Regi Lushkja | |
Fullname: | Regi Lushkja |
Birth Date: | 17 May 1996 |
Birth Place: | Kavajë, Albania |
Height: | 1.84 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Egnatia |
Clubnumber: | 70 |
Youthyears1: | 2011–2014 |
Youthclubs1: | Besa Kavajë |
Years1: | 2014–2016 |
Clubs1: | Besa Kavajë |
Caps1: | 30 |
Goals1: | 2 |
Years2: | 2016–2022 |
Clubs2: | Laçi |
Caps2: | 181 |
Goals2: | 21 |
Years3: | 2022–2023 |
Clubs3: | Sheriff Tiraspol |
Caps3: | 16 |
Goals3: | 2 |
Years4: | 2023–2024 |
Clubs4: | Tirana |
Caps4: | 51 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Years5: | 2024– |
Clubs5: | Egnatia |
Caps5: | 0 |
Goals5: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 2014 |
Nationalteam1: | Albania U19 |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2017–2019 |
Nationalteam2: | Albania U21 |
Nationalcaps2: | 0 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Club-Update: | 18 October 2023 |
Regi Lushkja (born 17 May 1996) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kategoria Superiore club Egnatia.
Lushkja started his youth career at Besa 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]
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]
On 2 February 2022, Lushkja joined Sheriff Tiraspol.[6]
On 10 January 2023, Lushkja officially signed with reigning Kategoria Superiore champions KF Tirana.[7]
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.[8] He was not part of the 18-man squad which featured in the opening match of the qualifiers against Estonia U21.[9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe[10] | Other[11] | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
— | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||||||
18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||||
12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||||||
Total | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | |||||
7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||||||
31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||||||
32 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 4 | ||||||
32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 4 | ||||
32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 4 | |||||
33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | |||||
17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 27 | 8 | |||||
Total | 184 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 224 | 27 | |||
7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 3 | |||||
2022–23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | ||||
Total | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | ||||
Tirana | 2022–23 | Kategoria Superiore | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | ||
Career total | 241 | 27 | 32 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 293 | 33 |
Besa Kavajë
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Sheriff Tiraspol
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