Agim Zeka
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Agim Sali Zeka[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 6 September 1998 | ||
| Place of birth | Ludwigsburg, Germany | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Lille | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Prishtina | ||
| 2016 | Skënderbeu Korçë | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016–2017 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 3 | (0) |
| 2017– | Lille B | 11 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Albania U17 | 3 | (1) |
| 2016 | Albania U19 | 3 | (3) |
| 2017– | Albania U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:28, 28 May 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 June 2017 | |||
Agim Sali Zeka (born 6 September 1998) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for French club Lille B and the Albania national under-21 football team.
Club career
Early career
Zeka started his youth career at FC Prishtina. He passed through all age levels and on 2 February 2016 he moved for free to KF Skënderbeu Korçë.[2][3]
Skënderbeu Korçë
He debuted as a professional for Skënderbeu Korçë on 28 September 2016 in the Albanian Cup game against Butrinti Sarandë playing the full 90-minutes match.[4] Then he played another 2 Albanian Cup games in the next round in both legs against Apolonia Fier. During the period October-November he participated regularly in each match, playing 3 Albanian Superliga games under coach Andrea Agostinelli.[5]
Lille
On 31 January 2017, Zeka found an agreement with French side Lille OSC signing a four-year contract to play initially with Lille B in the Championnat de France Amateur.[6] He debuted in France on 4 February 2017 against L'Entente playing as a starter until the 62nd minute when he was substituted in favour of Imad Faraj.[7]
International career
Albania U17
Zeka was called up at Albania national under-17 football team by coach Dzemal Mustedanagić to participate in the 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round on match-dates 8-13 October 2014.[8] He played in all 3 matches, 1 as a starter and 2 as a substitute scoring 1 goal against San Marino U17.
Albania U19
He was called up at Albania national under-19 football team by coach Arjan Bellaj to participate in the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification from 6-11 October 2016.[9] He played as a starter in the opening match against Republic of Ireland U19 and was substituted off in the 70th minute for Xhonatan Lajthia. He scored twice against Germany U19 in the 72nd and 90+2 minutes but however wasn't enough as Albania U19 lost 3–2 where Germany U19 had scored all 3 goals in the first-half. In the last game against Gibraltar U19 he scored the only goal in the 8th minute to give Albania U19 the 1–0 victory.[10]
Albania U21
Following injures of 3 players at Albania national under-21 football team, Qazim Laçi, Leonardo Maloku & Emanuele Ndoj during the gathering for the Friendly match against France U21 on 5 June 2017 and the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017, coach Alban Bushi choosed Zeka among Regi Lushkja as a replacement.[11] In the opening match of the qualifiers against Estonia U21, Zeka played as a 64th-minute substitute in place of Valdrin Mustafa but 3 minutes later he was sent-off by receiving an Red card for a foul on Märten Kuusk.[12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 19:28, 28 May 2017 (UTC) [13]
| Club | Season | League country | League | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Skënderbeu Korçë | 2016–17 | Albanian Superliga | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
| Total | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | ||
| Lille B | 2016–17 | Championnat de France Amateur | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
| Total | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | ||
International goals
- As of 13 October 2014. Albania U17 score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zeka's goal.[13]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 13 October 2014 | Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë, Albania | 3 |  San Marino | 4–0 | 5–1 | 2015 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification |
- As of 11 October 2016. Albania U19 score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zeka's goal.[13]
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 October 2016 | Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana, Albania | 2 |  Germany | 1–3 | 2–3 | 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round |
| 2 | 2–3 | ||||||
| 3 | 11 October 2016 | Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana, Albania | 3 |  Gibraltar | 1–0 | 1–0 | 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round |
References
- ↑ Presidenti Nishani jep shtetësi për 5 talentet e Kombëtares U17 aSport.al
- ↑ Zbulohet e vërteta e hidhur: Ja pse u largua Agim Zeka nga Prishtina (VIDEO) Gazeta Olle
- ↑ Agim Zeka profile FSHF.org
- ↑ Butrinti Sarandë vs. Skënderbeu Korçë - 28 September 2016 Soccerway
- ↑ Agim Zeka matches at Soccerway
- ↑ "Avec Zeka, le LOSC prépare l'avenir". www.losc.fr (in French). Lille OSC. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ Lille II vs. Entente SSG - 4 February 2017 Soccerway
- ↑ Kombëtarja U-17, gati per Eliminatoret FSHF.org
- ↑ Grumbullohet ekipi kombëtar U-19 FSHF.org
- ↑ Agim Zeka – UEFA competition record
- ↑ Tronditet kombëtarja U-21, dëmtohen tre titullarë. Thirren me urgjencë Lushkja dhe Zeka Panorama Sport
- ↑ Under-21 - Albania-Estonia UEFA.com
- 1 2 3 Agim Zeka at Soccerway
External links
- Agim Zeka profile FSHF.org
- Agim Zeka at Soccerway
- Agim Zeka – UEFA competition record