Mario Teqja

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Mario Teqja
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth Durrës, Albania
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
 Erzeni Shijak
Number 20
Youth career
2011–2015 Shkëndija Tiranë
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2015– Erzeni Shijak 91 (5)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 10 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20:27, 14 May 2017 (UTC)

Mario Teqja (born 20 May 1996) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Albanian club Erzeni Shijak and the Albania national under-21 football team.

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Club career

Early career

Teqja start his youth career with Shkëndija Tiranë at age of 15 and in 2015 he moved to Erzeni Shijak. [1] Regarded as one of the most promising players in his role in Albania, Teqja is currently sought after by many European clubs such as: Inter Milan, Ludogorets and the Young Boys of Switzerland.

Mario Teqja leads his new club KS Egnatia to promotion on Superliga during the season 2020–2021. Together with his former teammate Orian Xhemalaj at Erzeni Shijak they showed up high physical condition and determination in defense.

International career

Teqja received his first international call up at the Albania national under-21 football team by coach Alban Bushi for a gathering between 14 and 17 May 2017 with most of the players selected from Albanian championships. [2]

Career statistics

Club

As of 23 December 2017 [3] [1]
ClubSeasonLeagueCup Europe [lower-alpha 1] Other [lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Shkëndija Tiranë 2012–13 Albanian Third Division 20———20
2014–15 20———20
Total40———40
Erzeni Shijak 2015–16 Albanian First Division 20120——221
2016–17 24220——262
2017–18 10020——120
Total54360——603
Career total58360——643
  1. ↑ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup

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References

  1. 1 2 "Mario Teqja profile" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Grumbullohet Kombëtarja U-21, Alban Bushi bën publike listën Panorama Sport
  3. ↑ Mario Teqja at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
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