Loti Celina

Loti Celina

Personal information
Full name	Loti Celina
Date of birth	(2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth	Fjell, Drammen, Norway [1]
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in) [1]
Position(s)	Right-back [1]
Team information
Current team	Sollentuna
Number	2
Youth career
2011–2020	Strømsgodset
2020–2021	Swansea City
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2015–2017	Strømsgodset 3	21	(3)
2016–2020	Strømsgodset 2	49	(1)
2021–2022	Partizani Tirana	1	(0)
2023–2024	Egnatia	0	(0)
2024–	Sollentuna	0	(0)
International career‡
2017–2018	Kosovo U19	7	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 February 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 16 October 2018

Loti Celina (born 5 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Swedish club Sollentuna. Born in Norway, he has represented Kosovo at youth level. ^[2]

Club career

Early career

Celina was born and raised in Fjell, Drammen ^[1] in a family of footballers where his two older brothers, Behadil and Bersant were professional footballers, the latter is one of the most important players in Kosovo national team. ^{[3] [4]} He at the age of 11 started playing football in Strømsgodset with whom he played in all youth teams, including senior level with which debut on 26 April 2017 in the 2017 Norwegian Cup first round against Åssiden after coming on as a substitute at 56th minute in place of Mounir Hamoud. ^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

During the second half of the 2019–20 season, Celina was on long trial at Swansea City U23, where on 3 February 2020, he played in a league match which ended in a 0–4 home defeat against Newcastle United U23 after being named in the starting line-up, ^{[9] [10] [11]} but unfortunately this test failed even though it was warned that they would sign contract. ^[12]

Partizani Tirana

On 31 January 2021, Celina signed his first professional contract with Kategoria Superiore side Partizani Tirana after agreeing to a 2+1⁄2-year deal. ^{[12] [13]} On 26 May 2021, he made his debut in a 2–4 away win against Bylis after coming on as a substitute at 79th minute in place of Eraldo Çinari. ^[14]

Egnatia

In July 2023, Celina joined Kategoria Superiore side Egnatia and received squad number 15. ^[15]

International career

On 8 February 2017, Celina received a call-up from Kosovo U19 for a five-day training camp in Ulqin. ^[16] On 1 October 2017, he was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications. ^[17] Two days later, Celina made his debut with Kosovo U19 in a match against Austria U19 after being named in the starting line-up. ^[18]

Career statistics

Club

As of 7 February 2024 ^{[19] [20]}

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Strømsgodset 3	2015	3. divisjon	5	1	0	0	—				5	1
	2016		15	2	0	0	—		2 [lower-alpha 1]	0	15	2
Strømsgodset	2017	Eliteserien	0	0	1	0	—		1 [lower-alpha 2]	0	1	0
	Total		20	3	1	0	—		3	0	24	3
Strømsgodset 2	2017	3. divisjon	15	0	0	0	—				15	0
	2018		14	0	0	0	—				14	0
	2019		18	1	0	0	—				18	1
	Total		47	1	0	0	—				47	1
Swansea City U23	2019–20	Premier League 2	1	0	0	0	—				1	0
Partizani Tirana	2020–21	Kategoria Superiore	1	0	0	0	—				1	0
	2021–22		0	0	0	0	3	0	—		3	0
	Total		2	0	0	0	3	0	—		5	0
Egnatia	2023–24	Kategoria Superiore	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Sollentuna	2024	Ettan	0	0	0	0	0	0	—		0	0
Career total			69	4	1	0	3	0	3	0	76	4

1. Appearance with Strømsgodset 2
2. Appearance with Strømsgodset 3

References

1. Loti Celina at WorldFootball.net
2. "Han har tatt store steg det siste året" [He has made great strides in the last year]. Tipsbladet.no (in Norwegian). 20 April 2017.
3. "Norsk fotballproff: – Det jeg har gjort, er like stort som det Martin Ødegaard har gjort". Adresseavisen.
4. "Lillebror spiller i Premier League, storebror Celina stortrives I Asker". Budstikka.
5. "Åssiden–Strømsgodset" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. 26 April 2017.
6. "The talent factory has gone global". dt.no.
7. "16 MIF- og SIF-spillere kjemper om landslagsplass". Lierposten.
8. "Vinduet er stengt: Her er alle overgangene i Eliteserien". Aftenposten.
9. "Swansea City U23 vs. Newcastle United U23 0–4". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
10. "Vëllai i Bersant Celinës në prova te klubi i famshëm anglez". mesazhi.com.
11. "Loti Celina and Jordan Aina are on trial today, let's just hope that they're as good as their older brothers!".
12. "U provua edhe te Swansea, Partizani zyrtarizon vëllain e Bersant Celinës" [It was also tried at Swansea, Partizan makes Bersant Celina's brother official] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 31 January 2021.
13. "ZYRTARE/Dy prezantime brenda ditës, Partizani merr mbrojtësin e Kosovës" [OFFICIAL/Two presentations in one day, Partizan gets the defender of Kosovo] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 31 January 2021.
14. "Bylis vs. Partizani Tirana 2–4". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
15. "Një rival për Abdurraman Fangaj, Egnatia rikthen në Shqipëri ish-lojtarin e Partizanit" [A rival for Abdurraman Fangaj, Egnatia brings the former Partizan player back to Albania]. newsport.al (in Albanian). 11 July 2023.
16. "Përfaqësuesja U-19 mbajti stërvitjen e parë në Ulqin" [The national U-19 team held the first training in Ulcinj] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 8 February 2017.
17. "Kombëtarja U19 udhëtoi për në Austri" [National U19 team traveled to Austria] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 1 October 2017.
18. "Humbje minimale e Kombëtares U-19 përballë Austrisë" [Minimal defeat of national U19 team against Austria] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 3 October 2017.
19. Loti Celina at Soccerway
20. Loti Celina at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)

External links

• Loti Celina at Soccerway
• Loti Celina at FootballDatabase.eu