Mario Teqja

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Mario Teqja
Personal information
Date of birth (1996-05-20) 20 May 1996 (age 25)
Place of birth Durrës, Albania
Position(s) Defender
Club information
Current team
 Erzeni Shijak
Number 20
Youth career
2011–2015 Shkëndija Tiranë
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Erzeni Shijak 91 (5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 20:27, 14 May 2017 (UTC)

Mario Teqja (born 20 May 1996) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Albanian club Erzeni Shijak and the Albania national under-21 football team.

Club career[]

Early career[]

Teqja start his youth career with Shkëndija Tiranë at age of 15 and in 2015 he moved to Erzeni Shijak.[1] Regarded as one of the most promising players in his role in Albania, Teqja is currently sought after by many European clubs such as: Inter Milan, Ludogorets and the Young Boys of Switzerland.

Mario Teqja leads his new club KS Egnatia Rrogozhinë to promotion on Superliga during the season 2020–2021. Together with his former teammate Orian Xhemalaj at Erzeni Shijak they showed up high physical condition and determination in defense.

International career[]

Teqja received his first international call up at the Albania national under-21 football team by coach Alban Bushi for a gathering between 14 and 17 May 2017 with most of the players selected from Albanian championships.[2]

Career statistics[]

Club[]

As of 23 December 2017 [3][1]
Club Season League Cup Europe[a] Other[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Shkëndija Tiranë Albanian Third Division 2 0 — — — 2 0
2014–15 2 0 — — — 2 0
Total 4 0 — — — 4 0
Erzeni Shijak 2015–16 Albanian First Division 20 1 2 0 — ��� 22 1
2016–17 24 2 2 0 — — 26 2
2017–18 10 0 2 0 — — 12 0
Total 54 3 6 0 — — 60 3
Career total 58 3 6 0 — — 64 3
  1. ^ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Mario Teqja profile" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  2. ^ Grumbullohet Kombëtarja U-21, Alban Bushi bën publike listën Panorama Sport
  3. ^ Mario Teqja at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2017.

External links[]

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