Mikel Canka

Mikel Canka
Personal information
Full name Mikel Canka
Date of birth (1987-02-18) 18 February 1987
Place of birth Lushnjë, Albania
Height 1.79 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Lushnja
Number 7
Youth career
Lushnja
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2014 Lushnja 115 (56)
2014–2015 Apolonia Fier 15 (1)
2015 Lushnja 14 (15)
2015–2016 Luftëtari Gjirokastër 26 (15)
2016– Lushnja 25 (11)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 22 October 2016.

Mikel Canka (born 18 February 1987 in Lushnjë) is an Albanian football player who plays for Luftëtari Gjirokastër in Albanian First Division as a striker.

Club career

Canka left his hometown club Lushnja following their relegation from the Albanian Superliga and signed a three-year contract with newly promoted side Apolonia Fier on 10 June 2014.[1]

In 2015, during the winter transfer window, Canka left Apolonia after only half season to rejoin Lushnja until the end of 2014–15 season.[2]

In July 2015, Canka left Lushnja and signed a one-year contract with fellow Albanian First Division side Luftëtari Gjirokastër.[3][4] During the 2015–16 season, Canka played 25 league matches, scoring 15 goals, as Luftëtari Gjirokastër won the Group B and achieved the promotion to Albanian Superliga.[5]

In August 2016, Canka returned to Lushnja for a third time,[6] and made his first appearance of the 2016–17 season on 26 September in the opening day against Tomori Berat.[7] On 18 October he scored a hat-trick, including first goals of the season in Lushnja's 1–4 win at Elbasani.[8] This was followed by a brace in the 2–0 home win against Shkumbini Peqin four days later, scoring in the last minutes of the match, taking his tally up to 5 league goals.[9] On 25 February of the following year, Canka scored a cruel goal against Apolonia Fier in an eventual 2–0 away win in the matchday 17, helping Lushnja to win in Fier for the first time in 44 years.[10] After helping the club to return to top flight after three years, Canka confirmed that he would remain in Lushnja for the next season.[11] On 24 July, he extended his contract for another season.[12]

Career statistics

As of 18 October 2016[13]
Club Season League Cup Continental[nb 1] Other[nb 2] Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Lushnja 2007–08 ?400——?4
2008–09 8000——80
2009–10 23200——232
2010–11 ??00——??
2011–12 282110——2921
2012–13 282134——3125
2013–14 28844——3212
Apolonia Fier 2014–15 15131——182
Lushnja 2014–15 1415———1415
Total 129 71 8 8 0 0 0 0 137 79
Luftëtari Gjirokastër 2015–16 98———98
Total 9 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 8
Career total 153 80 11 9 0 0 0 0 164 89

Honours

Club

Lushnja[13]
Luftëtari Gjirokastër[13]

Individual

Notes

  1. ↑ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup and Albanian Superliga's play-off

References

  1. ↑ "Apolonia prezanton lushnjarin, Canka" [Apolonia presents Canka] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 28 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Mikel Canka rikthehet te Lushnja" [Mikel Canka returns to Lushnja] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 7 January 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  3. ↑ "Canka firmos për Luftëtarin" [Canka sign for Lufëtari] (in Albanian). Sportal.al. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Mikel Canka firmos tek Luftëtari" [Mikel Canka sign for Luftëtari] (in Albanian). Minuta90.com. 22 July 2015. Retrieved 30 November 2015.
  5. ↑ Ergis Tafalla (14 May 2016). "Korabi dhe Luftëtari në Superligë, bien Ada dhe Butrinti" [Korabi and Lufëtari in Superleague, Ada and Butrinti gets relegated] (in Albanian). Telesport.al. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  6. ↑ "Lajmi i fundit/ Mikel Canka bën gati rikthimin në shtëpi" [Last news/ Mikel Canka set to return home] (in Albanian). Newsport.al. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 11 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Lushnja vs. Tomori Berat 1 – 0". Soccerway. 26 September 2016. Retrieved 26 September 2016.
  8. ↑ "Super Canka mund Elbasanin" [Super Canka defeats Elbasani] (in Albanian). Sportal.al. 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Kategoria e Parë / Kamza dhe Lushnja përsëri nuk njohin rivalë" [First Division / Kamza and Lushnja again without rivals] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 22 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Kategoria e Parë, Lushnja thyen mallkimin 44-vjeçar në Fier" [First Division, Lushnja breaks the 44-year curse in Fier] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 25 February 2017. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
  11. ↑ Arjan Likja (19 May 2017). "Canka: Ia dolëm edhe kundër formulës qesharake, tani dua edhe titullin!" [We made it even against the hilarious formule, now i want the title!] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. Retrieved 19 May 2017.
  12. ↑ Arjan Likja (24 July 2017). "Firmosen kontratat, Canka dhe Meto zyrtarisht pjesë e Lushnjës së Superiores" [The contracts are signed, Canka and Meto officially part of Lushnja in Superliga] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  13. 1 2 3 "Albania - M. Canka - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
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