| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 May 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Durrës, Albania | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Erzeni Shijak | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2015 | Shkëndija Tiranë | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | Erzeni Shijak | 91 | (5) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, 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
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe[lower-alpha 1] | Other[lower-alpha 2] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Shkëndija Tiranë | 2012–13 | 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 | ||||
- ↑ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup
References
- 1 2 "Mario Teqja profile" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ↑ Grumbullohet Kombëtarja U-21, Alban Bushi bën publike listën Panorama Sport
- ↑ Mario Teqja at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 December 2017.
External links
- Mario Teqja at Soccerway
- Mario Teqja at the Albanian Football Association (in Albanian and English)