Dren Terrnava (Albanian: Dren Tërrnava ; born 21 May 2005) is a Finnish professional football midfielder for Italian Primavera 2 team Parma U19. Born and raised in Finland, Terrnava is of Kosovo Albanian descent.[2]
| Personal information | |||||||||||
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| Full name | Dren Tërrnava | ||||||||||
| Date of birth | 21 May 2005 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||||||||||
| Team information | |||||||||||
Current team | Parma | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| –2022 | TPS | ||||||||||
| 2022– | Parma | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2021 | TPS II | 13 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2021–2022 | TPS | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Finland U17 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Finland U18 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2023– | Finland U19 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2024– | Finland U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 November 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 9 June 2024 | |||||||||||
Youth career
editTPS
editBorn in Turku, Terrnava spent his youth years with Turun Palloseura (TPS). He made his senior debut with the club's reserve team in the fourth-tier Kolmonen in 2021.[3]
Parma Calcio
editIn January 2022, he moved to Italy and signed a deal with Parma for an undisclosed fee, and was first registered to their U17 academy squad. He played a total of 37 matches in the U17 and U18 squads, before in April 2023 he was promoted to U19 squad, playing in Primavera 2.[4][5][6][7]
International career
editA regular Finnish youth international, Terrnava has represented Finland at various youth levels, in under-17, under-18 and under-19 youth national teams.[8][9]
Terrnava was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023.[10]
In October 2023, Terrnava was part of the Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, in three games against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino.[11]
Honours
edit- Baltic Cup: 2023
References
edit- ^ U18-pojat juhli Baltic Cupin voittoa Eerikkilässä, Finnish FA/Palloliitto
- ^ Një tjetër shqiptar në Itali, mesfushori i talentuar firmos te Parma, insajderi.org, 25 January 2022
- ^ Tulospalvelu Palloliitto, D.Terrnava, Finnish FA/Palloliitto
- ^ DREN TERRNAVA SIIRTYY PARMAAN, fc.tps.fi, 24 January 2022
- ^ Nuori keskikenttäpelaaja Dren Terrnava siirtyy TPS:stä Parman riveihin, Turun Sanomat, Joonas Jussila, 24 January 2022
- ^ SETTORE GIOVANILE, DREN TERRNAVA E’ UN CALCIATORE DEL PARMA, stadiotardini.it, 24 January 2022
- ^ Dren Terrnava va a rinforzare il settore giovanile, forzaparma.it, 25 January 2022
- ^ U19-pojat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaturnaukseen, Finnish FA/Palloliitto, 25 September 2023
- ^ U18-pojat nimetty Baltic Cupiin Eerikkilään - mukana Veikkausliigaväriä, Veikkausliiga, 30 May 2023
- ^ U18-pojat nimetty kesäkuun Baltic Cupiin, Football Association of Finland, 30 May 2023
- ^ U19-pojat nimetty lokakuun EM-karsintaturnaukseen, Finnish FA/ Palloliitto, 25 September 2023
External links
edit- Dren Terrnava at Soccerway
- Dren Terrnava at WorldFootball.net