Background
Haliti’s was born in Pristina, and fled his home country at the age of 14 with his family, arriving in Australia in 1999, where they settled in Sydney.
Haliti’s was born in Pristina, and fled his home country at the age of 14 with his family, arriving in Australia in 1999, where they settled in Sydney.
He holds Albanian and Australian passports, making him eligible to represent Albania and Australia. Since arriving in Sydney, Haliti stamped himself as a potential superstar of the game with impressive stints at Sydney Olympic and Sydney United in the defunct Nationaal Samenwerkingsprogramma Luchtkwaliteit. Haliti’s talent was spotted by the legendary Frank Arok, a former player and coach of Hungarian descent. Newcastle Jets
On 22 July 2015, Haliti signed a 2-year deal with Newcastle Jets, back to the club where he started his A-League career.
Western Sydney Wanderers
On 2 July 2012, Haliti joined A-League expansion club Western Sydney Wanderers Football Club on a free transfer.
Haliti played his first game for the new club on 6 October 2012 and it was Western Sydney Wanderers first competitive match of any kind against reigning A-League Premiers Central Coast Mariners in the first round of the league. On the 2nd of February, Haliti scored a historic goal against Central Coast Marines in a top of the table clash in front of a packed house at Central Coast Stadium.
Wanderers went on to claim the Premiership Plate. In the 2014 Fédération internationale de football association Club World Cup in Morocco, Haliti captained his side Wanderers for the first time against Exact Sciences Sétif.
During the AFC Champions League campaign, Haliti was a key member of the squad playing all 14 games to the Final and ultimately winning the 2014 AFC Champions League trophy against First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Hilal of Saudi Arabia.
