Aldo Teqja (born 4 May 1995) is an Albanian professional

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who plays as a

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for Albanian club

FK Partizani Tirana Futboll Klub Partizani, or FK Partizani for short, is an Albanian professional football club based in Tirana, that competes in the Kategoria Superiore. Founded in 1946, the club was historically affiliated to the Albanian army. Partizani's curren ...

Club career

Anorthosis Famagusta

Teqja joined Cypriot club

Anorthosis Famagusta Anorthosis Famagusta ( el, Ανόρθωση Αμμοχώστου, translit=Anorthosi Ammochostou), commonly known as Anorthosis in English or Anorthosi in Greek, is a Cypriot football club, part of the Anorthosis Famagusta multi-sport club fou ...

in January 2011 from

Dinamo Tirana Futboll Club Dinamo Tirana is an Albanian professional football club based in the country's capital Tirana. They play in the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Albanian football, in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1950 during the communist r ...

for a reported fee of €60,000 as the side's first winter signing. He initially joined the youth team at the club before being promoted to the first team ahead to the 2013–14 season, where he acted as an understudy for Mathieu Valverde and Mario Vega. He made his professional debut on 3 May 2014 in a home tie against

Omonia Nicosia Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Oμόνοιας Λευκωσίας, ΑΣΟΛ; ''Athlitikos Sillogos Omonias Lefkosias'', ''ASOL''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia (" Harmony"; also tran ...

which ended in a 2–1 defeat. Until the end of the season 2013-14 Teqja counted 3 appearances with Anorthosis Famagusta with one match without conceded a goal. In the penultimate game of the season he conceded 8 goals against

APOEL FC APOEL FC ( el, ΑΠΟΕΛ; short for Αθλητικός Ποδοσφαιρικός Όμιλος Ελλήνων Λευκωσίας, ''Athletikos Podosferikos Omilos Ellinon Lefkosias'', literally "Athletic Football Club of Greeks of Nicosia") ...

as he finished the season with 3 league appearances.

Loaned to Elpida Xylofagou

On 22 August 2014 he was loaned out to

Elpida Xylofagou Elpida Xylofagou is a Cypriot football club based in the village of Xylofagou in Larnaca district. The club, which was established in 1959, currently competes in the Cypriot Second Division, after a successful campaign in the Cypriot Third Divi ...

in order to gain more first team experience, especially following the arrival of

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from

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Albania

After more than 5 years spent in

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, Teqja was returned in

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singing for

Albanian Superliga The Kategoria Superiore, officially known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Albanian football league system, it is the country's primary football compet ...

side

FK Kukësi Futboll Klub Kukësi is an Albanian professional football club based in the city of Kukës. The club plays its home games at the Zeqir Ymeri Stadium and they currently compete in the Kategoria Superiore, the highest tier of Albanian football. Th ...

managed by

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on 18 June 2016. On 4 July 2019

confirmed, that Teqja had joined the club on a one-year deal.

International career

Albania U15

Teqja received his first international level call-up at age of 14 by coach

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of the

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, which were just founded in 2009 for participating in the

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(

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). He made his under-15 debut on 17 October by featuring full-90 minutes in the semi-final qualification round match against

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which ended in a 2–0 win. Then the team advanced to the final where they faced

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two days later, losing 1–2 as Teqja played another full-90 minute match, missing their participation in the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics finals.

Albania U17

Albania U19

Teqja was called up to the

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to participate in the

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, coached by

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. Teqja didn't manage to play any minutes in the

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matches as coach Foto Strakosha played with

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as an undisputed starter.

Albania U20

Teqja was called up at

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by coach Skënder Gega to participate in the 2013 Mediterranean Games football tournament which began on 19 June 2013 in

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. Teqja played in all 5 Albania U20s matches in which 4 of them were full 90-minutes, 1 as starter until second-half where he was substituted off for

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. Albania U20 was ranked in the last place out of 8 teams.

Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;Skënderbeu Korçë *

Albanian Cup The Albanian Cup ( sq, Kupa e Shqipërisë) is the main "knockout" competition in Albanian football. The competition started in 1939 as Kupa e Mbretit (English:"The King's Cup"). Just after a year the cup was suspended as the Second World War st ...

Runner-up: 2016–17 *

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Runner-up:

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References

External links

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Anorthosis.com - Player ProfileCfa.com.cy - Player Profile

Aldo Teqja profile
at

FSHF The Albanian Football Association ( sq, Federata Shqiptare e Futbollit; FSHF) is the governing body of football in Albania. The association is based in Tirana, Albania. It organises the national football leagues of the Albanian Superliga, the Fir ...

.org * {{DEFAULTSORT:Teqja, Aldo 1995 births Living people Footballers from Tirana Albanian footballers Association football goalkeepers Albania youth international footballers Albania under-21 international footballers Anorthosis Famagusta F.C. players KF Skënderbeu Korçë players FK Partizani Tirana players Cypriot First Division players Cypriot Second Division players Kategoria Superiore players Albanian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in Cyprus Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Cyprus Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games competitors for Albania