Irlian Ceka

Irlian Ceka (born 3 March 1998) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for KF Laçi.

Irlian Ceka
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-03-03) 3 March 1998
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left-back
Club information
Current team
 Laçi
Number 20
Youth career
2008–2015 Roma
2015–2016 Ascoli Picchio
2016–2017 Lazio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 Sambenedettese 4 (0)
2019– Laçi 1 (0)
2019–2020 → Apolonia (loan) 5 (0)
National team
2017– Albania U20 1 (0)
2017–2018 Albania U21 9 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:52, 29 September 2020 (UTC)

Club career

Sambenedettese

On 13 July 2017 he was bought by Serie C team Sambenedettese.[1]

KF Laçi

Ceka joined KF Laçi in January 2019, after signing a 2,5-year contract with the club.[2]

International career

Ceka received his first international call up from the Albania national under-21 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.[3] He made his competitive debut for Albania U21 against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017 under coach Alban Bushi playing the full 90-minutes match to help his side to take a goalless draw.[4] He received his first call up for the Albania under-20 side by same coach of the under-21 team Alban Bushi for the friendly match against Georgia on 14 November 2017.[5] He debuted for under-20 team against Georgia by playing as a starter until 55th minute when he was substituted off for Marco Hoxha with score at 1–0 and the entire match finished in an eventual 3–0 loss.[6]

Career statistics

Club
As of 29 December 2017 [7]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Sambenedettese 2017–18 Serie C 4000——40
Career total 4000——40
  1. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

References
  1. "La Samb non si ferma più: acquistato Irlian Ceka dalla Lazio" [The Samb no longer stops: bought Irlian Ceka from Lazio] (in Italian). La Nuova Riviera. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. Laçi bën goditjen e parë në merkato, vjen mbrojtësi i Kombëtares, panorama.com.al, 1 January 2019
  3. "Alban Bushi shpall listën e U21 për Francën dhe Estoninë" [Alban Bushi announces the U21 list for France and Estonia] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  4. "Albania U21 vs. Estonia U21 - 12 June 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  5. "U-21, Bushi ne konference per shtyp" [U-21, Bushi at the press conference] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 6 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  6. "U-20, humbet ndeshjen miqësore në Gjeorgji" [U-20 loses friendly match in Georgia] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  7. Irlian Ceka at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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