Armando Dobra
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Armando Dobra[1] | ||
Date of birth | [2] | 14 April 2001||
Place of birth | Redbridge, England | ||
Position(s) | Attacking midfielder / Winger | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Chesterfield | ||
Number | 17 | ||
Youth career | |||
2017–2019 | Ipswich Town | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2019–2022 | Ipswich Town | 22 | (0) |
2021–2022 | → Colchester United (loan) | 11 | (1) |
2022– | Chesterfield | 71 | (17) |
International career‡ | |||
2019 | Albania U19 | 7 | (1) |
2020– | Albania U21 | 11 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:23, 11 August 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 22:09, 7 June 2022 (UTC) |
Armando Dobra (born 14 April 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for EFL League Two club Chesterfield. Born in England, he represents Albania's youth teams internationally.
Club career
[edit]Ipswich Town
[edit]Dobra joined the Ipswich Town academy in 2017, progressing through the youth system at Portman Road. He signed his first professional contract on 27 February 2019, signing an 18-month deal with the option of a further years extension.[3] He scored on his first-team debut for the club in a 3–1 loss to Luton Town in an EFL Cup first round tie, on 13 August 2019.[4]
His second appearance with the Ipswich Town first-team saw him assist both goals in a 2–1 win against Tottenham Hotspur U21s in the EFL Trophy group stage on 3 September 2019.[5] The following month he appeared in another group stage match, coming on as a substitute to assist the final goal in a 4–0 win against Gillingham.[6] Dobra made his first league appearance for Ipswich on 20 October 2019, coming on from the bench in a 2–0 loss against Accrington Stanley.[7] On 6 May 2020, Ipswich took up the option to extend Dobra's contract by a further year, keeping him at the club until 2021.[8] He signed a new three-year contract with Ipswich on 20 May 2020, keeping him at the club until 2023 with the option of a further year extension.[9]
On 4 July 2022, Dobra left Ipswich by mutual consent.[10]
Colchester United (loan)
[edit]Dobra moved to Colchester United on 31 August 2021 on a season-long loan.[11] He made his club debut on 7 September in Colchester's 1–0 defeat to Gillingham in the EFL Trophy.[12] He scored his first goal for the club in Colchester's 1–0 win against West Ham United Under-21s in the EFL Trophy on 28 September.[13]
Chesterfield
[edit]On 5 July 2022, Dobra joined National League club Chesterfield on a two-year contract.[14] He scored on his debut for the club in a 2–2 draw against Dorking.[15]
Despite missing several games due to injury, Dobra finished his first season at Chesterfield as their top scorer with 12 goals.
International career
[edit]Born in England, Dobra qualifies to play for Albania through his father.[16] He made his debut for the Albania U19 team in a friendly on 24 March 2019, featuring in a 1–1 draw with Macedonia U19 in Korça. He won his second cap in another friendly with Macedonia on 26 March 2019, coming on as a half-time substitute in a 2–1 defeat in Ohrid.[17]
In August 2019, Dobra was called up to the Albania U19s for two friendlies against Bosnia and Herzegovina. He featured in both friendly matches, with the first game ending in a 0–0 draw and the second result a 2–0 loss, winning his fourth and fifth caps respectively for the U19s.[18]
On 13 November 2019, Dobra scored his first international goal in a 5–1 loss against Greece U19s in the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification stage.[19]
On 11 March 2020, Dobra received his first call up to the Albania U21 national team for a UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifier against Kosovo U21,[20] although the matches were postponed due to the outbreak of the Coronavirus. He was called up to the U21 side again in August 2020 for 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualifiers in September 2020.[21] He made his debut for the Albania U21's on 4 September in a 5–1 win against Austria U21.[22]
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 13 August 2024
Club | Season | Division | League | FA Cup | EFL Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Ipswich Town | 2019–20[23] | League One | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3[a] | 0 | 8 | 1 |
2020–21[24] | League One | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1[a] | 1 | 19 | 1 | |
2021–22[25] | League One | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 22 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 30 | 2 | ||
Colchester United (loan) | 2021–22[25] | League Two | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 1 | 17 | 2 | |
Chesterfield | 2022–23[26] | National League | 27 | 6 | 5 | 5 | — | 2[b] | 1 | 34 | 12 | |
2023–24[26] | National League | 43 | 10 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 43 | 10 | |||
2024–25[26] | League Two | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Total | 71 | 17 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 82 | 24 | ||
Career total | 104 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 129 | 28 |
- ^ a b c Appearance(s) in EFL Trophy
- ^ Appearances in National League play-offs
Honours
[edit]Chesterfield
References
[edit]- ^ "Notification of shirt numbers: Ipswich Town" (PDF). English Football League. p. 34. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
- ^ Armando Dobra at the English National Football Archive (subscription required)
- ^ "Dobra Signs First Pro Deal". TWTD. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Luton Town 3–1 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 13 August 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
- ^ "Ipswich Town 2–1 Tottenham Hotspur U21s". 3 September 2019.
- ^ "TOWN 4 GILLINGHAM 0". itfc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 October 2019.
- ^ "Accrington Stanley 2–0 Ipswich Town". BBC Sport. 20 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
- ^ "Jordan Loan Spell Over". Ipswich Town F.C. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
- ^ "New Deal for Dobra". Ipswich Town F.C. 20 May 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "DOBRA DEPARTS TOWN". www.itfc.co.uk. 4 July 2022. Retrieved 4 July 2022.
- ^ "Loan move for Dobra". Ipswich Town F.C. 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ "Colchester vs Gillingham". Sky Sports. 7 September 2021. Retrieved 7 September 2021.
- ^ "Colchester vs West Ham United U21". Sky Sports. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 28 September 2021.
- ^ "Dobra deal done". chesterfield-fc.co.uk. 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "REPORT: Spireites hold on for draw against Dorking despite having midfielder Ollie Banks in net for an hour". www.derbyshiretimes.co.uk. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
- ^ "The making of Armando Dobra: A young man with skill, drive, support and his feet firmly on the ground". East Anglian Daily Times. 11 October 2019. Retrieved 11 October 2019.
- ^ "Downes Wins Cap as England U20s Defeated". TWTD. 26 March 2019. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
- ^ "Georgiou, Dozzell and Dobra Win Caps". TWTD. 9 September 2019. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
- ^ "Greece U19 vs. Albania U19". Soccerway. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Dobra in Albania U21 Squad". Ipswich Town F.C. 11 March 2020. Retrieved 13 March 2020.
- ^ "Dobra in Albania U21 Squad". Ipswich Town F.C. 31 August 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ^ "Duo Win U21s Caps". Ipswich Town F.C. 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
- ^ "Games played by Armando Dobra in 2019/2020". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ "Games played by Armando Dobra in 2020/2021". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 20 October 2019.
- ^ a b "Games played by Armando Dobra in 2021/2022". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ a b c "A. Dobra: Summary". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 7 January 2023.
- ^ "National League: 2023/24: Current table". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
"Chesterfield: Squad details: 2023/24". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 28 April 2024.
External links
[edit]- Armando Dobra profile at the Ipswich Town F.C. website
- Armando Dobra at Soccerbase
- 2001 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the London Borough of Redbridge
- Albanian men's footballers
- English men's footballers
- Men's association football midfielders
- Ipswich Town F.C. players
- Colchester United F.C. players
- Chesterfield F.C. players
- English Football League players
- Albania men's youth international footballers
- Albania men's under-21 international footballers
- English people of Albanian descent