Skender Loshi Explained

Skender Loshi
Birth Date:12 February 1999
Birth Place:Breda, Netherlands
Height:1.81 m
Position:Forward
Currentclub:Baronie
Clubnumber:19
Youthyears1:–2009
Youthclubs1:Baronie
Youthyears2:2009–2019
Youthclubs2:NAC Breda
Years1:2019–2020
Clubs1:TEC
Caps1:1
Goals1:0
Years2:2020
Clubs2:Feronikeli
Caps2:0
Goals2:0
Years3:2020–2021
Clubs3:Stomil Olsztyn
Caps3:12
Goals3:1
Years4:2021–2022
Clubs4:San Ġwann
Caps4:10
Goals4:3
Years5:2022
Clubs5:ASWH
Caps5:14
Goals5:1
Years6:2022–2023
Clubs6:Dessel Sport
Caps6:19
Goals6:3
Years7:2023
Clubs7:SteDoCo
Years8:2023–
Clubs8:Baronie
Caps8:16
Goals8:5
Club-Update:12 February 2024

Skender Loshi (born 12 February 1999) is a professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Baronie. Born in Netherlands, he has chosen to represent Albania at the international level.

Club career

2019–2021: SV TEC, Feronikeli and Stomil Olsztyn

On 3 December 2019, Loshi signed a six-month contract with Tweede Divisie club SV TEC and received squad number 24.[1] On 11 January 2020, he made his debut in a 2–2 away draw against ASWH after being named in the starting line-up.[2] He was not fielded again. Seventeen days after debut, SV TEC through a communiqué stated that after a mutual agreement they decided to end the cooperation.[3]

On 29 January 2020, Loshi and his brother Simon joined with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Feronikeli,[4] and received squad number 19.[5] He did not play any games at Feronikeli.

On 22 February 2020, Loshi signed a one-season contract with Polish I liga club Stomil Olsztyn and received squad number 19.[6] On 11 July 2020, he made his debut in a 1–2 home defeat against Miedź Legnica after coming on as a substitute at 82nd minute in place of Sam van Huffel.[7]

2021–2022: San Ġwann and ASWH

On 11 September 2021, Loshi made his debut with Maltese Challenge League club San Ġwann against St. George's after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's two goals during a 4–0 home win.[8] Five days after debut, he officially joined the club.[8]

On 7 February 2022, Loshi and his brother Simon joined the Dutch Tweede Divisie side ASWH.[9] Five days later, he made his ASWH debut in his team's 3–1 home win against GVVV. After being named in the starting line-up, fourteen minutes into the game, he made an assist for Daniël Wissel's first of three goals.[10] On 5 March 2022, Loshi scored for the first and last time for ASWH, in the 69th minute against Jong Sparta in an away game that ASWH won 1–2.[11] Before the season ended, the Loshis and ASWH separated.[12]

Since 2022: Dessel, Stedoco and Baronie

In the season of 2022–23, Skender Loshi played at Dessel in Belgium.[13]

Next season, Loshi continued to SteDoCo and was let go before the season started. Instead, he started the new season at his youth club Baronie.

International career

On 9 November 2018, Loshi received a call-up from Albania U21 for the friendly matches against Malta U21.[14] He was an unused substitute in those matches.

Notes and References

  1. News: TEC versterkt zich per direct met Skender Loshi. TEC strengthens itself immediately with Skender Loshi. Dutch. Voetbal247.nl. 3 December 2019.
  2. News: ASWH vs. TEC 2–2. Soccerway. 11 January 2020.
  3. News: TEC neemt per direct afscheid van drietal, Disveld tekent contract bij DOVO. TEC immediately says goodbye to three, Disveld signs a contract with DOVO. Dutch. Voetbal247.nl. 28 January 2020.
  4. News: Skender Loshi maakt transfer naar KF Feronikeli. Skender Loshi makes transfer to KF Feronikeli. Dutch. B-Side Rats. 29 January 2020.
  5. News: Feronikeli përforcohet me ish-futbollistin e NAC Breda-s. Feronikeli strengthens with former NAC Breda footballer. Albanian. Gazeta Sheshi. 30 January 2020.
  6. News: Skender Loshi i Jurich Carolina nowymi piłkarzami Stomilu Olsztyn. Skender Loshi and Jurich Carolina are the new players of Stomil Olsztyn. Polish. Stomil Olsztyn. 22 February 2020.
  7. News: 31. kolejka 1. ligi: Stomil Olsztyn - Miedź Legnica 1–2 (1–0). 31st round of I liga: Stomil Olsztyn – Miedz Legnica 1–2 (1–0). Między 62. a 83. minutą, boisko opuścili zawodnicy Stomilu Olsztyn: Koki Hinokio, Wojciech Hajda, Sam van Huffel, na ich miejsce weszli: Artur Siemaszko, Lukáš Kubáň, Skender Loshi. Polish. Interia. 11 July 2020.
  8. News: San Ġwann FC unveil new Dutch forward Loshi. Times of Malta. 11 September 2021.
  9. Web site: ASWH trekt broers Simon en Skender Loshi aan. ASWH attracts brothers Simon and Skender Loshi. Dutch. ASWH. 7 February 2022.
  10. Web site: ASWH vs. GVVV 3–1. Soccerway. 12 February 2022.
  11. Web site: Mikki. ASWH neemt knap drie punten mee van het Kasteel. 5 March 2022. Koeltjes maakte Loshi zijn eerste doelpunt in Ambachtse dienst: 0-2. Nog niet eenvoudig, want de aanvaller moest eerst nog een opponent uitkappen om vervolgens droog binnen te schieten.. ASWH.
  12. Web site: ASWH en broers Loshi beëindigen samenwerking. 31 May 2022. Deze week hebben de technische commissie van ASWH en de broers Skender en Simon Loshi besloten om de samenwerking in onderling overleg te beëindigen. De doorlopende overeenkomst wordt daarmee formeel ontbonden. Dit houdt in dat beide spelers vrij zijn om een nieuw voetbalavontuur aan te gaan.. ASWH.
  13. News: Dessel Sport en Robbe Goor gaan zwaar onderuit op openingsspeeldag: 'We moeten met zijn allen voor de spiegel gaan staan'. Diepe spits Oleg Cheprassov, in de plaats gekomen van de geblesseerde Skender Loshi, stond vooraan eenzaam in de spits.. Wim. Ruts. 17 August 2022. Gazet van Antwerpen.
  14. News: U-21/Alban Bushi shpall listën e futbollistëve për 2 ndeshjet miqësore me Maltën. U-21/Alban Bushi announces the list of players for the 2 friendly matches with Malta. Albanian. Albanian Football Association. 9 November 2018.