Armando Broja

Armando Broja (born 10 September 2001) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Vitesse, on loan from Chelsea. Born in England, he represents the Albania national team at international level.

Armando Broja
Broja in October 2019
Personal information
Full name Armando Broja[1]
Date of birth (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001
Place of birth Slough, Berkshire, England
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2][3]
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 Vitesse
(on loan from Chelsea)
Number 11
Youth career
0000–2007 Burnham Juniors[4]
2007–2009 Tottenham Hotspur[4]
2009–2020 Chelsea
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Chelsea 1 (0)
2020– → Vitesse (loan) 16 (7)
National team‡
2019 Albania U19[lower-alpha 1] 3 (1)
2019– Albania U21[lower-alpha 1] 2 (0)
2020– Albania 3 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21:51, 30 January 2021 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 22:36, 18 October 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Chelsea

On 26 February 2020, Broja signed his first professional contract with Premier League side Chelsea after agreeing to a two-year deal.[5] On 8 March 2020, he made his professional debut in a 4–0 home win against Everton after coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute in place of Olivier Giroud.[6]

Vitesse (loan)

On 21 August 2020, he signed for Vitesse on a season-long loan.[7] On 19 September 2020, he scored his first ever league goal in a 2–0 win over Sparta Rotterdam.[8]

International career

Under-19

On 28 May 2019, Broja received a call-up from Albania U19 for the friendly matches against Kosovo U19.[9] On 3 June 2019, Broja made his debut with Albania in the first friendly match against Kosovo after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's third goal during a 3–1 away win.[10]

Under-21

On 9 June 2019, Broja made his debut with Albania U21 in the friendly match against Wales U21 after coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute in place of Din Sula and scored his side's two goals during a 2–1 home win.[11]

Senior

On 21 May 2019, Broja received a call-up from Albania for a training camp in Durrës, Albania from 21–26 May 2019.[12]

On 7 September 2020 he made his debut in a 1–0 home loss against Lithuania.[13]

Personal life

Broja was born in Slough, England to Albanian parents from Malësia e Madhe, Albania.[14]

Career statistics

Club
As of match played 30 January 2021[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup[lower-alpha 2] League Cup[lower-alpha 3] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Chelsea 2019–20 Premier League 1000000010
Vitesse (loan) 2020–21 Eredivisie 16710—00177
Career total 177100000187

International
As of match played 14 October 2020
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Albania 202030
Total30

Notes and references

Notes
  1. Official competitive UEFA matches only.
  2. Includes FA Cup and KNVB Cup
  3. Includes EFL Cup

References
  1. "Premier League clubs publish 2019/20 retained lists". Premier League. 26 June 2020. Retrieved 9 July 2020.
  2. "Armando Broja". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. "Armando Broja". national-football-teams.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. "Teenage Kicks: Armando Broja". Chelsea F.C. 27 September 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  5. "Signed | Armando Broja agrees first professional Chelsea contract!". Chelsea F.C. 26 February 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  6. "Match report: Chelsea 4 Everton 0". Chelsea F.C. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020. Chelsea (4-3-3): Kepa; Azpilicueta (c), Rudiger, Zouma, Alonso; Barkley, Gilmour, Mount (James 60); Willian (Anjorin 71), Giroud (Broja 86), Pedro
  7. "Broja komend seizoen Vitessenaar (Video)". vitesse.nl (in Dutch). 21 August 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2020.
  8. "Vitesse wint Airborne-duel vs Sparta Rotterdam". vitesse.nl (in Dutch). 19 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  9. "U-19/Shqipëria luan dy miqësore me Kosovën, ja lojtarët e grumbulluar" [U-19/Albania plays two friendlies with Kosovo, here are the players are gathered] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 28 May 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  10. "U-19/Shqipëria fiton ndaj Kosovës" [U-19/Albania wins over Kosovo] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 3 June 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020. Në pjesën e skuadra e Dedes ka dominuar mbi kundërshtarin duke arritur të shënojë dy herë, me anë të Muçit përsëri në minutën e 69-të dhe Armando Brojas në minutën e 80-të. Goli i sulmuesit të Chelsea vulosi dhe rezultatin 3–1 që nuk ndryshoi deri në fund
  11. "U-21/ Shqipëria fiton 2–1 ndaj Uellsit në miqësore" [U-21/Albania wins 2–1 against Wales in friendly] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 9 June 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020. Në pjesën e dytë trajneri Bushi ka aktivizuar sulmuesin Armando Broja, njeriun e ndeshjes, në minutën e 46-të, i cili ka shënuar një dygolësh në minutën e 47 dhe 59
  12. "Shqipëria fillon grumbullimin paraprak, ja lojtarët nën urdhërat e trajnerit Reja" [Albania start the preliminary gathering, here are the players under the orders of coach Reja] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 21 May 2019. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  13. "Jorginho impressive in Italy win; Armando Broja makes international debut". Chelsea F.C. 7 September 2020. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  14. "Lojtari me origjinë nga Malësia e Madhe, Armando Broja edhe tre gola të tjerë për Chelsea" [The player with origin from Malësia e Madhe, Armando Broja also three more goals for Chelsea]. Shkodra Sport (in Albanian). 15 January 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  15. Armando Broja at Soccerway. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
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