Klajdi Kuka (born 29 March 1990) is an

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professional

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who plays as a

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for

Elbasani Elbasan ( ; sq-definite, Elbasani ) is the fourth most populous city of Albania and seat of Elbasan County and Elbasan Municipality. It lies to the north of the river Shkumbin between the Skanderbeg Mountains and the Myzeqe Plain in central A ...

Club career

Kuka made his debut for

KF Tirana Klubi i Futbollit Tirana (KF Tirana) is an Albanian football club based in the country's capital city, Tirana. The men's football club is part of the multi-disciplinary sports club SK Tirana, and is the most successful in Albania, having won 54 ...

at the age of 18 on the last day of the 2007–08 season against

Kastrioti Krujë KS Kastrioti, also known as Kastrioti Krujë, is an Albanian football club based in the city of Krujë. The club's home ground is the Kastrioti Stadium which has a capacity of 8,000 spectators and they currently compete in the Kategoria Superi ...

. Failing to break through into the first team he was loaned out to Albanian First Division side

Tomori Berat KF Tomori is an Albanian football club based in the city of Berat. The club's home ground is the Tomori Stadium and they currently participate in the Kategoria e Parë. History The sport of football was introduced to the city of Berat in the ear ...

in January 2010 for 12 months. He then again moved on loan to Bylis Balsh in the

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 ...

in February 2011 until the remainder of the season. Once he returned to Tirana he was again loaned out to Tomori Berat on 29 August 2011 for the entire 2011–12 season, but he returned to his parent club early on 10 January 2012. Kuka scored his professional goal on 14 May 2016 in Tërbuni Pukë's 2–1 home loss to Kukësi, netting from his own zone with a long kick which downfielded deceived

Enea Koliçi Enea Koliçi (born 13 February 1986) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Ballkani. Koliçi started his career in Iraklis' youth squads. He also played for Olympiacos Volou, Odysseas Kordeliou, Panserraikos an ...

. In July 2017, Kuka completed a transfer to Kastrioti Krujë in the Albanian First Division for the 2017–18 season. On 1 August 2018, he signed a new one-year contract ahead of the 2018–19 season. Later on 24 December, the club announced the termination of the contract with the goalkeeper by mutual consent. In January 2019, Kuka returned in First Division by joining FK Vora on a six-month deal. On 5 July 2022, Laçi announced to have signed Kuka on a deal for the 2022–23 season.

Personal life

Kuka is a longlife fan of

, the club in which he started his career.

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* 1990 births Living people Footballers from Tirana Albanian men's footballers Men's association football goalkeepers KF Tirana players KF Tomori players KF Bylis players KF Tërbuni players KS Kastrioti players KF Vora players KF Turbina players FC Dinamo City players KF Besa Kavajë players Kategoria Superiore players Kategoria e Parë players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany {{Albania-footy-goalkeeper-stub