Lumbardh Salihu
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Lumbardh Salihu is an Austrian
Austrians
Austrians are a nation and ethnic group, consisting of the population of the Republic of Austria and its historical predecessor states who share a common Austrian culture and Austrian descent....

 footballer who plays as a forward for Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...

 of League Two
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Playing career

Salihu moved from his native Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 to sign a two year contract with English League Two
Football League Two
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 side Northampton Town
Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...

 in July 2011, along with Marin Pozgain. He made his debut at Sixfields
Sixfields Stadium
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 on 23 August 2011, replacing Adebayo Akinfenwa
Adebayo Akinfenwa
Adebayo Saheed Akinfenwa is an English professional footballer, of Nigerian descent, who plays for Northampton Town.- Life and career :...

 as a 77th minute substitute in a 4–0 defeat to Wolverhampton Wanderers
Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.
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 in a League Cup
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 Second Round clash. Manager Gary Johnson
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 said of his debut that "He’s only just come back from an injury and he’s only 18 so it was one of those where we just wanted to give him a little feel for it."
He always dreams to play for Kosovo National Side,claimed his best friend is Florim Ukaj from his hometown, Viti, Kosovo!

Statistics

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2011–12 Northampton Town F.C. season
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Northampton Town F.C.
Northampton Town Football Club are an English professional football club based in Northampton, Northamptonshire. They currently play in Football League Two, the lowest league division, after being relegated from League One on the last day of the 2008–09 season...

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External links

  • Profile at the official Northampton Town site
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