Veton Tusha

Veton Tusha
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-12-29) 29 December 2002 (age 22)
Place of birth Kaçanik, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Drita
Number 25
Youth career
2008–2017 New Star Football School
2017–2018 Arsenal Football School
2018–2019 Vardar
2020–2021 Denizlispor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Denizlispor 23 (2)
2022 Termalica 3 (0)
2022–2023 Ballkani 14 (1)
2023–2024 Dinamo 17 (0)
2024– Drita 17 (1)
International career
2017–2019 Kosovo U17 7 (2)
2019 Kosovo U19 3 (0)
2021–2024 Kosovo U21 14 (2)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 December 2024

Veton Tusha (born 29 December 2002) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for FC Drita.

Club career

Denizlispor

On 15 January 2021, Tusha signed his first professional contract with Super Lig side Denizlispor after agreeing to a three-and-a-half-year deal and received squad number 25.[1] His debut with Denizlispor came five days later against Galatasaray after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Hadi Sacko and scored his side's only goal during a 6–1 away deep defeat.[2]

Termalica

On 18 February 2022, Tusha joined Ekstraklasa side Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza,[3] after agreeing to a one-and-a-half-year deal.[4] His debut with Termalica came a day later in a 0–0 home draw against Legia Warsaw after coming on as a substitute at 81st minute in place of Samuel Štefánik.[5]

Ballkani

On 2 September 2022, Tusha signed a three-year contract with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Ballkani.[6] Six days later, he was named as a Ballkani substitute for the first time in a 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage match against CFR Cluj.[7]

International career

Under-17

On 19 November 2017, Tusha was named as part of the Kosovo U17 squad for 2017 Aegean Mercedes Cup.[8] A day later, he made his debut with Kosovo U17 in 2017 Aegean Mercedes Cup match against the host Turkey U17 after coming on as a substitute.[9]

Under-19

On 7 November 2019, Tusha was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications.[10] Six days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U19 in a match against Russia U19 after coming on as a substitute at 60th minute in place of Adonis Aliu.[11]

Under-21

On 15 March 2021, Tusha received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Qatar U23.[12] Eleven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in first match against Qatar U23 after being named in the starting line-up.[13]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 December 2024[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Europe Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Denizlispor 2020–21 Süper Lig 11 2 0 0 — — 11 2
2021–22 TFF 1. Lig 12 0 1 0 — — 13 0
Total 23 2 1 0 — — 24 2
Bruk-Bet Termalica 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 3 0 — — — 3 0
Ballkani 2022–23 Kosovo Superleague 13 1 0 0 2[b] 0 1[c] 0 16 1
2023–24 Kosovo Superleague 1 0 0 0 4[d] 0 0 0 5 0
Total 14 1 0 0 6 0 1 0 21 1
Dinamo 2023–24 Kategoria Superiore 17 0 1 0 — — 18 0
Drita 2024–25 Kosovo Superleague 17 1 1 1 6[b] 1 — 24 3
Career total 74 4 3 1 12 1 1 0 90 6
  1. ^ Includes Turkish Cup, Kosovar Cup, Albanian Cup
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ^ Appearance in Kosovar Supercup
  4. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

Ballkani

References

  1. ^ "Futbollisti kosovar, Veton Tusha, nënshkruan kontratë me Denizlispor" [Kosovar footballer, Veton Tusha, signs a contract with Denizlispor] (in Albanian). Anadolu Agency. 15 January 2021.
  2. ^ "Sulmuesi i Kosovës, Veton Tusha i shënon gol Galatasarayt në debutimin e tij me Denizlisporin" [Kosovo's striker, Veton Tusha scores goal against Galatasaray in his debut with Denizlispor] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 20 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Veton Tusha nowym zawodnikiem "Słońi"" [Veton Tusha is the new player of "Elephants"] (in Polish). Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. 18 February 2022.
  4. ^ Arlind Sadiku [@arlindsadiku89] (18 February 2022). "Done deal. Veton Tusha signs 1.5 years contract with Termalica in Poland. | #tusha #termalica #ekstraklasa" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ^ Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza [@BB_Termalica] (19 February 2022). "81' | 🔄 Podwójna zmiana w drużynie Radoslava Latala. Nie zobaczymy już dłużej na murawie Marcina Grabowskiego i Samuela Stefanika. Na boisku pojawią się Bartłomiej Kukułowicz oraz Veton Tusha. | #BBTLEG 0:0" [81' | 🔄 Double substitution for Radoslav Latal's team. We will no longer see Marcin Grabowski and Samuel Stefanik on the pitch. Bartłomiej Kukułowicz and Veton Tusha will appear on the pitch. | #BBTLEG 0:0] (Tweet) (in Polish) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ "Zyrtare: Ballkani nënshkruan me talentin Veton Tusha" [Official: Ballkani signed the talent Veton Tusha] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 2 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Ballkani vs. CFR Cluj 1–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Kombëtarja e Kosovës U17 udhëtoi për Turqi" [The Kosovo national U17 team traveled to Turkey] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 19 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Kombëtarja U17 pëson humbje në hapje të turneut" [The national U17 team suffers losses in the opening of the tournament] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 20 November 2017.
  10. ^ "Krasniqi publikon listën e futbollistëve për kualifikimet në Uells" [Krasniqi publishes the list of footballers for the qualifications in Wales] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 7 November 2019.
  11. ^ "Kosova U19 i nis kualifikimet me barazim kundër Rusisë U19" [Kosovo U19 starts the qualifiers with a draw against Russia U19] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 13 November 2019.
  12. ^ "Përzgjedhësi Nees publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy miqësoret kundër Katarit" [Selector Nees publishes the list of footballers for the two friendlies against Qatar] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 15 March 2021.
  13. ^ "Kosova U21 pëson humbje në miqësoren e parë kundër Katarit U23" [Kosovo U21 loses in the first friendly against Qatar U23] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 March 2021.
  14. ^ Veton Tusha at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ^ "Albi Mall Superliga 2022/23". ffk-kosova.com (in Albanian). Retrieved 29 December 2024.