Arbër Hoxha

Arbër Hoxha
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-10-06) 6 October 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Heidelberg, Germany
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
 Dinamo Zagreb
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2016 Istogu
2016–2017 Prishtina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2016 Istogu 8 (2)
2016–2019 Prishtina 29 (2)
2016–2017 → Hajvalia (loan) 1 (0)
2017–2018 → Besa Pejë (loan) 19 (3)
2019–2021 Ballkani 41 (14)
2021–2022 Lokomotiva 8 (0)
2022–2024 Slaven Belupo 61 (11)
2024– Dinamo Zagreb 24 (3)
International career‡
2019 Kosovo U21 1 (0)
2020–2021 Kosovo 3 (1)
2024– Albania 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 May 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19 June 2024

Arbër Hoxha (born 6 October 1998) is a professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Croatian club Dinamo Zagreb. A three-time international for the Kosovo national team, he switched his national allegiance to Albania in 2024.

Club career

Lokomotiva

On 5 July 2021, Hoxha joined Croatian First League side Lokomotiva.[1] On 14 August 2021, he made his debut in a 4–0 home win against Istra 1961 after coming on as a substitute in the 70th minute in place of Lukas Kačavenda.[2]

Slaven Belupo

On 8 February 2022, Hoxha signed a three-year contract with Croatian First League club Slaven Belupo.[3] Ten days later, he made his debut in a 3–0 away win against Gorica after coming on as a substitute in the 80th minute in place of Hansel Zapata.[4]

International career

Kosovo

Under-21

On 14 March 2018, Hoxha received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Azerbaijan and Germany.[5] His debut came on 15 October 2019 in a 2021 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Albania after coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute in place of Ismet Lushaku and assists in his side's only goal during a 2–1 away defeat.[6]

Senior

On 24 December 2019, Hoxha received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Sweden,[7] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Zymer Bytyqi.[8] On 11 June 2021, Hoxha scored his first goal for Kosovo in his third appearance for the country in a 1–0 home minimal win over Gambia.[9]

Albania

On 15 March 2024, Hoxha received a call-up from Albania for the friendly matches against Chile and Sweden.[10] He made his debut against Chile on 22 March 2024.[11]

Career statistics

Club

As of 18 February 2022[12]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Istogu 2015–16 Kosovo Superleague 8 2 1 0 — 9 2
Prishtina 2016–17 Kosovo Superleague 3 0 0 0 — 3 0
2017–18 13 1 1 0 — 14 1
2018–19 14 1 1 0 2 0 17 1
Total 38 4 3 0 2 0 43 4
Hajvalia (loan) 2016–17 Kosovo Superleague 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Besa Pejë (loan) 2017–18 Kosovo Superleague 19 3 0 0 — 19 3
Ballkani 2019–20 Kosovo Superleague 24 6 5 1 — 29 7
2020–21 17 8 1 0 — 18 8
Total 41 14 6 1 — 47 15
Lokomotiva 2021–22 Croatian First League 8 0 3 0 — 11 0
Slaven Belupo 2021–22 Croatian First League 1 0 0 0 — 1 0
Career total 108 21 12 1 2 0 122 22
  1. ^ Includes UEFA Champions League, UEFA Europa League and UEFA Europa Conference League

International

As of 19 June 2024[13]
Kosovo
Year Apps Goals
2020 1 0
2021 2 1
Total 3 1
Albania
Year Apps Goals
2024 6 0
Total 6 0
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
List of international goals scored by Arbër Hoxha
Scores and results list Kosovo's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Hoxha goal.
1. 11 June 2021 Arslan Zeki Demirci Sports Complex, Manavgat, Turkey  Gambia 1–0 1–0 Friendly [9]

References

  1. ^ "Arber Hoxha novi je igrač Lokomotive" [Arber Hoxha is a new Lokomotiva player] (in Croatian). NK Lokomotiva Zagreb. 5 July 2021.
  2. ^ "Lokomotiva Zagreb vs. Istra 1961 4–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Arbër Hoxha novi je igrač Slaven Belupa" [Arbër Hoxha is the new player of Slaven Belupo] (in Croatian). NK Slaven Belupo. 8 February 2022.
  4. ^ "Vrhunska utakmica i pobjeda Slaven Belupa u Gorici" [Top match and victory of Slaven Belupo in Gorica] (in Croatian). NK Slaven Belupo. 18 February 2022.
  5. ^ "Prekazi publikon listën e futbollistëve për ndeshjet me Azerbejxhanin dhe Gjermaninë" [Prekazi published the list of players for matches with Azerbaijan and Germany] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 14 March 2018.
  6. ^ "Albania U21 vs. Kosovo U21 2–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  7. ^ "Lista e futbollistëve për ndeshjen Kosovë–Suedi" [List of players for the match Kosovo–Sweden] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 December 2019.
  8. ^ "Sweden (1–0) Kosovo". eu-football.info. 12 January 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Kosova dominon dhe mposht Gambinë – vendos super goli i Arbër Hoxhës" [Kosovo dominates and defeats Gambia – decides the super goal of Arbër Hoxha] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 11 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Miqësoret ndaj Kilit & Suedisë/ Trajneri Silvinjo publikon listën me emrat e 26 lojtarëve të ftuar!" [Friendlies against Chile and Sweden/ Coach Sylvinho releases the list of players with the names of the 26 players called up!] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 15 March 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Albania v Chile game report". ESPN. 22 March 2024.
  12. ^ Arbër Hoxha at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  13. ^ "Arbër Hoxha". eu-football.info. 11 June 2021.