▁U 2 3 ▁he ▁was ▁an ▁un used ▁substitute . ▁ ▁Senior ▁▁ 1 9 9 6 – 0 3 : ▁Begin nings ▁Bog d ani ▁was ▁first ▁introduced ▁to ▁the ▁Alban ia ▁senior ▁squad ▁by ▁manager ▁Ne pt un ▁B aj ko ▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁for ▁the ▁friendly ▁match ▁versus ▁Bos nia ▁and ▁Herz egov ina . ▁He ▁came ▁at ▁the ▁last ▁minutes ▁as ▁a ▁substitute ▁with ▁the ▁match ▁ending ▁in ▁a ▁go all ess ▁draw . ▁Later ▁that ▁year , ▁in ▁December , ▁Bog d ani ▁was ▁called ▁up ▁again ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁qual ification ▁match ▁against ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁in ▁which ▁Bog d ani ▁was ▁an ▁un used ▁substitute . ▁Alban ia ▁lost ▁ 2 – 0 ▁at ▁W inds or ▁Park . ▁His ▁second ▁appearance ▁came ▁two ▁years ▁later ▁in ▁another ▁friendly ▁versus ▁Cy pr us ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁where ▁he ▁again ▁came ▁as ▁a ▁substitute . ▁ ▁Bog d ani ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁international ▁goal ▁on ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 – 0 ▁friendly ▁win ▁over ▁Mac ed onia . ▁He ▁continued ▁to ▁be ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁team ▁under ▁A str it ▁H af izi ▁management ▁in ▁the ▁UEFA ▁Euro ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁qual ifying , ▁where ▁Alban ia ▁was ▁placed ▁in ▁Group ▁ 2 . ▁He ▁made ▁ 6 ▁appearances ▁during ▁the ▁qual ifying ▁phase , ▁including ▁one ▁as ▁st