championship. All these players have numerous offers from bigger teams and it is not surprising that in the summer transfer market, they change environment to prove themselves and perhaps to then be protagonists with the Albanian jersey.
