Orestis Menka

Oresti Menka
Personal information
Full name Orestis Menka
Date of birth (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992
Place of birth Lushnjë, Albania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Doxa Drama
Number 1
Youth career
2002–2007 Levadiakos
2007–2009 PAOK
2009–2013 Doxa Dramas
2011–2012 → Glyfada (on loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Doxa Drama 8 (0)
2014–2015 Aiginiakos 2 (0)
2015–2016 Doxa Drama 0 (0)
2016–2017 Apollon Kalamaria 13 (0)
2017– Doxa Drama 18 (0)
National team‡
2013 Albania U21 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 8 July 2018
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2013

Oresti Menka (born 27 July 1992) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper for Doxa Drama.

Club career

Early career

Menka moved to Levadeia, Greece, at the age of four and started his youth career at age 10, with the city's football-club Levadiakos, where he stayed five years before signing with PAOK together with a fellow Albanian compatriot Ergys Kaçe, where he stayed two years, then moved to Doxa Drama's youth team, was loaned for a year at Glyfada F.C. and then returned to Doxa Drama.[1]

Doxa Drama

On 6 January 2013, Menka gained entry with the first team of Doxa Drama as he called up for the match against Panachaiki, but he was an unused substitute.[2] He called up in total of 7 times, but all of them was an unused substitute.[3]

He made it his first debut on 15 December 2013, by including in the starting line-up in an away match against Anagennisi Giannitsa F.C. finished in the victory 1–2.[4] He played 2 consecutive games by keeping the clean sheet, on 12 January 2014 against Anagennisi Karditsas[5] and against Tyrnavos 05 on 19 January 2014,[6] were the both games finished in goalless draw. Menka played a half-time match on 29 March 2014 against Vataniakos, match finished in the victory 2–3 were he conceded 1 goal as the 2nd conceded by his substitute Kostas Davkos.[7]

International career

He played his first match for Albania national under-21 football team on 6 February 2013 against Macedonia U21, an friendly match finished in goalless draw 0-0. In the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship he played two matches against Hungary U21 on 7 June 2013 [8] and Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 on 11 June 2013.[9]

International games and goals

Youth national team

International appearances and goals
#DateVenueOpponentFinal ScoreGoalResultCompetition
2013
16 FebruaryStadiumi Laçi, Laçi, Albania Macedonia0–00DrawFriendly
27 JuneNiko Dovana Stadium, Durrës, Albania Hungary1–20LossUEFA Euro U-21 2015 qualification
311 JuneBilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina1–40LossUEFA Euro U-21 2015 qualification

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 October 2014[10]
Season Club League country League League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2012–13Doxa DramaFootball League (Greece)0000--00
2013–148000--80
Total 80000080
2014–15AiginiakosFootball League (Greece)0010--10
Total 00100010
Career total 80100090

References

  1. ↑ Talenti Orest Menka debuton në futbollin grek aSport.al
  2. ↑ Doxa Dramas vs. Panachaiki - 6 January 2013 - Soccerway
  3. ↑ Albania - O. Menka - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway
  4. ↑ Anagennisi Giannitsa vs. Doxa Dramas - 15 December 2013 - Soccerway
  5. ↑ Anagennisi Karditsas vs. Doxa Dramas - 12 January 2014 - Soccerway
  6. ↑ Doxa Dramas vs. Tyrnavos - 19 January 2014 - Soccerway
  7. ↑ Vataniakos vs. Doxa Dramas - 29 March 2014 - Soccerway
  8. ↑ Albania U21 vs. Hungary U21 - 7 June 2013 - Soccerway
  9. ↑ Bosnia-Herzegovina U21 vs. Albania U21 - 11 June 2013 - Soccerway
  10. ↑ Orestis Menka at Soccerway
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