Aldo Teqja

Aldo Teqja

Aldo Teqja with Anorthosis Famagusta in 2013.
Personal information
Date of birth	(1995-05-04) 4 May 1995 (age 29)
Place of birth	Tirana, Albania
Height	1.96 m (6 ft 5 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team	Dinamo City
Number	12
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)
2019–2023	Partizani	20	(0)
2022–2023	→ Bylis Ballsh (loan)	34	(0)
2023–2024	Flamurtari	29	(0)
2024–	Dinamo City	0	(0)
International career
2009	Albania U15	2	(0)
2010–2012	Albania U17	9	(0)
2012	Albania U20	5	(0)
2013–2016	Albania U21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024

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

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

Aldo Teqja has played 3 matches on the European Under-17 Championship in 2011. He has also played in the same competition in 2012. In 2012 he and his team also played on the EURO U-17 Elite round where he played 3 matches.

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 manage to play any minutes 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
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Anorthosis Famagusta	2013–14	Cypriot First Division	3	0	—		—		—		3	0
	2015–16		0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
Total		3	0	1	0	—		—		4	0
Elpida Xylofagou	2014–15	Cypriot Second Division	22	0	—		—		—		22	0
Skënderbeu Korçë	2016–17	Albanian Superliga	0	0	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2017–18		0	0	4	0	0 [lower-alpha 3]	0	—		4	0
Total		0	0	5	0	0	0	—		5	0
Career total			3	0	6	0	0	0	—		9	0

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

• Albanian Cup Runner-up: 2016–17
• Albanian Supercup Runner-up: 2016

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.

External links

• Aldo Teqja – UEFA competition record ( archive )
• Anorthosis.com - Player Profile
• Cfa.com.cy - Player Profile
• Aldo Teqja profile at FSHF.org
• Aldo Teqja at Soccerway

Sporting positions
Preceded by Renato Malota	Albania U20 captain 2013	Succeeded by Shaqir Tafa