Cristian Shpendi (born 19 May 2003) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Italian club Cesena and the Albania national under-21 team.
The Shpendi family immigrated to Italy in 1997, thus Christian and Stiven both hold dual Italian and Albanian citizenship[citation needed].
[2] The twins played their first competitive season for Cesena under-17 squad coached by Filippo Masolini in Allievi Nazionali U17 team, where the attacking duo made each 16 appearances, with Cristian scoring 14 goals and Stiven 11.
[4] Meanwhile, the players were also promoted to the first team in the 2021–22 Serie C, where Cristian made his professional debut under coach William Viali on 25 September 2021 against Olbia, starting and playing for 57 minutes before being replaced by Salvatore Caturano.
[4] In November 2021, he was called to participate in the 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification Group 7, where his side played against France, Serbia and North Macedonia.