Albi Doka

Albi Doka (born 26 June 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Croatian club HNK Gorica and the Albania national under-21 football team.

Albi Doka
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-26) 26 June 1997
Place of birth Babrrujë, Albania
Position(s) Right back
Club information
Current team
 Tirana
Number 17
Youth career
2007–2016 Tirana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Tirana B 13 (5)
2017–2020 Tirana 91 (5)
2020– HNK Gorica 7 (1)
National team‡
2017–2019 Albania U21 5 (0)
2020– Albania 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 November 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 November 2020

Club career

Early career

Doka started his youth career at KF Tirana local academy Xheraldina, playing principally with under-15 side. In 2013 he moved at KF Tirana Academies to play for under-17 team.[1]

Tirana

Doka was promoted to Tirana senior team in start of 2017.[2] On 5 February 2017 Doka made his Albanian Superliga debut playing the full 90 minutes match against Laçi in a 1–0 loss. He played in an Albanian Cup match against Kukësi helping his team winning 2–1.[3][4][5]

International career

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Following an impressive season with Tirana for being an undisputed starter, Doka received his first international call up at the Albania national under-21 football team by coach Alban Bushi for the Friendly match against France U21 on 5 June 2017 and the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017.[6] He made his competitive debut for Albania U21 against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017 playing the full 90-minutes match in a goalless draw.[7]

Albania national team

Doka made his international debut for Albania on 11 November 2020 in a friendly match against Kosovo.[8]

Career statistics

Club
As of 22 December 2017 [1][9]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tirana B2016–17Albanian Second Division 125———125
Tirana2016–17Albanian Superliga 17050——220
2017–18Albanian First Division 101402[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]0171
Total 271902010391
Career total 396902010516
  1. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup
  3. Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. One appearance in the 2017 Albanian Supercup

Honours

Club
Tirana

References
  1. Albi Doka profile FSHF.org
  2. Albi Doka profile Tirana.al
  3. Albi Doka, kapiteni që po shkëlqen te Tirana U-19 Sport Ekspres
  4. Demtimet perndjekin Tiranen afrohet Doka Sportal.al
  5. Luajti ndeshjen debtuese doka jam shume i emocionuar Archived 2017-07-29 at the Wayback Machine Newsport.al
  6. Alban Bushi shpall listën e U21 për Francën dhe Estoninë Archived 2017-07-05 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
  7. Under-21 - Albania-Estonia UEFA.com
  8. Albania v Kosovo
  9. Albi Doka at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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