Personal information | |||
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Full name | Regi Lushkja | ||
Date of birth | 17 May 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Kavajë, Albania | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Egnatia | ||
Number | 10 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2014 | Besa Kavajë | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2014–2016 | Besa Kavajë | 30 | (2) |
2016–2022 | Laçi | 181 | (21) |
2022–2023 | Sheriff Tiraspol | 16 | (2) |
2023–2024 | Tirana | 51 | (2) |
2024– | Egnatia | 25 | (11) |
International career | |||
2014 | Albania U19 | 1 | (0) |
2017–2019 | Albania U21 | 0 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2023 |
Regi Lushkja (born 17 May 1996) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kategoria Superiore club Egnatia.
Lushkja started his youth career at Besa in 2011. [1] During the 2012–13 season he played for the under-17 side managed by Ylli Teliti forming a strong duo striker partnership with Ardit Deliu, where in the first half of the season the duo scored 90% off all Besa Under-17 goals. [2] He gained entry with the first team during the 2014–15 season where he soon established himself as a starter under coach Bledar Sinella playing 15 matches as a starter and 3 other as a substitute. In the next season he retained his starting place playing 12 matches and completing 10 as full-90 minutes. [3]
On 20 January 2016, Lushkja joined Laçi for an undisclosed fee. [4] He made his competitive debut later on 7 February in a 0–3 home defeat to Tirana valid for the matchday 20. [5]
On 2 February 2022, Lushkja joined Sheriff Tiraspol. [6]
On 10 January 2023, Lushkja officially signed with reigning Kategoria Superiore champions KF Tirana. [7]
Lushkja has represented Albania at under-19 level, making his debut on 29 August 2014 in a friendly against Bulgaria.
Following injures of 3 players at Albania national under-21 football team, Qazim Laçi, Leonardo Maloku & Emanuele Ndoj during the gathering for the Friendly match against France U21 on 5 June 2017 and the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017, coach Alban Bushi chose Lushkja among Agim Zeka as a replacement. [8] He was not part of the 18-man squad which featured in the opening match of the qualifiers against Estonia U21. [9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe [a] | Other [b] | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Besa Kavajë | 2013–14 | Kategoria e Parë | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
2014–15 | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 1 | ||||
2015–16 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | |||||
Total | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 33 | 2 | ||||
Laçi | 2015–16 | Kategoria Superiore | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
2016–17 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 2 | ||||
2017–18 | 32 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | 39 | 4 | ||||
2018–19 | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 4 | ||
2019–20 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 4 | |||
2020–21 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 38 | 5 | |||
2021–22 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | 27 | 8 | |||
Total | 184 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 224 | 27 | ||
Sheriff | 2021–22 | Divizia Națională | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 3 | |
2022–23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
Total | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | 23 | 3 | |||
Tirana | 2022–23 | Kategoria Superiore | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 13 | 1 | |
Career total | 241 | 27 | 32 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 293 | 33 |
Besa Kavajë
Laçi
Sheriff Tiraspol
Tirana