Esi Lufo

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Esi Lufo
Personal information
Date of birth (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001 (age 22)
Place of birth Tirana, Albania
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
Rivers FC
College career
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2023– TRU WolfPack 13 (1)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2018 Kinostudio 48 (52)
2019 Tirana 12 (15)
2019–2022 Vllaznia 63 (67)
2023– Rivers FC 11 (5)
International career
2017–2019 Albania U19 10 (1)
2019– Albania 11 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 30 June 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 December 2022

Esi Lufo (born 10 September 2001) is an Albanian footballer who plays as a forward for League1 British Columbia club Rivers FC and the Albania women's national team.

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University career

In 2020, she had been set to attend the University of Charleston and play for the women's soccer team, but ultimately did not play. [1]

In 2023, she moved to Canada to attend Thompson Rivers University, where she will play for the women's soccer team. [2] [3] On September 16, 2023, she scored her first goal in a match against the Saskatchewan Huskies. [4]

Club career

Lufo began her senior career with Kinostudio in the Albanian Women's National Championship, where she played for three years. [5] She made her professional debut at age 14. [6]

Afterwards, she joined Tirana. [7]

In 2019, she joined Vllaznia, the top club in the Albanian league. [8]

In 2023, she joined Rivers FC in League1 British Columbia. [9] She scored in her debut on April 30 against Altitude FC. [10]

International career

She made her debut with the Albania U19 team in a friendly against Montenegro U19. [11]

She scored her first senior international goal against Armenia in a 5-0 World Cup qualifying victory. [12]

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References

  1. "Esi Lufo Charleston Golden Eagles profile". Charleston Golden Eagles .
  2. "Albanian soccer star Lufo brings Champions League experience to WolfPack". TRU Wolfpack . 8 February 2023.
  3. "Lufo to bring Champions League experience to WolfPack". Kamloops This Week . 12 February 2023.
  4. "Hard-luck WolfPack dealt defeat on the road". TRU WolfPack . 16 September 2023.
  5. "Kur dashuria për futbollin i mund fjalët! Historia e Esi Lufos, luftëtares kuqezi që frymëzohet nga Ibra" [When love for football beats words! The story of Esi Lufo, the red and black warrior who is inspired by Ibra]. Albanian Football Association (in Albanian). 8 March 2022.
  6. Alexander, Emily (9 February 2023). "Albanian soccer star joins TRU WolfPack". Kamloops Now.
  7. Omeri, Klesiana (3 March 2019). "Të guximshmet e fushës së blertë! Vajzat e futbollit që nuk njohin pengesa" [The brave of the green field! Soccer girls who know no obstacles]. Shqiptarja (in Albanian).
  8. Trent, Tyler (9 March 2023). "A New Adventure – The Story of Albanian Forward Esi Lufo". The WoSo Collective.
  9. @goRiversFC (12 February 2023). "Player Signing ✍🏼 Esi Lufo" (Tweet) via Twitter.
  10. "Esi Lufo 2023 L1BC Stats". League1 British Columbia .
  11. "Esi Lufo: Si e theva rekordin e Vllaznisë" [Esi Lufo: How I broke Vllaznia's record]. Panorama Sport (in Albanian). 17 March 2017.
  12. Mima, Gjergji (24 November 2021). "Kombëtarja e femrave, Elezaj dhe Lufo: Vlerësim maksimal për kundërshtaret" [Women's national team, Elezaj and Lufo: Maximum rating for opponents]. Albanian Telegraphic Agency (in Albanian).