Rron Broja
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Rron Broja | ||
| Date of birth | 9 April 1996 | ||
| Place of birth | Mitrovica, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Drita | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Trepça '89 | ||
| 2015–2016 | Gent | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Gent | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Deinze (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Trepça '89 | 31 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Shkupi | 47 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Partizani Tirana | 62 | (2) |
| 2021– | Drita | 87 | (1) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Albania U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Kosovo U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2020– | Kosovo | 3 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2021 | |||
Rron Broja (born 9 April 1996) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kosovan club Drita and the Kosovo national team.
Club career
[edit]Early career and return to Trepça '89
[edit]Broja was part of the youth team of Trepça '89 until January 2015, where he was transferred to the youth team of the Belgian team Gent,[1] where then in July of the same year he was loaned to Belgian First Division B club Deinze,[2] but failed to make a debut. At the beginning of the 2016–17 season, he returns to Trepça '89 but as a senior team player and helped the team to be declared champion in the same season.[3]
Shkupi
[edit]On 11 January 2018, Broja joined Macedonian First Football League side Shkupi.[4] One month later, he made his debut in a 0–3 home defeat against Shkëndija after being named in the starting line-up.[5]
Partizani Tirana
[edit]On 29 June 2019, Broja signed a two-year contract with Kategoria Superiore club Partizani Tirana.[6] Eleven days later, he made his debut with Partizani Tirana in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round against the Azerbaijani side Qarabağ after coming on as a substitute at 68th minute in place of William Cordeiro Melo.[7]
Drita
[edit]On 3 August 2021, Broja signed a two-year contract with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Drita and received squad number 4.[8]
International career
[edit]Under-21
[edit]Albania
[edit]On 8 June 2015, Broja received a call-up from Albania U21 for the friendly matches against Kazakhstan U21 and Sweden U21.[9] Eight days later, he made his debut with Albania U21 in friendly match against Sweden U21 after being named in the starting line-up.[10]
Kosovo
[edit]On 13 March 2017, Broja through an interview confirmed that he switched his allegiance to Kosovo U21.[11] Eight days later, he received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Republic of Ireland U21,[12] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[13]
Senior
[edit]On 22 January 2018, Broja received his first call-up from national senior team in a friendly match against Azerbaijan.[14] The match however was cancelled two days later, which prolonged his debut.[15] His debut with Kosovo came on 12 January 2020 in a friendly match against Sweden after coming on as a substitute at 64th minute in place of Ismet Lushaku.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Rron Broja: Fillimisht te Genti, pastaj…" [Rron Broja: First to Gent, then…] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 4 November 2014.
- ^ "Huazohet Rron Broja" [Rron Broja is loaned]. SportAL (in Albanian). 5 July 2015. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Trepça'89 wins in Peja, secures first title in history". Football Federation of Kosovo. 9 May 2017. Archived from the original on 23 May 2017.
- ^ "Broja është super përforcimi që vjen te Shkupi" [Broja is a super reinforcement coming to Shkupi] (in Albanian). FK Shkupi. 11 January 2018. Archived from the original on 11 January 2018.
- ^ "Shkupi vs. Shkëndija 0–3". Soccerway. Retrieved 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Broja nënshkruan për Partizanin" [Broja signs for Partizani] (in Albanian). Epoka e Re. 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Partizani Tirana vs. Qarabag 0–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
- ^ "Zyrtare: Konfirmohet lajmi i Olles, Rron Broja zyrtarizohet te Drita" [Official: Olle's news is confirmed, Rron Broja is made official at Drita]. Gazeta Olle (in Albanian). 3 August 2021.
- ^ "U-21, dy ndeshje miqesore" [U-21, two friendly matches] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 8 June 2015.
- ^ "Sweden–Albania 4:1 (U21 Friendlies 2015, June)". Soccerway. Retrieved 16 June 2015.
- ^ "Rron Broja lë Kombëtaren shqiptare U-21 për Kosovën U-21" [Rron Broja leaves the Albanian national U-21 team for Kosovo U-21]. Gazeta Olle (in Albanian). 13 March 2017. Archived from the original on 18 February 2018.
- ^ "Lista e futbollistëve të Përfaqësueses U21" [List of the players of national U21 team] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 21 March 2017.
- ^ "Kosova U21 e pafat kundër Irlandës, humb me rezultat të ngushtë" [Kosovo U21 unlucky against Ireland, loses with a close result] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Lista e Përfaqësueses së Kosovës për ndeshjen ndaj Azerbejxhanit" [List of the Kosovo national team for the match against Azerbaijan] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 22 January 2018.
- ^ "Friendly match cancelled". Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan. 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Sweden (1–0) Kosovo". eu-football.info. 12 January 2020.
External links
[edit]- Rron Broja at Soccerway
- Rron Broja at WorldFootball.net
