Kushtrim Lushtaku

Kushtrim Lushtaku
Personal information
Full name Kushtrim Lushtaku
Date of birth (1989-10-08) 8 October 1989
Place of birth Skenderaj, SFR Yugoslavia
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Kukësi
Number TBA
Youth career
1994–1998 TG Offenau
1998–1999 FSV Bad Friedrichshall
1999–2006 VfR Heilbronn
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 TSG Backnang 10 (0)
2008–2009 KF Drenica 25 (10)
2009–2011 1860 München II 26 (1)
2011–2013 Örebro SK 33 (3)
2013–2014 Fortuna Köln 4 (0)
2014–2015 Kukësi 29 (5)
2015–2016 Flamurtari Vlorë 21 (2)
2016– Kukësi 0 (0)
National team
2008–2010 Kosovo U20 5 (2)
2010– Kosovo 2 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 September 2016.


Kushtrim Lushtaku (born 8 October 1989 in Skenderaj) is a Kosovar footballer of Albanians ethnicity who play for Kukësi in the Albanian Superliga as a Attacking midfielder.[1]

Club career

Lushtaku was born in Skenderaj, Kosovo but raised in Heilbronn, Germany. He began his career with TG Offenau. After four years here, he joined FSV Bad Friedrichshall in summer 1998.[2] He played for FSV Bad Friedrichshall for only one year. In July 1999, he signed for VfR Heilbronn[3] and moved after two years to city rival FC Heilbronn.[4] Lushtaku played for five years FC Heilbronn before joining TSG Backnang 1919 in summer 2006.[4] After two successful years with TSG Backnang 1919 Lushtaku signed his first professional contract in the newly formed Kosovar Superliga for KF Drenica. In his first professional season he played 25 games, scoring nine goals and rendered fifteen assists for his club.[5] In Summer 2009 he left KF Drenica and signed a four-year contract with TSV 1860 München on 30 July 2009.[6]

On 1 March 2011, Kushtrim signed with Allsvenskan team Örebro SK.

On 31 August 2016, Lushtaku joined Flamurtari Vlorë on the deadline day by signing a one-year contract with an option of a further one.[7]

On 1 September 2016, Lushtaku rejoined Kukësi as a free agent, signing a contract for the 2016–17 season.[8]

International career

Lushtaku made his senior debut on 7 September 2014 during the friendly against Oman, appearing as a second-half substitute in an eventual 1–0 home win.[9]

Honours

References

  1. ↑ "Kosovo - K. Lushtaku - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. ↑ "Steckbrief TSV 1860 München" (in German). tsv1860.de. Archived from the original on 20 January 2010. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  3. ↑ "Sportbericht 2003/2004" (PDF) (in German). tsv1860.de. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  4. 1 2 "Lushtaku, Kushtrim" (in German). kicker.de. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  5. ↑ "1860 bindet Lushtaku" (in German). kicker.de. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  6. ↑ "Lushtaku erhält Dreijahresvertrag" (in German). tsv1860.de. Archived from the original on 3 September 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
  7. ↑ "Firmos Zeqiri, Flamurtari merr edhe Kushtrim Lushtakun" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 31 August 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Arrihet akordi financiar, Lushtaku firmos për një vit te Kukësi" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 1 September 2016. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Kosova shijon fitoren e parë, mposht 1-0 Omanin" (in Albanian). Ora Sport. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 7 September 2014.
  10. ↑ "Kukësi nuk shkon më shumë se barazimi me Apoloninë" (in Albanian). FK Kukësi. 8 December 2014. Retrieved 12 April 2015.
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