Valdrin Rashica (born 14 December 1994) is a Kosovan professional

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who plays as a

midfielder A midfielder is an outfield position in association football. Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...

for Finnish club PK-35.

Club career

Skënderbeu Korçë

On 9 January 2016, Rashica joined in the preparatory camp of

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club

Skënderbeu Korçë , reign = 28 November 1443 – 17 January 1468 , predecessor = Gjon Kastrioti , successor = Gjon Kastrioti II , spouse = Donika Arianiti , issue = Gjon Kastrioti II , royal house = Kastrioti , father ...

. On 2 February 2016, the club confirmed that Rashica had joined on a permanent transfer. On 6 April 2016, he made his debut with Skënderbeu Korçë in the 2015–16 Albanian Cup semi-final against Laçi after coming on as a substitute at 54th minute in place of

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Teuta Durrës

On 16 August 2016, Rashica signed a one-year contract with

club

Teuta Durrës Teuta ( Illyrian: *''Teutana'', 'mistress of the people, queen'; grc, Τεύτα; lat, Teuta) was the queen regent of the Ardiaei tribe in Illyria, who reigned approximately from 231 BC to 228/227 BC. Following the death of her spouse Agro ...

. On 12 September 2016, he made his debut in a 3–0 away defeat against Kukësi after coming on as a substitute at 61st minute in place of

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Espoo

On 9 April 2017, Rashica joined

Kakkonen Kakkonen or II divisioona is the third level in the league system of Finnish football and comprises 36 Finnish football teams. The II divisioona was introduced in 1973 and in the mid-1990s became known as the Kakkonen (Finnish for 'Number Two' ...

side

Espoo Espoo (, ; sv, Esbo) is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi ...

. Five days later, he made his debut in a 2–1 home win against

FC Jazz FC Jazz is a football club from Pori, Finland. It plays in the Finnish third tier Kakkonen. It was invented in 1934. FC Jazz has won two Finnish championships ( 1993 & 1996 ). History PPT 1934–1991 FC Jazz was established in 1934 as ...

after being named in the starting line-up. On 5 November 2018, Rashica was named the best player in Group B of Kakkonen.

Lahti

On 3 January 2020, Rashica signed a one-year contract with

Veikkausliiga Veikkausliiga (; sv, Tipsligan) is the premier division of Finnish football, the highest tier of the Finnish football league structure, comprising the top 12 clubs of the country. Its main sponsor is the Finnish national betting agency Veikkau ...

club

Lahti Lahti (; sv, Lahtis) is a city and municipality in Finland. It is the capital of the region of Päijänne Tavastia (Päijät-Häme) and its growing region is one of the main economic hubs of Finland. Lahti is situated on a bay at the southern e ...

. On 25 January 2020, he made his debut with Lahti in the 2020 Finnish Cup group stage against

Ilves Ilves (; Finnish for " Lynx") is a Finnish professional ice hockey team based in Tampere. They play in the Liiga at the Tampere Deck Arena. The colors of Ilves, green, yellow, and black, were taken from what was then the coat of arms of the city ...

after being named in the starting line-up.

Ekenäs IF

On 1 February 2021, Rashica joined

Ykkönen ''Ykkönen'' (Finnish for 'Number One'; sv, Ettan) is the second highest level of the Finnish football league system (after the Veikkausliiga), although it is the highest league managed by the Football Association of Finland. The teams also play ...

side

Ekenäs IF Ekenäs Idrottsförening (abbreviated EIF or Ekenäs IF) is a sports club from Ekenäs, Raseborg in Finland. EIF was formed in 1905 and they are one of the oldest clubs in the south-west of Finland. The men's football first team currently pla ...

. Six days later, he made his debut in the 2021 Finnish Cup group stage against TPS after being named in the starting line-up.

PK-35

On 11 March 2023, Rashica signed with the third-tier

club PK-35 for the 2023 season.

Career statistics

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* 1992 births Sportspeople from Vushtrri Living people Kosovan men's footballers Men's association football midfielders KF Vushtrria players KF Skënderbeu Korçë players KF Teuta Durrës players FC Espoo players FC Lahti players Ekenäs IF players PK-35 Vantaa (men) players Kakkonen players Football Superleague of Kosovo players Kategoria Superiore players Ykkönen players Veikkausliiga players Kosovan expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Albania Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Albania Expatriate men's footballers in Finland Kosovan expatriate sportspeople in Finland {{Kosovo-footy-bio-stub