He was born in Albania, but at the age of 14 joined Empoli FC academy. As he reached the main squad he made 102 appearances for the team within three seasons.
Napoli current coach Maurizio Sarri was impressed with Elseid’s play when he was Empoli gaffer and invited him to Naples after he took charge of the team.
Napoli #2 made 37 appearances for Napoli in his first Serie A season which proves how irreplaceable he is. 22-year-old Hysaj (height – 182 cm, weight – 75 kg) defends very orderly and joins attacks effectively performing good crosses. His passes are mostly straight, besides he’s a true warrior on the field.
In summer Hysaj featured for Albania at the Euro-2016. Before the contest his team lost the friendly against Ukraine 1:3 and he faced Khacheridi, Sydorchuk, Harmash and Yarmolenko.
The forthcoming duel between Vitorino Antunes and Elseid Hysaj should be quite interesting.
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