Regi Lushkja

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.

Regi Lushkja
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-17) 17 May 1996
Place of birth Kavajë, Albania
Playing position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Laçi
Number 19
Youth career
2011–2014 Besa Kavajë
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2014–2015 Besa 30 (2)
2016– Laçi 100 (7)
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 26 May 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 17:58, 3 June 2017 (UTC)

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 chose 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 23 December 2017 [8]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Besa Kavajë2013–14Albanian First Division —10——10
2014–15 18120——201
2015–16 121———121
Total 30230——332
Laçi2015–16Albanian Superliga 7010——80
2016–17 31250——362
2017–18 15231——182
Total 53491——625
Career total 836121——957
  1. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup

Honours

Club
Besa Kavajë

References
  1. Regi Lushkja FSHF.org
  2. Deliu e Lushkja, e ardhmja e sigurt e Besës Sporti Shqiptar
  3. Regi Lushkja matches Soccerway
  4. 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.
  5. "Laçi vs. Tirana 0 – 3". Soccerway. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 1 June 2017.
  6. Tronditet kombëtarja U-21, dëmtohen tre titullarë. Thirren me urgjencë Lushkja dhe Zeka Panorama Sport
  7. Under-21 - Albania-Estonia UEFA.com
  8. Regi Lushkja at Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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