Regi Lushkja
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 17 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Kavajë, Albania | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Laçi | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Besa Kavajë | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Besa Kavajë | 30 | (2) |
| 2016– | Laçi | 38 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2014 | Albania U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017– | Albania U21 | 0 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17:58, 3 June 2017 (UTC). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:58, 3 June 2017 (UTC) | |||
Regi Lushkja (born 17 May 1996) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Laçi in the Albanian Superliga and the Albania national under-21 football team.
Club career
Early career
Lushkja started his youth career at Besa Kavajë in 2011.[1] During the 2012–13 season he played for the under-17 side managed by Ylli Teliti forming a strong duo striker partnership with Ardit Deliu, where in the first-half of the season the duo scored 90 % off all Besa Under-17 goals.[2] He gained entry with the first team during the 2014–15 season where he soon established himself as a starter under coach Bledar Sinella playing 15 matches as a starter and 3 other as a substitute. In the next season he retained his starting place playing 12 matches and completing 10 as full-90 minutes.[3]
Laçi
On 20 January 2016, Lushkja joined Laçi for an undisclosed fee.[4] He made his competitive debut later on 7 February in a 0–3 home defeat to Tirana valid for the matchday 20.[5]
International career
Lushkja has represented Albania at under-19 level, making his debut on 29 August 2014 in a friendly against Bulgaria.
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 Lushkja among Agim Zeka as a replacement.[6] He was not part of the 18-man squad which featured in the opening match of the qualifiers against Estonia U21.[7]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 18:28, 3 June 2017 (UTC) [8]
| Club | Season | League country | League | League Cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Besa Kavajë | 2013–14 | Albanian First Division | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| 2014–15 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
| 2015–16 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 2 | ||
| Laçi | 2015–16 | Albanian Superliga | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||||
| Total | 38 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 2 | ||
| Career total | 68 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 4 | ||
Honours
Club
- Besa Kavajë
- Albanian Cup Runner-up: 2015–16
References
- ↑ Regi Lushkja FSHF.org
- ↑ Deliu e Lushkja, e ardhmja e sigurt e Besës Sporti Shqiptar
- ↑ Regi Lushkja matches Soccerway
- ↑ Isuf Myrtaj (20 January 2016). "Afrohet kavajasi Lushkja, kurbinasit mbyllin përgatitoren" [Lushkja approaches, Laçi finishes the preparation phrase] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ↑ "Laçi vs. Tirana 0 – 3". Soccerway. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
- ↑ Tronditet kombëtarja U-21, dëmtohen tre titullarë. Thirren me urgjencë Lushkja dhe Zeka Panorama Sport
- ↑ Under-21 - Albania-Estonia UEFA.com
- ↑ Regi Lushkja at Soccerway
External links
- Regi Lushkja FSHF.org
- Regi Lushkja at Soccerway