Veton Tusha

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

Veton Tusha
Personal information
Full name Veton Tusha
Date of birth (2002-12-29) 29 December 2002
Place of birth Kaçanik, Kosovo[1]
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Club information
Current team
 Denizlispor
Number 25
Youth career
2008–2017 New Star Football Academy
2017–2018 Arsenal Football School
2018–2019 Vardar
2020–2021 Denizlispor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021– Denizlispor 1 (1)
National team‡
2017–2019 Kosovo U17 7 (2)
2019 Kosovo U19 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 January 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19 November 2019

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 receiving squad number 25.[2] Five days later, he made his debut 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.[3]

International career

Under-17

On 19 November 2017, Tusha was named as part of the Kosovo U17 squad for 2017 Aegean Mercedes Cup.[4] One 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.[5]

Under-19

On 7 November 2019, Tusha was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications.[6] 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.[7]

References
  1. Veton Tusha at the Turkish Football Federation
  2. "Futbollisti kosovar, Veton Tusha, nënshkruan kontratë me Denizlispor" [Kosovar footballer, Veton Tusha, signs a contract with Denizlispor] (in Albanian). Anadolu Agency. 15 January 2021.
  3. "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.
  4. "Kombëtarja e Kosovës U17 udhëtoi për Turqi" [The Kosovo national U17 team traveled to Turkey] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 19 November 2017.
  5. "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.
  6. "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.
  7. "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.
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