Aldo Teqja

Aldo Teqja (born 4 May 1995) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Albanian club FK Partizani Tirana.

Aldo Teqja
Aldo Teqja with Anorthosis Famagusta in 2013.
Personal information
Date of birth (1995-05-04) 4 May 1995
Place of birth Tirana, Albania
Height 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Playing position(s) Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Partizani
Number 77
Youth career
2009–2010 Dinamo Tirana
2011–2014 Anorthosis Famagusta
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2016 Anorthosis 3 (0)
2014–2015 → Elpida Xylofagou (loan) 22 (0)
2016–2019 Skënderbeu 34 (0)
2019– Partizani 0 (0)
National team
2009 Albania U15 2 (0)
2010–2012 Albania U17 9 (0)
2012 Albania U20 5 (0)
2013–2016 Albania U21 5 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 14:07, 21 August 2019 (UTC)

Club career

Anorthosis Famagusta

Teqja joined Cypriot club Anorthosis Famagusta in January 2011 from Dinamo Tirana for a reported fee of €60,000 as the side's first winter signing. He initially joined the youth team at the club before being promoted to the first team ahead to the 2013–14 season, where he acted as an understudy for Mathieu Valverde and Mario Vega. He made his professional debut on 3 May 2014 in a home tie against Omonia Nicosia which ended in a 2–1 defeat.[1] Until the end of the season 2013-14 Teqja counted 3 appearances with Anorthosis Famagusta with one match without conceded a goal.[2] In the penultimate game of the season he conceded 8 goals against APOEL FC as he finished the season with 3 league appearances.

Loaned to Elpida Xylofagou

On 22 August 2014 he was loaned out to Elpida Xylofagou in order to gain more first team experience, especially following the arrival of Thomas Kaminski from Anderlecht at Anorthosis Famagusta.[3]

Albania

After more than 5 years spent in Cyprus, Teqja was returned in Albania singing for Albanian Superliga side FK Kukësi managed by Klodian Duro on 18 June 2016.[4]

On 4 July 2019 FK Partizani Tirana confirmed, that Teqja had joined the club on a one-year deal.[5]

International career

Albania U15

Teqja received his first international level call-up at age of 14 by coach Sulejman Demollari of the Albania national under-15 football team, which were just founded in 2009 for participating in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics (Football).[6][7] He made his under-15 debut on 17 October by featuring full-90 minutes in the semi-final qualification round match against Liechtenstein which ended in a 2–0 win.[8] Then the team advanced to the final where they faced Montenegro two days later, losing 1–2 as Teqja played another full-90 minute match, missing their participation in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics finals.[9]

Albania U17

Albania U19

Teqja was called up to the Albania national under-19 football team to participate in the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification, coached by Foto Strakosha.[10] Teqja didn't managed to play any minute in the Group 7 matches as coach Foto Strakosha played with Thomas Strakosha as an undisputed starter.[11][12][13]

Albania U20

Teqja was called up at Albania national under-20 football team by coach Skënder Gega to participate in the 2013 Mediterranean Games football tournament which began on 19 June 2013 in Mersin, Turkey.[14][15] Teqja played in all 5 Albania U20s matches in which 4 of them were full 90-minutes, 1 as starter until second-half where he was substituted off for Marsel Çaka. Albania U20 was ranked in the last place out of 8 teams.[16][17][18][19][20]

Career statistics

Club
As of 13 December 2017 [21]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Anorthosis Famagusta2013–14Cypriot First Division 30———30
2015–16 0010——10
Total 3010——40
Elpida Xylofagou2014–15Cypriot Second Division 220———220
Skënderbeu Korçë2016–17Albanian Superliga 0010——10
2017–18 00400[lower-alpha 3]0—40
Total 005000—50
Career total 306000—90
  1. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League

Honours

Club
Skënderbeu Korçë

References
  1. "Match Analysis: Anorthosis 1-2 Omonia". Anorthosis Famagusta. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. "Aldo Teqja Profile". Anorthosis Famagusta. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  3. "Aldo Teqja huazohet te Elpida" [Aldo Teqja loaned to Elpida] (in Albanian). aSport.al. 22 August 2014. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  4. "Υπέγραψε στην Kukësi" (in Greek). kerkida.net. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
  5. ALDO TEQJA FIRMOS ME KAMPIONËT, partizani.al, 4 July 2019
  6. "FSHF krijon kombetaren U15" [AFA creates national team under-15] (in Albanian). Top Channel. 22 July 2009. Archived from the original on 19 August 2016. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  7. "Kombetarja U-15 ne Zvicer per Lojrat Olimpike" [National team U15 in Switzerland for Olympic Games] (in Albanian). Futbolli Shqiptar. 16 October 2009. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  8. "Shqiperi-Lihtenshtein 2-0" [Albania-Liechtenstein 2-0] (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. 17 October 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  9. "U-15 / Shqiperi - Mali i Zi 1-2" [U15 / Albania - Montenegro 1-2] (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. 19 October 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  10. U-19/ Foto Strakosha shpall listen per ndeshjet eleminatore te Europianit AlbaniaSoccer
  11. Under-19 2013 - Italy-Albania UEFA.com
  12. Under-19 2013 - Belgium-Albania UEFA.com
  13. Under-19 2013 - Albania-Belarus UEFA.com
  14. Lojërat Mesdhetare: Shqipëria merr pjesë me 75 sportistë (Lista e plotë) Archived 2016-05-13 at the Wayback Machine aSport.al
  15. "Lojërat Mesdhetare, Shqipëria debuton me futbollin" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  16. Info Mersin 2013 Wayback Machine
  17. Info Mersin 2013 Wayback Machine
  18. Info Mersin 2013 Wayback Machine
  19. Info Mersin 2013 Wayback Machine
  20. Info Mersin 2013 Wayback Machine
  21. Aldo Teqja at Soccerway. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Renato Malota		 Albania U20 captain
2013		 Succeeded by
Shaqir Tafa
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