Veton Tusha (born 29 December 2002) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Albanian Kategoria Superiore club Dinamo .
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Veton Tusha | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaçanik, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Dinamo | ||
| Number | 8 | ||
| 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– | Dinamo | 17 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2017–2019 | Kosovo U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2019 | Kosovo U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021– | Kosovo U21 | 5 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 March 2023 | |||
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 Termalica,[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 11 September 2022[14]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Denizlispor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 11 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | TFF First League | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 13 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 24 | 2 | |||
| Termalica | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 3 | 0 | |
| Ballkani | 2022–23 | Kosovo Superleague | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Career total | 26 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
References
External links
- Veton Tusha at Soccerway
- Veton Tusha at the Turkish Football Federation
- Veton Tusha at www.mackolik.com (in Turkish)
