The Return Of The Kosovo Kid

Haliti, 23, was one of the original Jets, joining the club for the inaugural Hyundai A-League season in 2005. After two seasons in Newcastle, the Kosovo-born Haliti moved on to Croatian club NK Slaven Belupo in the Prva HNL division.

Haliti moved swiftly on to KS Teuta Durres in the Albanian Superliga for 12-months before he signed for Polish Ekstraklasa side, LKS Lodz, where he excelled as an attacking midfielder.

However the club did not have their licence renewed to compete in Poland's top flight - freeing the way for him to return to the Jets.

"It's wonderful to have a player of Labinot's quality here in Newcastle once more, and it's great to see him return to our club," said Jets CEO John Tsatsimas.

"Obviously he has had some gained some valuable experience during his time in Europe and that will no doubt stand him in good stead for the remainder of the Hyundai A-League season.

"In general terms, it speaks volumes about the direction that the league is heading in when players are returning to Australia after having played abroad.

'The amount of players that we have seen return to these shores for this season is a massive boost for the competition."

He added: "Labinot has certainly joined us at a very pertinent time as we have a huge game up against Gold Coast this weekend and it is an important moment in the context of the season for us to strengthen our squad."

Labinot Haliti Profile

Date of Birth: 26 October 1985

Place of Birth: Pristina, Kosovo

Position: Attacking Midfielder

Playing History