Artan Sakaj is an Albania

Albania

Albania , officially known as the Republic of Albania , is a country in Southeastern Europe, in the Balkans region. It is bordered by Montenegro to the northwest, Kosovo to the northeast, the Republic of Macedonia to the east and Greece to the south and southeast. It has a coast on the Adriatic Sea...

n footballer who plays for Flamurtari.

Sakaj began his playing career with his home town club, KS Flamurtari Vlorë

KS Flamurtari Vlorë

Klubi Sportiv Flamurtari Vlorë or KS Flamurtari Vlorë is an Albanian football club based in Vlorë, Albania. It plays in the Albanian Superliga, the top division in Albanian football. Their home ground is Stadiumi Flamurtari....

, before moving to clubs outside of Vlorë

Vlorë

Vlorë is one of the biggest towns and the second largest port city of Albania, after Durrës, with a population of about 94,000 . It is the city where the Albanian Declaration of Independence was proclaimed on November 28, 1912...

, including KS Elbasani

KS Elbasani

Klubi i Futbollit or KF Elbasani is an Albanian football club, which plays in the city of Elbasan. The club was founded in 1913, from the fusion of two teams, "Aferdita Elbasan" and "Perparimi Elbasan", under the name "Klubi Futbollit Urani Elbasan"....

. He joined Besa in June 2008, appearing for the club in the UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008

UEFA Intertoto Cup 2008

The 2008 UEFA Intertoto Cup was the last UEFA Intertoto Cup football tournament, the 14th to be organised by UEFA and the third since the competition's format was given a major overhaul. Three rounds were held, and eleven teams qualified for the second qualifying round of the UEFA Cup. The draw...

 as they advanced to the second round before losing to Grasshopper-Club Zürich

Grasshopper-Club Zürich

Grasshopper Club Zürich commonly referred to as simply GC, GCZ, or Grasshopper is a Swiss multisports club based in Zürich. The oldest and best known section of Grasshopper Club Zürich is its football team...

. In summer 2009 Sakaj returned to Flamurtari, where he is captain of the team.