He
was
loaned
out
to
another
club
in
Turkey
–
Fethiyespor.
Liridon
moved
to
Malaysia
in
2015
and
played
for
Kedah
Darul
Aman
Football
Club.
He
also
won
the
2016
Malaysia
Cup
and
2017
Malaysia
FA
Cup
titles
for
Kedah
before
signing
for
Melaka
United
in
2019.
In
the
previous
season,
Liridon
was
roped
in
by
current
Malaysia
Super
League
champions
Johor
Darul
Ta’zim
and
then
represented
Australian
side
Newcastle
Jets
in
the
A-League
on
loan
in
early
2021.
“I
am
really
delighted
to
join
Odisha
FC
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and
I
am
looking
forward
to
start
an
amazing
journey
in
India.
I
hope
it
will
be
a
great
season
ahead
under
Head
Coach
Kiko
Ramirez,”
Liridon
said
in
a
statement.
“I
can’t
wait
to
get
started
and
meet
my
teammates
at
OFC.
We
will
try
and
bring
joy
for
all
the
Odisha
fans
in
the
upcoming
ISL
2021-22
tournament,”
he
added.
Liridon
has
a
unique
achievement
of
representing
three
national
teams.
After
playing
for
the
Albanian
under
21
side
and
Kosovo
senior
team,
he
made
his
debut
for
the
Malaysian
senior
national
team
earlier
this
year.
The
OFC
Head
Coach
Kiko
Ramirez
said,
“Liridon
is
going
to
give
us
character,
attitude
and
intensity.
He
is
a
player
with
a
high
physical
capacity
and
has
good
technique.
He
is
a
box-to-box
midfielder
who
can
help
us
both
in
attack
and
in
defense
and
will
give
us
the
energy
that
the
team
needs
to
fight
for
the
entire
duration
of
90
minutes,”
he
added.
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