Loti Celina

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Loti Celina
Personal information
Full name Loti Celina
Date of birth (2000-06-05) 5 June 2000 (age 21)
Place of birth Fjell, Drammen, Norway[1]
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)[1]
Position(s) Right-back[1]
Club information
Current team
 Partizani Tirana
Number 15
Youth career
2011–2020 Strømsgodset
2020–2021 Swansea City
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2017 Strømsgodset III 21 (3)
2016–2020 Strømsgodset II 49 (1)
2021– Partizani Tirana 1 (0)
National team‡
2017–2018 Kosovo U19 7 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 26 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 16 October 2018

Loti Celina (born 5 June 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Albanian club Partizani Tirana. Born in Norway, he has represented Kosovo at youth level.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Celina was born and raised in Fjell, Drammen[1] in a family of footballers where his two older brothers, Behadil and Bersant were professional footballers, the latter is one of the most important players in Kosovo national team.[2] He at the age of 11 started playing football in Strømsgodset with whom he played in all youth teams, including senior level with which debut on 26 April 2017 in the 2017 Norwegian Cup first round against Åssiden after coming on as a substitute at 56th minute in place of Mounir Hamoud.[3]

During the second half of the 2019–20 season, Celina was on long trial at Swansea City U23, where on 3 February 2020, he played in a league match which ended in a 0–4 home defeat against Newcastle United U23 after being named in the starting line-up,[4] but unfortunately this test failed even though it was warned that they would sign contract.

Partizani Tirana[]

On 31 January 2021, Celina signed his first professional contract with Kategoria Superiore side Partizani Tirana after agreeing to a two-and-a-half years deal.[5] On 26 May 2021, he made his debut in a 2–4 away win against Bylis after coming on as a substitute at 79th minute in place of Eraldo Çinari.[6]

International career[]

On 8 February 2017, Celina received a call-up from Kosovo U19 for a five-day training camp in Ulcinj.[7] On 1 October 2017, he was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2018 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications.[8] Two days later, Celina made his debut with Kosovo U19 in a match against Austria U19 after being named in the starting line-up.[9]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 15 July 2021[10][11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Strømsgodset III 2015 3. divisjon 5 1 0 0 — 5 1
2016 15 2 0 0 — 2[a] 0 15 2
Strømsgodset 2017 Eliteserien 0 0 1 0 — 1[b] 0 1 0
Total 20 3 1 0 — 3 0 24 3
Strømsgodset II 2017 3. divisjon 15 0 0 0 — 15 0
2018 14 0 0 0 — 14 0
2019 18 1 0 0 — 18 1
Total 47 1 0 0 — 47 1
Swansea City U23 2019–20 Premier League 2 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Partizani Tirana 2020–21 Kategoria Superiore 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
2021–22 0 0 0 0 1 0 — 1 0
Total 2 0 0 0 1 0 — 3 0
Career total 69 4 1 0 1 0 3 0 74 4
  1. ^ Appearance with Strømsgodset II
  2. ^ Appearance with Strømsgodset III

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d Loti Celina at WorldFootball.net Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Han har tatt store steg det siste året" [He has made great strides in the last year]. Tipsbladet.no (in Norwegian). 20 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Åssiden–Strømsgodset" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. 26 April 2017.
  4. ^ "Swansea City U23 vs. Newcastle United U23 0–4". Soccerway. Retrieved 3 February 2020.
  5. ^ "U provua edhe te Swansea, Partizani zyrtarizon vëllain e Bersant Celinës" [It was also tried at Swansea, Partizan makes Bersant Celina's brother official] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 31 January 2021.
  6. ^ "Bylis vs. Partizani Tirana 2–4". Soccerway. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Përfaqësuesja U-19 mbajti stërvitjen e parë në Ulqin" [The national U-19 team held the first training in Ulcinj] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 8 February 2017.
  8. ^ "Kombëtarja U19 udhëtoi për në Austri" [National U19 team traveled to Austria] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 1 October 2017.
  9. ^ "Humbje minimale e Kombëtares U-19 përballë Austrisë" [Minimal defeat of national U19 team against Austria] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 3 October 2017.
  10. ^ Loti Celina at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ Loti Celina at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian) Edit this at Wikidata

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