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 7
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 11 (2)
National team‡
2017–2019 Kosovo U17 7 (2)
2019 Kosovo U19 3 (0)
2021– Kosovo U21 3 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15 May 2021
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 8 June 2021

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.[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]

Under-21

On 15 March 2021, Tusha received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Qatar U23.[8] Eleven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in first match against Qatar U23 after being named in the starting line-up.[9]

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.
  8. "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.
  9. "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.
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