Albi Doka (born 26 June 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a right back for Hungarian club Újpest and the Albania national team.

Albi Doka
Personal information
Date of birth (1997-06-26) 26 June 1997 (age 26)
Place of birth Tirana, Albania
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Right back
Team information
Current team
Újpest
Number 2
Youth career
2007–2016 Tirana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2016–2020 Tirana B 13 (5)
2017–2020 Tirana 91 (5)
2020–2022 HNK Gorica 36 (1)
2022Budapest Honvéd (loan) 13 (0)
2022–2023 Budapest Honvéd 22 (0)
2023–2024 Tirana 18 (1)
2024– Újpest 0 (0)
International career
2017–2019 Albania U21 5 (0)
2020– Albania 7 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2020

Club career

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Early career

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Doka started his youth career at KF Tirana local academy Xheraldina, playing principally with under-15 side. In 2013 he moved at KF Tirana Academies to play for under-17 team.[1]

Tirana

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Doka was promoted to Tirana senior team at the start of 2017.[2] On 5 February 2017 Doka made his Kategoria Superiore debut playing the full 90 minutes match against Laçi in a 1–0 loss. He played in an Albanian Cup match against Kukësi helping his team winning 2–1.[3]

Honvéd

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On 11 February 2022, Doka joined Budapest Honvéd in Hungary on loan.[4] Honvéd made the transfer permanent in June 2022.[5]

International career

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Albania U21

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2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

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Following an impressive season with Tirana for being an undisputed starter, Doka received his first international call up at the Albania national under-21 football team by coach Alban Bushi for the Friendly match against France U21 on 5 June 2017 and the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017.[6] He made his competitive debut for Albania U21 against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017 playing the full 90-minutes match in a goalless draw.[7]

Albania national team

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Doka made his international debut for Albania on 11 November 2020 in a friendly match against Kosovo.[8]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 15 May 2022 [1][9]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe[a] Other[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Tirana B 2016–17 Kategoria e Dytë 13 5 13 5
Tirana 2016–17 Kategoria Superiore 17 0 5 0 22 0
2017–18 Kategoria e Parë 13 1 4 0 2[c] 0 1[d] 0 20 1
2018–19 Kategoria Superiore 31 4 6 0 37 4
2019–20 30 0 6 0 36 0
Total 91 5 21 0 2 0 1 0 115 5
HNK Gorica 2020–21 1. HNL 23 1 2 0 25 1
2021–22 13 0 2 0 15 0
Total 36 1 4 0 0 0 0 0 40 1
Budapest Honvéd 2021–22 Nemzeti Bajnokság I 13 0 1 0 14 0
Career total 153 11 26 0 2 0 1 0 182 11
  1. ^ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup
  3. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ One appearance in the 2017 Albanian Supercup

Honours

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Club

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Tirana

References

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  1. ^ a b Albi Doka profile Archived 2017-08-01 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
  2. ^ Albi Doka profile[permanent dead link] Tirana.al
  3. ^ Andi Tanku (17 February 2016). "Albi Doka, kapiteni që po shkëlqen te Tirana U-19". Sport Ekspres (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
    - "Demtimet perndjekin Tiranen afrohet Doka". Sportal (in Albanian). Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-27.
    - "Luajti ndeshjen debtuese doka jam shume i emocionuar". Newsport (in Albanian). 1 February 2017. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  4. ^ "VÁLOGATOTT VÉDŐ ÉRKEZIK" [DEFENDER ARRIVES] (in Hungarian). Budapest Honvéd. 11 February 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  5. ^ "HOSSZABBÍTOTTUNK NÉGY JÁTÉKOSUNKKAL" [WE EXTENDED WITH FOUR OF OUR PLAYERS] (in Hungarian). Budapest Honvéd. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2023.
  6. ^ "Alban Bushi shpall listën e U21 për Francën dhe Estoninë" (in Albanian). FSHF. 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  7. ^ Under-21 - Albania-Estonia UEFA.com
  8. ^ Albania v Kosovo
  9. ^ Albi Doka at Soccerway. Retrieved 12 December 2017.
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