Kristian Kushta
Kristian Kushta (born 19 December 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Greek Super League 2 club Iraklis.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 December 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Elbasan, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Iraklis | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2015 | PAOK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2019 | PAOK | 1 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | → Michalovce (loan) | 27 | (3) |
| 2017 | → Slavoj Trebišov (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2018–2019 | → Aiginiakos (loan) | 30 | (4) |
| 2019–2020 | Karaiskakis | 15 | (3) |
| 2020–2021 | Ierapetra | 25 | (5) |
| 2021–2023 | AEL | 15 | (3) |
| International career | |||
| 2013 | Albania U17 | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 17:30, 31 January 2023 (UTC) | |||
Club career
Early career
Kushta was born in Albania but moved to Greece when he was very young and started his youth career with PAOK FC at age of just 5.[1]
PAOK
He made it his first professional debut under the coach Igor Tudor on 17 December 2015 in a 2015–16 Greek Football Cup match against Olympiacos Volou coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute in place of Nikos Syrakos, where the match finished in the 1–1 away draw.[2]
International career
Kushta participated with Albania national under-17 football team in the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round in October 2013 under the coach Dzemal Mustedanagić where he managed to appear in all 3 group matches, playing as a substitute in the opening match against Romania U17 replacing Franc Bakalli, then two other matches as a starter to help his side to advance in the next elite round.[3]
Personal life
His uncle is the former player Sokol Kushta.
Career statistics
Club
- As of 20 March 2016 [4]
| Season | Club | League country | League | National Cup | Europe | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2015–16 | PAOK | Superleague Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
References
- Kristian Kushta profile Archived 2016-04-07 at the Wayback Machine PAOKFC
- Olympiakos Volos vs. PAOK - 17 December 2015 Soccerway
- Kristian Kushta matches at Soccerway
- Kristian Kushta at Soccerway
External links
- Kristian Kushta at Soccerway
- Kristian Kushta profile PAOKFC