Veton Tusha (born 29 December 2002) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Albanian Kategoria Superiore club Dinamo .

Veton Tusha
Personal information
Full name Veton Tusha
Date of birth (2002-12-29) 29 December 2002 (age 21)
Place of birth Kaçanik, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
Dinamo
Number 8
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– Dinamo 13 (0)
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 14 January 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023

Club career edit

Denizlispor edit

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 edit

On 18 February 2022, Tusha joined Ekstraklasa side Termalica,[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 edit

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 edit

Under-17 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

Club edit

As of 11 September 2022[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
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 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 edit

  1. ^ "Futbollisti kosovar, Veton Tusha, nënshkruan kontratë me Denizlispor" [Kosovar footballer, Veton Tusha, signs a contract with Denizlispor] (in Albanian). Anadolu Agency. 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ "Veton Tusha nowym zawodnikiem "Słońi"" [Veton Tusha is the new player of "Elephants"] (in Polish). Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. 18 February 2022.
  4. ^ Arlind Sadiku [@arlindsadiku89] (February 18, 2022). "Done deal. Veton Tusha signs 1.5 years contract with Termalica in Poland. | #tusha #termalica #ekstraklasa" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza [@BB_Termalica] (February 19, 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.
  6. ^ "Zyrtare: Ballkani nënshkruan me talentin Veton Tusha" [Official: Ballkani signed the talent Veton Tusha] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 2 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Ballkani vs. CFR Cluj 1–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Kombëtarja e Kosovës U17 udhëtoi për Turqi" [The Kosovo national U17 team traveled to Turkey] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 19 November 2017.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "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.
  11. ^ "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.
  12. ^ "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.
  13. ^ "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.
  14. ^ Veton Tusha at Soccerway  

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