Sulejman Hoxha (born 13 February 1990) is an Albanian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.

Sulejman Hoxha
Personal information
Date of birth (1990-02-13) 13 February 1990 (age 34)
Place of birth Durrës, Albania
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Youth career
2005–2007 Dinamo Tirana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Dinamo Tirana 2 (0)
2007–2008Erzeni (loan) 20 (0)
2009–2011 Apolonia 26 (0)
2011–2012 Pogradeci 7 (0)
2012–2013 Teuta 2 (0)
2013–2014 Partizani 2 (0)
2014–2015 Paniliakos 0 (0)
2015 Dubnica 0 (0)
2015–2017 Erzeni 39 (0)
2017–2019 Klub Kosova Hamburg 45 (0)
2019–2022 Meiendorfer SV 38 (0)
2022–2023 FC Türkiye Wilhelmsburg
2023 SC V/W 04 Billstedt 4 (0)
International career
2005–2006 Albania U17 3 (0)
2007–2008 Albania U19 6 (0)
2009 Albania U21 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2022

Career

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A product of the Dinamo Tirana academy, Hoxha was loaned out to Albanian First Division side KF Erzeni Shijak for the 2007–08 season in order to gain first team experience for the first time. During his loan spell he made 20 league appearances but did not manage to help the club survive relegation as they failed to be beat the drop by a single point.[1] In June 2008 he had an unsuccessful trial with German club 1860 Munich, before returning to his parent club Dinamo Tirana and joining the first team there for the first time. Following a suspension for first choice goalkeeper Elvis Kotorri, Hoxha made his debut for Dinamo Tirana on 4 February 2009 in a local derby game against Partizani Tirana. Hoxha played the full 90 minutes but failed to keep a clean sheet in the 1–0 loss.[citation needed]

Hoxha left Dinamo in the summer of 2009 and joined fellow Albanian Superliga side Apolonia Fier where he became the team's first choice goalkeeper following the departure of Erjon Dine. During the 2009–10 season he made 22 league appearances but the club finished in penultimate place and were subsequently relegated to the Albanian First Division, the second time he had experiences relegation in his career. He remained at the club despite relegation but eventually left to join newly promoted Albanian Superliga side KS Pogradeci in July 2010. He was the club's second choice goalkeeper behind the Macedonian Ilce Petrovski and he made nine appearances in total, seven of which came in the league.[2] He experienced relegation for the third time as Pogradeci finished in penultimate place.[3]

Hoxha then joined Teuta Durrës for the 2012–13 season but he was once again second choice, this time behind Bledjan Rizvani. He managed seven appearances throughout the season but only two came in the league. In the summer of 2013 he joined newly promoted side Partizani Tirana where he was Alban Hoxha's understudy in goal.

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