| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 August 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Skenderaj, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | İstanbulspor | ||
| Number | 34 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2016 | Genk | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2016 | Genk | 0 | (0) |
| 2016 | → MVV Maastricht (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | MVV Maastricht | 47 | (2) |
| 2019 | Roda JC | 9 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Politehnica Iași | 19 | (3) |
| 2020–2023 | Cracovia | 71 | (4) |
| 2023– | İstanbulspor | 6 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017 | Kosovo U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 2020– | Kosovo | 17 | (0) |
|
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 September 2022 | |||
Florian Loshaj (born 13 August 1996) is a Kosovo professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club İstanbulspor and the Kosovo national team.
Club career
Early career
Loshaj finished his youth career at Belgium club Genk in the summer of 2016. On 1 February 2016, he moved to Dutch Eerste Divisie side MVV Maastricht. On 11 April 2016, Loshaj made his debut for Maastricht in a league match against Fortuna Sittard, after coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute, in place of Jordy Croux.
Politehnica Iași
On 23 June 2019, Loshaj joined Liga I side Politehnica Iași, on a three-year contract.[1] On 13 July 2019, he made his debut against CFR Cluj after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's only goal during a 1–1 away draw.[2]
Cracovia
On 15 January 2020, Loshaj joined Ekstraklasa side Cracovia, on a three-year contract.[3] On 7 February 2020, he made his debut in a 1–0 away win against Arka Gdynia after being named in the starting line-up.[4]
International career
Under-21
On 29 August 2017, Loshaj received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Norway U21 and Germany U21[5] On 1 September 2017, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification against Norway U21 after coming on as a substitute at 59th minute in place of Kamer Krasniqi.[6]
Senior
On 24 December 2019, Loshaj received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Sweden[7] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[8]
Personal life
Loshaj was born in Skenderaj, FR Yugoslavia from Kosovo Albanian parents.[9]
Career statistics
Club
- As of 26 November 2022
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| MVV Maastricht (loan) | 2015–16 | Eerste Divisie | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 8 | 0 | |
| MVV Maastricht | 2016–17 | Eerste Divisie | 24 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 25 | 1 | ||
| 2017–18 | Eerste Divisie | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 25 | 1 | ||
| Total | 47 | 2 | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 50 | 2 | |||
| Roda JC | 2018–19 | Eerste Divisie | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | ||
| Politehnica Iași | 2019–20 | Liga I | 19 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 21 | 3 | ||
| Cracovia | 2019–20 | Ekstraklasa | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2020–21 | Ekstraklasa | 23 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 22 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 15 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | |||
| Total | 71 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 80 | 4 | |||
| Career total | 150 | 9 | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 168 | 9 | ||
- ↑ Including 2015–16 Eerste Divisie play-offs
- ↑ Including 2017–18 Eerste Divisie play-offs
International
- As of 20 September 2022
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 2020 | 2 | 0 |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 6 | 0 | |
| Total | 17 | 0 | |
Honours
Cracovia
References
- ↑ "Lotul pentru cantonament" [The squad for training camp] (in Romanian). Politehnica Iași. 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019.
17.Florian Loshaj
- ↑ "Incepem sezonul cu o remiza. CFR Cluj–Poli Iasi (1–1)" [We start the season with a draw. CFR Cluj–Poli Iasi (1–1)] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 13 July 2019.
- ↑ "Florian Loshaj wzmacnia Pasy!" [Florian Loshaj strengthens the Belts!] (in Polish). KS Cracovia. 15 January 2020.
- ↑ "Trzy punkty na początek ligowej wiosny!" [Three points to the beginning of the league spring!] (in Polish). KS Cracovia. 7 February 2020.
- ↑ "Prekazi: Presentation before our fans encourages us". Football Federation of Kosovo. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ↑ "Fitore historike e Kosovës U21, e përmbys Norvegjinë në "Adem Jashari"" [Kosovo U21's historic victory overthrows Norway in "Adem Jashari"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 1 September 2017.
Bekaj, Kabashi, Ismajli, Voca, Mema, Maloku (Shabani), Krasniqi (Loshaj), Gashi, Jashari (Dabiqaj), Hasani, Bytyqi
- ↑ "Lista e futbollistëve për ndeshjen Kosovë–Suedi" [List of players for the match Kosovo–Sweden] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 December 2019.
- ↑ "Sweden (1–0) Kosovo". eu-football.info. 12 January 2020.
- ↑ "MVV legt Florian Loshaj langer vast". 1Limburg (in Dutch). 19 May 2016.
Loshaj is geboren in Skenderaj, Kosovo op 13 augustus 1996
External links
- Florian Loshaj at Soccerway
- Florian Loshaj at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- Florian Loshaj at National-Football-Teams.com