Veton Tusha

Veton Tusha

Personal information
Full name	Veton Tusha
Date of birth	(2002-12-29) 29 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth	Kaçanik, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Centre-forward
Team information
Current team	Dinamo
Number	8
Youth career
2008–2017	New Star Football School
2017–2018	Arsenal Football School
2018–2019	Vardar
2020–2021	Denizlispor
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2021–2022	Denizlispor	23	(2)
2022	Termalica	3	(0)
2022–2023	Ballkani	14	(1)
2023–	Dinamo	17	(0)
International career‡
2017–2019	Kosovo U17	7	(2)
2019	Kosovo U19	3	(0)
2021–	Kosovo U21	5	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023

Veton Tusha (born 29 December 2002) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Albanian Kategoria Superiore club Dinamo .

Club career

Denizlispor

On 15 January 2021, Tusha signed his first professional contract with Super Lig side Denizlispor after agreeing to a three-and-a-half-year deal and received squad number 25. ^[1] His debut with Denizlispor came five days later against Galatasaray after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Hadi Sacko and scored his side's only goal during a 6–1 away deep defeat. ^[2]

Termalica

On 18 February 2022, Tusha joined Ekstraklasa side Termalica, ^[3] after agreeing to a one-and-a-half-year deal. ^[4] His debut with Termalica came a day later in a 0–0 home draw against Legia Warsaw after coming on as a substitute at 81st minute in place of Samuel Štefánik. ^[5]

Ballkani

On 2 September 2022, Tusha signed a three-year contract with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Ballkani. ^[6] Six days later, he was named as a Ballkani substitute for the first time in a 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage match against CFR Cluj. ^[7]

International career

Under-17

On 19 November 2017, Tusha was named as part of the Kosovo U17 squad for 2017 Aegean Mercedes Cup. ^[8] A day later, he made his debut with Kosovo U17 in 2017 Aegean Mercedes Cup match against the host Turkey U17 after coming on as a substitute. ^[9]

Under-19

On 7 November 2019, Tusha was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications. ^[10] Six days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U19 in a match against Russia U19 after coming on as a substitute at 60th minute in place of Adonis Aliu. ^[11]

Under-21

On 15 March 2021, Tusha received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Qatar U23. ^[12] Eleven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in first match against Qatar U23 after being named in the starting line-up. ^[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of 11 September 2022 ^[14]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Denizlispor	2020–21	Süper Lig	11	2	0	0	—		11	2
	2021–22	TFF First League	12	0	1	0	—		13	0
	Total		23	2	1	0	—		24	2
Termalica	2021–22	Ekstraklasa	3	0	0	0	—		3	0
Ballkani	2022–23	Kosovo Superleague	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Career total			26	2	1	0	0	0	27	2

References

1. "Futbollisti kosovar, Veton Tusha, nënshkruan kontratë me Denizlispor" [Kosovar footballer, Veton Tusha, signs a contract with Denizlispor] (in Albanian). Anadolu Agency. 15 January 2021.
2. "Sulmuesi i Kosovës, Veton Tusha i shënon gol Galatasarayt në debutimin e tij me Denizlisporin" [Kosovo's striker, Veton Tusha scores goal against Galatasaray in his debut with Denizlispor] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 20 January 2021.
3. "Veton Tusha nowym zawodnikiem "Słońi"" [Veton Tusha is the new player of "Elephants"] (in Polish). Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. 18 February 2022.
4. Arlind Sadiku [@arlindsadiku89] (18 February 2022). "Done deal. Veton Tusha signs 1.5 years contract with Termalica in Poland. | #tusha #termalica #ekstraklasa" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
5. Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza [@BB_Termalica] (19 February 2022). "81' | 🔄 Podwójna zmiana w drużynie Radoslava Latala. Nie zobaczymy już dłużej na murawie Marcina Grabowskiego i Samuela Stefanika. Na boisku pojawią się Bartłomiej Kukułowicz oraz Veton Tusha. | #BBTLEG 0:0" [81' | 🔄 Double substitution for Radoslav Latal's team. We will no longer see Marcin Grabowski and Samuel Stefanik on the pitch. Bartłomiej Kukułowicz and Veton Tusha will appear on the pitch. | #BBTLEG 0:0] (Tweet) (in Polish) – via Twitter.
6. "Zyrtare: Ballkani nënshkruan me talentin Veton Tusha" [Official: Ballkani signed the talent Veton Tusha] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 2 September 2022.
7. "Ballkani vs. CFR Cluj 1–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
8. "Kombëtarja e Kosovës U17 udhëtoi për Turqi" [The Kosovo national U17 team traveled to Turkey] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 19 November 2017.
9. "Kombëtarja U17 pëson humbje në hapje të turneut" [The national U17 team suffers losses in the opening of the tournament] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 20 November 2017.
10. "Krasniqi publikon listën e futbollistëve për kualifikimet në Uells" [Krasniqi publishes the list of footballers for the qualifications in Wales] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 7 November 2019.
11. "Kosova U19 i nis kualifikimet me barazim kundër Rusisë U19" [Kosovo U19 starts the qualifiers with a draw against Russia U19] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 13 November 2019.
12. "Përzgjedhësi Nees publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy miqësoret kundër Katarit" [Selector Nees publishes the list of footballers for the two friendlies against Qatar] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 15 March 2021.
13. "Kosova U21 pëson humbje në miqësoren e parë kundër Katarit U23" [Kosovo U21 loses in the first friendly against Qatar U23] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 March 2021.
14. Veton Tusha at Soccerway

External links

• Veton Tusha at Soccerway
• Veton Tusha at the Turkish Football Federation
• Veton Tusha at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)