Florian Loshaj
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Florian Loshaj | ||
Date of birth | 13 August 1996 | ||
Place of birth | Skenderaj, FR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team | Cracovia | ||
Number | 22 | ||
Youth career | |||
–2016 | Genk | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2016 | Genk | 0 | (0) |
2016 | → MVV Maastricht (loan) | 4 | (0) |
2016–2018 | MVV Maastricht | 47 | (2) |
2019 | Roda JC | 9 | (0) |
2019–2020 | Politehnica Iași | 19 | (3) |
2020– | Cracovia | 49 | (2) |
2021 | → Cracovia II | 1 | (0) |
National team‡ | |||
2017 | Kosovo U21 | 3 | (0) |
2020– | Kosovo | 10 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 December 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 September 2021 |
Florian Loshaj (born 13 August 1996) is a Kosovo Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Cracovia and the Kosovo national team.
Club career[]
Early career[]
Loshaj finished his youth career at Belgium club Genk in the summer of 2016. On 1 February 2016, he moved to Dutch Eerste Divisie side MVV Maastricht. On 11 April 2016, Loshaj made his debut for Maastricht in an league match against Fortuna Sittard, after coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute, in place of Jordy Croux.
Politehnica Iași[]
On 23 June 2019, Loshaj joined Liga I side Politehnica Iași, on a three-year contract.[1] On 13 July 2019, he made his debut against CFR Cluj after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's only goal during a 1–1 away draw.[2]
Cracovia[]
On 15 January 2020, Loshaj joined Ekstraklasa side Cracovia, on a three-year contract.[3] On 7 February 2020, he made his debut in a 0–1 away win against Arka Gdynia after being named in the starting line-up.[4]
International career[]
Under-21[]
On 29 August 2017, Loshaj received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Norway U21 and Germany U21[5] On 1 September 2017, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification against Norway U21 after coming on as a substitute at 59th minute in place of Kamer Krasniqi.[6]
Senior[]
On 24 December 2019, Loshaj received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Sweden[7] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[8]
Personal life[]
Loshaj was born in Skenderaj, FR Yugoslavia from Kosovo Albanian parents.[9]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 19 December 2021
Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
MVV Maastricht | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[a] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | ||||
2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[b] | 0 | 24 | 1 | ||
Total | 51 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 5 | 0 | 57 | 2 | |||
Roda JC | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |||
Politehnica Iași | 2019–20 | Liga I | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 21 | 3 | |||
Cracovia | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 14 | 0 | |||
2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 15 | 0 | ||||
Total | 49 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 57 | 2 | |||
Career total | 128 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 144 | 7 |
- ^ Including other competitions, such as 2015–16 Eerste Divisie play-offs
- ^ Including other competitions, such as 2017–18 Eerste Divisie play-offs
International[]
- As of 8 September 2021
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Kosovo | |||
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 4 | 0 | |
Total | 6 | 0 |
Honours[]
Club[]
- Cracovia
References[]
- ^ "Lotul pentru cantonament" [The squad for training camp] (in Romanian). Politehnica Iași. 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019.
17.Florian Loshaj
- ^ "Incepem sezonul cu o remiza. CFR Cluj–Poli Iasi (1–1)" [We start the season with a draw. CFR Cluj–Poli Iasi (1–1)] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 13 July 2019.
- ^ "Florian Loshaj wzmacnia Pasy!" [Florian Loshaj strengthens the Belts!] (in Polish). KS Cracovia. 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Trzy punkty na początek ligowej wiosny!" [Three points to the beginning of the league spring!] (in Polish). KS Cracovia. 7 February 2020.
- ^ "Prekazi: Presentation before our fans encourages us". Football Federation of Kosovo. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ "Fitore historike e Kosovës U21, e përmbys Norvegjinë në "Adem Jashari"" [Kosovo U21's historic victory overthrows Norway in "Adem Jashari"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 1 September 2017.
Bekaj, Kabashi, Ismajli, Voca, Mema, Maloku (Shabani), Krasniqi (Loshaj), Gashi, Jashari (Dabiqaj), Hasani, Bytyqi
- ^ "Lista e futbollistëve për ndeshjen Kosovë–Suedi" [List of players for the match Kosovo–Sweden] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 December 2019.
- ^ "Sweden (1–0) Kosovo". eu-football.info. 12 January 2020.
- ^ "MVV legt Florian Loshaj langer vast". 1Limburg (in Dutch). 19 May 2016.
Loshaj is geboren in Skenderaj, Kosovo op 13 augustus 1996
External links[]
- Florian Loshaj at Soccerway
- Florian Loshaj at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Florian Loshaj at National-Football-Teams.com
- 1996 births
- Living people
- Sportspeople from Skenderaj
- Kosovo Albanians
- Kosovan footballers
- Kosovo youth international footballers
- Kosovo under-21 international footballers
- Belgian footballers
- Belgian people of Kosovan descent
- Association football midfielders
- MVV Maastricht players
- Roda JC Kerkrade players
- FC Politehnica Iași (2010) players
- KS Cracovia (football) players
- Eerste Divisie players
- Liga I players
- Ekstraklasa players
- III liga players
- Kosovan expatriate footballers
- Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Romania
- Expatriate footballers in Romania
- Kosovo international footballers
- Kosovan football biography stubs