Agim Zeka
Personal information | |||
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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 | Right winger | ||
Club information | |||
Current team |
Varzim (on loan from Lille B) | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Prishtina | ||
2016 | Skënderbeu Korçë | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016–2017 | Skënderbeu Korçë | 3 | (0) |
2017– | Lille B | 20 | (1) |
2017– | → Varzim (loan) | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2014 | Albania U17 | 3 | (1) |
2016 | Albania U19 | 3 | (3) |
2017– | Albania U20 | 1 | (0) |
2017– | Albania U21 | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14 January 2018 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 November 2017 |
Agim Sali Zeka (born 6 September 1998) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a right winger for Portuguese club Varzim on loan from 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 and a half year contract to play initially with Lille B in the Championnat de France Amateur.[6] Lille paid €300K to Skënderbeu Korçë and also the later kept 20% of his card.[7] 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.[8]
He debuted in the 2017–18 season against Furiani-Agliani on 12 August 2017 playing as a starter under coach Patrick Collot and substituting off in the 72nd minute for Romain Jamrozik in a 1–1 draw.[9] He scored his first goal in the 3rd game week of the 2017–18 Championnat National 2 and his second game on 26 August 2017 against Sedan Ardennes in the 64th minute for the 1–1 equaliser to give his side the 1–1 draw.[10]
Loan to Varzim
On 9 January 2018 Zeka was loaned out to Varzim in the Portuguese second-highest division LigaPro until the end of the 2017–18 season.[11] He was given the shirt number 22 and debuted on 14 January against Vitória de Guimarães II coming on as the 82nd minute substitute in a 2–1 loss.[12]
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.[13] 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.[14] 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.[15]
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 chose Zeka among Regi Lushkja as a replacement.[16] 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.[17]
He received his first call up for the Albania under-20 side by same coach of the under-21 team Alban Bushi for the friendly match against Georgia on 14 November 2017.[18] He debuted for under-20 team against Georgia by playing the full 90-minutes match, missing a penalty kick at first half in an eventual 3–0 loss.[19]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 14 January 2018 [20]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe[lower-alpha 1] | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Skënderbeu Korçë | 2016–17 | Albanian Superliga | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
Lille B | 2016–17 | Championnat National 2 | 11 | 0 | — | — | — | 11 | 0 | |||
2017–18 | 9 | 1 | — | — | — | 9 | 1 | |||||
Total | 20 | 1 | — | — | — | 20 | 1 | |||||
Varzim (loan) | 2017–18 | LigaPro | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Career total | 24 | 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 27 | 1 |
- ↑ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup
International goals
- As of 13 October 2014. Albania U17 score listed first, score column indicates score after each Zeka's goal.[20]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 13 October 2014 | Skënderbeu Stadium, Korçë, Albania | 3 | 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.[20]
No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1 | 8 October 2016 | Selman Stërmasi Stadium, Tirana, Albania | 2 | 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 | 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" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ↑ Butrinti Sarandë vs. Skënderbeu Korçë - 28 September 2016 Soccerway
- ↑ "Agim Zeka matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ↑ "Avec Zeka, le LOSC prépare l'avenir" [With Zeka, LOSC prepares for the future]. losc.fr (in French). Lille OSC. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 31 January 2017.
- ↑ "Agim Zeka zyrtarizohet te Lila, tjetër sukses për Skënderbeun" [Agim Zeka formalized to Lila, another success for Skënderbeu] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 31 January 2017. Retrieved 10 September 2017.
- ↑ "Lille II vs. Entente SSG - 4 February 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ↑ "Furiani-Agliani vs. Lille II - 12 August 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Agim Zeka gjen golin e parë sezonal në Francë" [Agim Zeka finds the first seasonal goal in France] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 28 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ↑ "Talenti i Shpresave transferohet te Varzim në Portugali" [Hopes talent transferred to Varzim in Portugal] (in Albanian). Albsport. 9 January 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2018.
- ↑ "Zeka debuton në Portugali, skuadra e shqiptarit në krizë të thellë" [Zeka debuts in Portugal, the Albanian's team in deep crisis] (in Albanian). Albsport. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 14 January 2018.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ "U-21, Bushi ne konference per shtyp" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 6 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-11-07. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ↑ "U-20, humbet ndeshjen miqësore në Gjeorgji" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-11-15. Retrieved 15 November 2017.
- 1 2 3 Agim Zeka at Soccerway. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
External links
- Agim Zeka at WorldFootball.net