Idriz Voca

Idriz Voca

Personal information
Full name	Idriz Voca [1]
Date of birth	(1997-05-15) 15 May 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth	Stans, Switzerland
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team	Cosenza
Number	42
Youth career
2004–2008	FC Hergiswil
2008–2015	Luzern
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Luzern U21	50	(4)
2017–2020	Luzern	83	(3)
2020–2021	Ankaragücü	26	(0)
2022–	Cosenza	56	(3)
International career‡
2017	Kosovo U21	3	(0)
2018–	Kosovo	15	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 January 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2021

Idriz Voca (born 15 May 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Italian club Cosenza. Born in Switzerland, he represents Kosovo at international level.

Club career

Luzern

On 26 February 2017, Voca was named as a Luzern substitute for the first time in a Swiss Super League match against Basel. ^[2] His professional debut with Luzern came on 5 April in the 2016–17 Swiss Cup semifinal against Sion after coming on as a substitute at 103rd minute of the extra time in place of Tomi Juric and the entire match finished in a goalless draw and advanced in the penalty shoot-out, where Voca scored the 6th and last penalty but Luzern lost 6–5. ^[3]

Ankaragücü

On 23 September 2020, Voca signed a two-year contract with Süper Lig club Ankaragücü. ^[4] Four days later, he made his debut in a 0–0 away draw against Sivasspor after coming on as a substitute at 62nd minute in place of Alper Potuk. ^[5]

Cosenza

On 28 January 2022, Voca signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with Serie B club Cosenza. ^[6] Two days later, he was named as a Cosenza substitute for the first time in a league match against Cittadella. ^[7] His debut with Cosenza came on 5 February in a 0–0 home draw against Brescia after coming on as a substitute at 67th minute in place of Rodney Kongolo. ^[8]

International career

Youth

Albania

Voca during two periods as April 2013 and January 2016 was part of Albania at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U15, ^[9] and U21 teams, ^[10] but failed to make his debut as both call-ups were for training camps.

Kosovo

On 29 August 2017, Voca received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Norway U21 and Germany U21. ^[11] Three days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification against Norway U21 after being named in the starting line-up. ^[12]

Senior

On 19 March 2018, Voca received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly matches against Madagascar and Burkina Faso. ^[13] Five days later, he made his debut with Kosovo in a friendly match against Madagascar after coming on as a substitute at 77th minute in place of fellow debutant Edon Zhegrova. ^[14]

Personal life

Voca was born in Stans, Switzerland from Kosovo Albanian father and Bosnian mother. ^[15] He holds Kosovar, Albanian, ^[16] and Swiss passports.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 11 November 2023 ^[17]

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental [lower-alpha 1]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Luzern U21	2015–16	Swiss 1. Liga	21	0	0	0	—				21	0
	2016–17		17	2	0	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 2]	0	19	2
	2017–18		12	2	0	0	—				12	2
	Total		50	4	0	0	—		2	0	52	4
Luzern	2016–17	Swiss Super League	3	0	1	0	—				4	0
	2017–18		19	0	1	0	0	0	—		20	0
	2018–19		30	1	4	0	2	0	—		36	1
	2019–20		30	2	4	0	4	1	—		38	3
	2020–21		1	0	0	0	—				1	0
	Total		83	3	10	0	6	1	—		99	4
Ankaragücü	2020–21	Süper Lig	26	0	1	0	—				27	0
Cosenza	2021–22	Serie B	6	0	0	0	—				6	0
	2022–23	Serie B	33	0	1	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 3]	0	36	0
	2023–24	Serie B	11	3	1	0	—				12	3
	Total		50	3	2	0	0	0	2	0	54	3
Career total			209	10	13	0	6	1	4	0	232	11

1. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
2. Appearance in 2016–17 Swiss 1. Liga promotion play-offs
3. Appearances in the 2022–23 Serie B relegation play-out

International

As of 4 June 2021 ^[18]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Kosovo
	2018	4	0
	2019	6	0
	2020	0	0
	2021	5	0
Total		15	0

References

1. Idriz Voca at WorldFootball.net
2. "Basel vs. Luzern 3–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 February 2017.
3. "Sion (6–5 nE) Luzern" (in German). Swiss Football Association. 26 February 2017.
4. "Idriz Voca Ankaragücümüzde" [Idriz Voca at Ankaragücü] (in Turkish). MKE Ankaragücü. 23 September 2020.
5. "Demir Grup Sivasspor–MKE Ankaragücü" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. 27 September 2020.
6. "Idriz Voca è un calciatore rossoblu" [Idriz Voca is a red and blue footballer] (in Italian). Cosenza Calcio. 28 January 2022.
7. "Cittadella–Cosenza 1–1" (in Italian). Cosenza Calcio. 30 January 2022.
8. "Cosenza–Brescia 0–0" (in Italian). Cosenza Calcio. 5 February 2022.
9. "Seleksionimi i Zvicres" [Swiss selection] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. April 2013.
10. "Alban Bushi: Ja emrat për grumbullimin e parë në Durrës" [Alban Bushi: Here are the names for the first gathering in Durrës] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 17 January 2017.
11. "Prekazi: Presentation before our fans encourages us". Football Federation of Kosovo. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
12. "Fitore historike e Kosovës U21, e përmbys Norvegjinë në "Adem Jashari"" [Kosovo U21's historic victory overthrows Norway in "Adem Jashari"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 1 September 2017. Bekaj, Kabashi, Ismajli, Voca, Mema, Maloku (Shabani), Krasniqi (Loshaj), Gashi, Jashari (Dabiqaj), Hasani, Bytyqi
13. "Lista e futbollistëve të ftuar nga Bernard Challandes për miqësoret e marsit" [List of invited footballers by Bernard Challandes for the March friendlies] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 19 March 2018.
14. "Challandes e nis me fitore, Zhegrova debuton me gol" [Challandes starts with a victory, Zhegrova debuts with a goal] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 March 2018.
15. "Voca mbron vendimin që e solli te Kosova" [Voca defends the decision he brought to Kosovo] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 16 April 2018. Idriz Voca është djali i një shqiptari nga Kosova dhe i një boshnjakeje
16. "Dekret për dhënie të shtetësisë shqiptare nr. 10458" [Decree for granting Albanian citizenship no. 10458] (in Albanian). President of Albania. 15 June 2017.
17. Idriz Voca at Soccerway
18. "Idriz Voca". eu-football.info. 4 June 2021.

External links

• Idriz Voca at Soccerway
• Idriz Voca at National-Football-Teams.com