Veton Tusha
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 29 December 2002 | ||
Place of birth | Kaçanik, FR Yugoslavia | ||
Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Drita | ||
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 | 3 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Ballkani | 14 | (1) |
2023–2024 | Dinamo | 17 | (0) |
2024– | Drita | ||
International career‡ | |||
2017–2019 | Kosovo U17 | 7 | (2) |
2019 | Kosovo U19 | 3 | (0) |
2021– | Kosovo U21 | 5 | (1) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 5 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023 |
Veton Tusha (born 29 December 2002) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for FC Drita.
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.[1] His debut with Denizlispor came five days later 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.[2]
Termalica
On 18 February 2022, Tusha joined Ekstraklasa side Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza,[3] after agreeing to a one-and-a-half-year deal.[4] His debut with Termalica came a day later in a 0–0 home draw against Legia Warsaw after coming on as a substitute at 81st minute in place of Samuel Štefánik.[5]
Ballkani
On 2 September 2022, Tusha signed a three-year contract with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Ballkani.[6] Six days later, he was named as a Ballkani substitute for the first time in a 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage match against CFR Cluj.[7]
International career
Under-17
On 19 November 2017, Tusha was named as part of the Kosovo U17 squad for 2017 Aegean Mercedes Cup.[8] 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.[9]
Under-19
On 7 November 2019, Tusha was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications.[10] 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.[11]
Under-21
On 15 March 2021, Tusha received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Qatar U23.[12] Eleven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in first match against Qatar U23 after being named in the starting line-up.[13]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 11 September 2022[14]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
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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 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
Ballkani | 2022–23 | Kosovo Superleague | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career total | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 |
References
- ^ "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' | 🔄 Podwójna zmiana w drużynie Radoslava Latala. Nie zobaczymy już dłużej na murawie Marcina Grabowskiego i Samuela Stefanika. Na boisku pojawią się Bartłomiej Kukułowicz oraz Veton Tusha. | #BBTLEG 0:0" [81' | 🔄 Double substitution for Radoslav Latal's team. We will no longer see Marcin Grabowski and Samuel Stefanik on the pitch. Bartłomiej Kukułowicz and Veton Tusha will appear on the pitch. | #BBTLEG 0:0] (Tweet) (in Polish) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Zyrtare: Ballkani nënshkruan me talentin Veton Tusha" [Official: Ballkani signed the talent Veton Tusha] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 2 September 2022.
- ^ "Ballkani vs. CFR Cluj 1–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
- ^ "Kombëtarja e Kosovës U17 udhëtoi për Turqi" [The Kosovo national U17 team traveled to Turkey] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 19 November 2017.
- ^ "Kombëtarja U17 pëson humbje në hapje të turneut" [The national U17 team suffers losses in the opening of the tournament] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Krasniqi publikon listën e futbollistëve për kualifikimet në Uells" [Krasniqi publishes the list of footballers for the qualifications in Wales] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 7 November 2019.
- ^ "Kosova U19 i nis kualifikimet me barazim kundër Rusisë U19" [Kosovo U19 starts the qualifiers with a draw against Russia U19] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 13 November 2019.
- ^ "Përzgjedhësi Nees publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy miqësoret kundër Katarit" [Selector Nees publishes the list of footballers for the two friendlies against Qatar] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 15 March 2021.
- ^ "Kosova U21 pëson humbje në miqësoren e parë kundër Katarit U23" [Kosovo U21 loses in the first friendly against Qatar U23] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 March 2021.
- ^ Veton Tusha at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
External links
- Veton Tusha at Soccerway
- Veton Tusha at the Turkish Football Federation
- Veton Tusha at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)