1.He could have played for Albania
He was born in an Albanian family and was eligible to play for either Albania or Germany.AHe chose to represent Germany and has played at every level for the die Mannschaft , right from U16 to the senior team.AHe will share his Albanian roots with new Arsenal teammate Granit Xhaka.
The 24-year-old Awas born to Albanian parents in Bad Hersfeld in central Germany. He also stated before the 2014 World Cup that he felt extremely connected to his country of birth.
a?Albanian was always spoken at home and we ate Albanian food,a? he said. a?I feel more Albanian than German, even though I was born there, but there was never a question of playing for Albania.a?
