Ardit Hila

{{short description|Albanian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Ardit Hila | image = | caption = | fullname =  | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|1|6|df=y}} | birth_place = Elbasan, Albania | height = 1.74 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = Besëlidhja | clubnumber = 17 | youthyears1 = 2005–2011 | youthclubs1 = Elbasani | years1 = 2011–2015 | clubs1 = Elbasani | caps1 = 82 | goals1 = 10 | years2 = 2015–2018 | clubs2 = Teuta Durrës | caps2 = 91 | goals2 = 13 | years3 = 2018–2019 | clubs3 = Partizani Tirana | caps3 = 27 | goals3 = 1 | years4 = 2019–2020 | clubs4 = Prishtina | caps4 = 21 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2020–2021 | clubs5 = Gjilani | caps5 = 30 | goals5 = 5 | years6 = 2021–2022 | clubs6 = Kukësi | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 1 | years7 = 2022–2024 | clubs7 = Tirana | caps7 = 41 | goals7 = 8 | years8 = 2024–2025 | clubs8 = AF Elbasani | caps8 = 14 | goals8 = 1 | years9 = 2025 | clubs9 = → Prishtina e Re (loan) | caps9 = 6 | goals9 = 0 | years10 = 2025– | clubs10 = Besëlidhja | caps10 = 0 | goals10 = 0 | pcupdate = 1 June 2024 | ntupdate = }} '''Ardit Hila''' (born 6 January 1993) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for AF Elbasani.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://arkivamediatike.com/lajme/artikull/iden/1047120891/titulli/Hila-Goli-tripikesh-per-Elbasanin-nje-emocion-i-papershkruar |title=Hila: Goli tripikësh për Elbasanin, një emocion i papërshkruar |access-date=2014-08-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140826113233/http://arkivamediatike.com/lajme/artikull/iden/1047120891/titulli/Hila-Goli-tripikesh-per-Elbasanin-nje-emocion-i-papershkruar |archive-date=2014-08-26 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

==Club career== ===Elbasani=== Hila made his professional debut on 16 May 2011 by playing full-90 minutes in a 1–2 home defeat to Shkumbini Peqin in the last championship game of 2010–11 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2011/05/16/albania/super-league/ks-elbasani/ks-shkumbini-peqin/1089409/|title=Elbasani vs. Shkumbini 1 – 2|publisher=Soccerway|date=16 May 2011|accessdate=27 May 2018}}</ref> Elbasani was eventually relegated after finishing in last position, collecting only 12 points.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.albaniasoccer.com/lajme/shqiperi/superliga/4780-besa-dhe-elbasani-bien-nga-kategoria-superiore.html|title=Besa dhe Elbasani bien nga kategoria Superiore|trans-title=Besa and Elbasani relegated from Albanian Superliga|publisher=Albania Soccer|language=Albanian|date=16 May 2011|accessdate=27 May 2018}}</ref>

===Teuta Durrës=== Following Elbasani's relegation from the Albanian Superliga, Hila signed a three-year contract with Teuta Durrës along with his teammate Emiljano Musta.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.panorama.com.al/sport/teuta-fillon-te-levize-ne-merkato-musta-dhe-hila-jane-firmat-e-para/|title=Teuta fillon të lëvizë në merkato, Musta dhe Hila janë firmat e para|trans-title=Teuta starts to move in transfer market, Musta and Hila are the first signatures|publisher=Panorama Sport|language=Albanian|date=16 June 2015|accessdate=20 October 2015}}</ref>

Hila scored his first goal for his new side on 4 October 2015 in a 3–0 league win over Bylis Ballsh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.javanews.al/teuta-mposht-bylisin-dhe-shkarkon-trajnerin-canaj-ekipi-me-tradhtoi/|title=Teuta mposht Bylisin dhe shkarkon trajnerin, Canaj: Ekipi më tradhtoi|trans-title=Teuta defeats Bylis and sack the coach, Canaj: The team betrayed me|publisher=Java News|language=Albanian|date=4 October 2015|accessdate=27 May 2018}}</ref> Later, he went on to score the only goal of both quarter-final legs of the Albanian Cup against Kukësi.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://telesport.al/teuta-mposht-kukesin-me-10-lojtare/|title=Teuta mposht Kukësin me 10 futbollistë|trans-title=Teuta defeats Kukësi with 10 players|publisher=Telesport.al|language=Albanian|author=Ergis Tafalla|date=23 January 2016|accessdate=27 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311002621/http://telesport.al/teuta-mposht-kukesin-me-10-lojtare/|archive-date=11 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Hila enjoyed his most productive season in the 2017–18 under Gugash Magani and later Gentian Begeja, scoring 11 goals, including 9 in league, finishing it as team joint-top scorer along with Latif Amadu.<ref name="Hila">{{cite web|url=http://www.panorama.com.al/sport/ardit-hila-largohet-nga-teuta-mund-te-transferohet-ne-belgjike/|title=Ardit Hila largohet nga Teuta, mund të transferohet në Belgjikë|trans-title=Ardit Hila flee from Teuta, can be transferred in Belgium|publisher=Panorama Sport|language=Albanian|date=26 May 2018|accessdate=27 May 2018}}</ref> In addition to that, he also had the worst disciplinary record among his teammates, receiving 13 yellow cards during the season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/national/albania/super-league/20172018/regular-season/r42054/|title=Disciplinary record|publisher=Soccerway|accessdate=27 May 2018}}</ref>

He left the club on 26 May 2018 with the aim a pursuing a career outside of Albania.<ref name="Hila"/>

===Partizani Tirana=== On 26 June 2018, fellow Superliga side Partizani Tirana announced to have acquired Hila on a 1+1 contract.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://sportekspres.com/zyrtare-partizani-nis-fushaten-e-perforcimeve-firmos-ardit-hila/|title=Zyrtare: Partizani nis fushatën e përforcimeve, firmos Ardit Hila|trans-title=Official: Partizani starts the reinforcements campaign, Ardit Hila signs|publisher=Sport Ekspres|language=Albanian|date=26 June 2018|accessdate=26 June 2018}}</ref>

===FC Prishtina=== He signed with FC Prishtina for 2 years.

==Career statistics== {{updated|23 May 2018}}<ref name="Soccerway">{{Soccerway|ardit-hila/190827|accessdate=27 May 2018}}</ref> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="6"|Elbasani |2010–11 |rowspan="1"|Albanian Superliga |1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |2011–12 |rowspan="3"|Albanian First Division |25||4||2||0||colspan="2"|—||27||4 |- |2012–13 |10||1||2||0||colspan="2"|—||12||1 |- |2013–14 |16||5||1||0||colspan="2"|—||17||5 |- |2014–15 |rowspan="1"|Albanian Superliga |30||0||1||0||colspan="2"|—||31||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total !82!!10!!4!!0!!colspan="2"|—!!86!!10 |- |rowspan="4"|Teuta Durrës |2015–16 |rowspan="3"|Albanian Superliga |30||3||3||1||colspan="2"|—||33||4 |- |2016–17 |28||1||6||2||2<ref group="lower-alpha" name="UEL">All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League</ref>||0||36||3 |- |2017–18 |33||9||4||2||colspan="2"|—||37||11 |- !colspan="2"|Total !91!!13!!13!!5!!2!!0!!106!!18 |- |rowspan="1"|Partizani Tirana |2018–19 |rowspan="1"|Albanian Superliga |0||0||0||0||0||0||0||0 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !173!!23!!19!!5!!2!!0!!194!!28 |}

==Honours== ;Elbasani<ref name="Soccerway" /> *Albanian First Division: 2013–14

;Partizani<ref name="Soccerway" /> *Kategoria Superiore: 2018–19

;Prishtina<ref name="Soccerway" /> *Kosovar Cup: 2019–20

;Tirana *Kategoria Superiore: 2021–22 **Runner-up:2022–23 * Kupa e Shqipërisë **Runner-up:2022–23 *Albanian Supercup: 2022

==References== {{reflist|2}}

==External links== *{{FSHF player|214506}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hila, Ardit}} Category:1993 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Elbasan Category:Albanian men's footballers Category:Men's association football midfielders Category:KF Elbasani players Category:KF Teuta players Category:FK Partizani Tirana players Category:SC Gjilani players Category:FC Prishtina players Category:FK Kukësi players Category:KF Tirana players Category:KF Prishtina e Re players Category:Kategoria e Parë players Category:Kategoria Superiore players Category:Football Superleague of Kosovo players Category:Albanian expatriate men's footballers Category:Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo Category:21st-century Albanian sportsmen