Xhonatan Lajthia

Last updated

Xhonatan Lajthia
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-02-01) 1 February 1999 (age 25)
Place of birth Kavajë, Albania
Height 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Bylis
Number 14
Youth career
2011–2017 Teuta Durrës
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2016–2020 Teuta 17 (1)
2018–2019Erzeni (loan) 20 (4)
2019Egnatia (loan) 12 (1)
2020Erzeni (loan)  0 (0)
2020–2021 Egnatia 8 (0)
2021–2022 Lushnja 20 (6)
2022– Bylis 55 (8)
International career
2015 Albania U16 1 (0)
2016 Albania U19 3 (0)
2018 Albania U21 1 (0)
Medal record
Flag of Albania.svg  Albania
UEFA Development Tournament
Winner 2015
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024

Xhonatan Lajthia (born 1 February 1999) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Albanian club AF Elbasani. [1]

Contents

Club career

Early career

Lajthia started his youth career at KF Teuta Durrës in 2011. In the 2014–15 season he played 14 games with under-17 side. [2]

Club career

On 3 January 2020, Lajthia returned to KF Erzeni on a contract for the rest of the season. [3]

International career

Albania U16

He participated with Albania national under-16 football team in the UEFA Development Tournament 2015 and played 1 match under coach Alban Bushi on 3 May 2015. [4] [5]

Albania U19

He also was called up at Albania national under-19 football team by coach Arjan Bellaj to participate in the 2017 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification from 6–11 October 2016. [6] He played in all three matches as a substitute. [7]

Albania U20

He received his first call up for the Albania under-20 side by coach Alban Bushi for the double friendly match against Azerbaijan U-21 on 21 & 26 January 2018. [8]

Honours

International

Albania U16

Related Research Articles

Alban Bushi is an Albanian professional football coach and former player who is the manager of Albania under-21 and under-20 team. He is nicknamed "Loku".

Taulant Fatmir Seferi is a professional footballer who plays as a striker for Süper Lig club Bodrum. Born in the Macedonia, he plays for the Albania national team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Albania national youth football team</span> National association football team

Albania has the following national youth football teams:

Grent Refik Halili is an Albanian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Throughout his career he has played for Tirana and he is the son of Tirana's owner and president Refik Halili.

Marlind Lutfi Nuriu is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Jurgen Bardhi is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Turkish club Ümraniyespor.

Fabio Sakaj is an Italian-born Albanian professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie D club Progresso. He represented the Albania national under-19 team.

Gentian Selmani is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Albanian club Tirana and the Albania national football team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Albania national under-16 football team</span>

The Albania national under-16 football team represents Albania in international football at this age level and is controlled by Albanian Football Association, the governing body for football in Albania.

Mario Dajsinani is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Albanian club Laci and the Albania national football team.

Anxhelo Mumajesi is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder.

Rubin Hebaj is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Tunisian Ligue Professionnelle 1 club CS Sfaxien.

Ymer Shaba is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Maltese club Pembroke Athleta and the Albania national under-21 team.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Emanuele Ndoj</span> Albanian association football player

Emanuele Ndoj is an Italian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Serie C Group C club Latina. Born in Italy, he plays for the Albania national team.

Federico Zenuni is a professional footballer who plays as a central midfielder for Serie D club Chieri. Born in Italy, he represented the country internationally at U15 level before switching to Albania for levels U17, U19 and U21.

Panajot Qirko, commonly known as Pano Qirko, is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Albanian club Partizani Tirana.

Elhan Kastrati is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Italian club A.S. Cittadella and the Albania national team.

Albi Doka is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Albanian club Skënderbeu.

Erjon Dragoj is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Lushnja.

Irlian Ceka is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Italian amateur club Audace.

References

  1. Xhonatan Lajthia at Soccerway
  2. Xhonathan Lajthia profile FSHF.org
  3. Xhonatan Lajthia eshte perforcimi i rradhes per Erzenin..., facebook.com, 3 January 2020
  4. Shqiperia U-16 fiton me Malin e Zi, Renato Kendezi talenti qe na dha fitoren Sportpress.al
  5. U-16 vazhdon serine e fitoreve nen drejtimin e Alban Bushit ja dhe formacioni Sportpress.al
  6. Grumbullohet ekipi kombëtar U-19 FSHF.org
  7. Xhonathan Lajthia matches Soccerway
  8. "KOMBËTARJA U-20, DY NDESHJE MIQËSORE ME AZERBAJXHANIN, TRAJNERI ALBAN BUSHI SHPALL LISTËN!" [U-20 NATIONAL TEAM, TWO FRIENDLIES WITH AZERBAIJAN, COACH ALBAN BUSHI ANNOUNCES THE LIST!] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 18 January 2018. Retrieved 22 January 2018.