Klajdi Kuka

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Klajdi Kuka
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-03-29) 29 March 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Tiranë, Albania
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Egnatia
Number 1
Youth career
2005–2007 Tirana
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2007–2012 Tirana 1 (0)
2010 → Tomori (loan) 15 (0)
2011 → Bylis (loan) 23 (0)
2011 → Tomori (loan) 4 (0)
2012–2013 Tërbuni 21 (0)
2013 Tomori 15 (0)
2014–2015 Sportfreunde Düren 40 (0)
2014–2015 Sportfreunde Düren II 1 (0)
2016–2017 Tërbuni 36 (1)
2017–2018 Kastrioti 41 (0)
2019 Vora 10 (0)
2019 Turbina 9 (0)
2020 Dinamo Tirana 13 (0)
2020–2021 Besa Kavajë 12 (0)
2021–2022 Tërbuni 27 (0)
2022–2023 Laçi 0 (0)
2023 → Flamurtari (loan) 15 (0)
2023–2024 Elbasani 6 (0)
2024– Egnatia 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19:25, 20 November 2023 (UTC)

Klajdi Kuka (born 29 March 1990) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Egnatia. [1]

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Career

Kuka made his debut for KF Tirana at the age of 18 on the last day of the 2007–08 season against Kastrioti Krujë.[ citation needed ] Failing to break through into the first team he was loaned out to Albanian First Division side Tomori Berat in January 2010 for 12 months.

He then again moved on loan to Bylis Balsh in the Albanian Superliga in February 2011 until the remainder of the season. Once he returned to Tirana he was again loaned out to Tomori Berat on 29 August 2011 for the entire 2011–12 season, but he returned to his parent club early on 10 January 2012.

Kuka scored his professional goal on 14 May 2016 in Tërbuni Pukë's 2–1 home loss to Kukësi, [2] netting from his own zone with a long kick which downfielded deceived Enea Koliçi. [3]

In July 2017, Kuka completed a transfer to Kastrioti Krujë in the Albanian First Division for the 2017–18 season. [4] On 1 August 2018, he signed a new one-year contract ahead of the 2018–19 season. [5] Later on 24 December, the club announced the termination of the contract with the goalkeeper by mutual consent. [6]

In January 2019, Kuka returned in First Division by joining FK Vora on a six-month deal. [7]

On 5 July 2022, Laçi announced to have signed Kuka on a deal for the 2022–23 season. [8]

Personal life

Kuka is a longlife fan of KF Tirana, the club in which he started his career. [9]

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References

  1. ↑ Klajdi Kuka at Soccerway
  2. ↑ "Tërbuni Pukë vs. Kukësi 1 – 2". Soccerway. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "Portieri i Tërbunit shënon gol nga porta në portë (video)" [Tërbuni's goalkeeper scores a goal from goal to goal (video)] (in Albanian). alb365.com. 15 May 2016. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "Nga Kuka te Mziu, zbulohen afrimet e Kastriotit në merkato" [From Kuka to Mziu, the Kastrioti's transfers in transfer market are unveiled] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 3 July 2017. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Kastrioti nuk ndalet, zyrtarizon marrëveshjen me 6 futbollistë" [Kastrioti doesn't stop, formalizes the deal with 6 footballers]. Oranews.tv (in Albanian). 1 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Teuta e mbyll me maqedonasin, Kastriotit i ikën portieri" [Teuta finishes with the Macedonian, goalkeeper flees from Kastrioti] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 24 December 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2018.
  7. ↑ "Vora "gjuan" në Superiore dhe Kosovë, Rezart Maho drejt pankinës" [Vora "hunt" in Superliga and Kosovo, Rezart Maho towards bench] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 8 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.
  8. ↑ "Laçi "blindon" portën, firmos me gardianin 32-vjeçar nga Tirana" [Laçi “armored” the goal, signs with the 32-year old from Tirana]. top-channel.tv (in Albanian). 5 July 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  9. ↑ "Kuka tifoz i Tiranës, portieri i Kastriotit tregon objektivin e skuadrës krutane" [Kuka fan of Tirana, Kastrioti goalie shows the objective of the team] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 29 August 2018. Retrieved 4 September 2018.


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