Veton Tusha
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Veton Tusha | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaçanik, Kosovo[1] | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Termalica | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| 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 | 1 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Kosovo U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2019 | Kosovo U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Kosovo U21 | 4 | (1) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 February 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 7 September 2021 | |||
Veton Tusha (born 29 December 2002) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Polish club Termalica.
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.[2] Five days later, he made his debut 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.[3]
Termalica[]
On 18 February 2022, Tusha joined Ekstraklasa side Termalica,[4] after agreeing to a one-and-a-half year deal.[5] A day later, he made his debut in a 0–0 home draw against Legia Warsaw after coming on as a substitute at 81st minute in place of Samuel Štefánik.[6]
International career[]
Under-17[]
On 19 November 2017, Tusha was named as part of the Kosovo U17 squad for 2017 Aegean Mercedes Cup.[7] 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.[8]
Under-19[]
On 7 November 2019, Tusha was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications.[9] 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.[10]
Under-21[]
On 15 March 2021, Tusha received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Qatar U23.[11] Eleven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in first match against Qatar U23 after being named in the starting line-up.[12]
Career statistics[]
Club[]
- As of 19 February 2022[13]
| 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 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| Career total | 24 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 25 | 2 | |||
References[]
- ^ Veton Tusha at the Turkish Football Federation
- ^ "Futbollisti kosovar, Veton Tusha, nënshkruan kontratë me Denizlispor" [Kosovar footballer, Veton Tusha, signs a contract with Denizlispor] (in Albanian). Anadolu Agency. 15 January 2021.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Veton Tusha nowym zawodnikiem "Słońi"" [Veton Tusha is the new player of "Elephants"] (in Polish). Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. 18 February 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza [@BB_Termalica] (19 February 2022). "81' |
