Olsi Teqja

Olsi Teqja
Personal information
Full name Olsi Teqja
Date of birth (1988-07-27) 27 July 1988
Place of birth Tiranë, Albania
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Centre-back
Defensive midfielder
Club information
Current team
Tirana
Number 21
Youth career
2002–2008 Olimpic
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2008–2010 Kastrioti Krujë 32 (3)
2010–2011 Apolonia Fier 14 (1)
2011–2013 Bylis Ballsh 36 (2)
2013–2015 Laçi 50 (0)
2015– Tirana 35 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 July 2015.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 July 2015

Olsi Teqja (born 27 July 1988 in Tirana) is an Albanian football player who plays for KF Tirana in the Albanian Superliga as a Centre back or Defensive midfielder.[1]

Club career

Bylis Ballsh

On 22 August 2011, joined Albanian Superliga side Bylis Ballsh. He debuted for the first time in Albanian Superliga with Bylis Ballsh on 10 September 2011, playing full-90 minutes in a 5–2 thrashing of Shkumbini Peqin at Adush Muça Stadium.[2] Later, on 17 December 2011, Teqja scored his first Bylis Ballsh goal in a 4–2 home victory against newly promoted side Tomori Berat.[3] Bylis Ballsh ended the first part of 2011–12 season in a comfortable 6th place.

Teqja played his first match for 2012 on 11 February, playing full-90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Shkumbini Peqin, receiving a yellow card in the 59th minute.[4] On 31 March, he scored against Tirana, which was proved to the lone goal of the match.[5] Teqja ended his first season with Bylis with 29 appearances in all competitions, including 17 in league, with Bylis finishing the league in 6th place and reaching the quarter-finals of Albanian Cup.

Tirana

On 12 July 2015, Tirana completed the signing of Teqja from Laçi on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[6] He said that the move to Tirana was "a dream come true".[7] He made his Tirana debut on 23 August in the opening league match of 2015–16 season against the newly promoted side Tërbuni Pukë, playing the entire match in a 2–1 away win.[8]

Honours

Laçi

References

  1. "Soccerway profile". Soccerway.com. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  2. "Bylis Ballsh vs. Shkumbini Peqin 5 – 2". Soccerway. 10 September 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  3. "Teuta-kampione dimri, goleada të Skënderbeut e Flamurtarit" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 17 December 2011. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  4. Fatmir Ahmeti (11 February 2012). "Shkumbini del blof në shtëpi, Bylisi i "ndërkombëtarizuar" i një merr pikë" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  5. Adela Merko (1 April 2012). "Tirana bie në Ballsh, s'e rimerr dot kreun. Bylisi, premio 500 USD për kokë" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  6. "Olsi Teqja firmos me Tiranen" (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 14 July 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  7. "Zyrtare, Olsi Teqja firmos për Tiranën: Realizova një ëndërr" (in Albanian). Minuta90.com. 13 June 2015. Retrieved 14 July 2015.
  8. "Tirana i prish festën Tërbunit, bardheblutë fitojnë me përmbysje" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 24 August 2015. Retrieved 23 September 2015.

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