Mexhit Haxhiu

Mexhit Haxhiu (born 3 January 1943) is an Albanian former footballer who played for Flamurtari Vlorë, Partizani Tirana and Besa Kavajë, as well as the Albania national team.

[1][2] He is currently the 19th top goalscorer in Albanian history with 87 league goals, 77 of which he scored for Flamurtari Vlorë and 10 for Partizani Tirana.

[3] In his youth, Haxhiu played schoolboy football and also represented his hometown Vlorë in basketball and free-style swimming.

[5] He made his debut for Albania in an October 1964 friendly match against Algeria and earned a total of 3 caps, scoring 1 goal.

His final international was a November 1965 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Northern Ireland,[6] since he was not allowed in the national team by the communist leaders from 1966.