Orgest Gava (born 29 March 1990) is an

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Club career

Lushnja

In July 2017, Gava joined newly promoted Albanian Superliga side Lushnja by signing a one-year contract. In an interview, Gava said that he was happy to be part of Lushnja. He made his competitive debut for the team on 10 September in the opening matchday of championship against Vllaznia Shkodër, scoring an owngoal in the first half in an eventual 0–2 defeat at the neutral ground of

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. One week later, Gava scored his maiden goal, the opener with a shot just inside the box, but Lushnja was defeated 3–1 by

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. With Lushnja already relegated, in May 2018 Gava stated that he'll leave the club once his contract expire.

Honours

;Elbasani * Albanian First Division: 2013–14 *Albanian Division 3: 2021–2022 *Albanian Division 2: 2022–2023 *Finalist Digitalb kupa e kosoves: 2018-2019

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* 1990 births Living people Footballers from Elbasan Albanian men's footballers Albania men's under-21 international footballers Albania men's youth international footballers Men's association football midfielders KF Elbasani players KF Shkumbini Peqin players KF Bylis players KF Lushnja players KF Trepça '89 players Kategoria Superiore players Kategoria e Parë players Football Superleague of Kosovo players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo {{Albania-footy-midfielder-stub