Personal information | |||
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Full name | Olsi Teqja | ||
Date of birth | 27 July 1988 | ||
Place of birth | Tiranë, Albania | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Playing position |
Centre-back Defensive midfielder |
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Club information | |||
Current team
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Shkëndija | ||
Number | 21 | ||
Youth career | |||
2002–2008 | Olimpic | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2008–2010 | Kastrioti Krujë | 52 | (5) |
2010–2011 | Apolonia Fier | 24 | (1) |
2011–2013 | Bylis Ballsh | 46 | (2) |
2013–2015 | Laçi | 64 | (0) |
2015–2017 | Tirana | 61 | (1) |
2017– | Shkëndija | 2 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 16 June 2017. ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 14 July 2015 |
Olsi Teqja (born 27 July 1988 in Tirana) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Shkëndija in the Macedonian First Football League.
On 22 August 2011, Teqja joined Albanian Superliga side Bylis Ballsh. He debuted for the first time in Albanian Superliga with Bylis Ballsh on 10 September 2011, playing full-90 minutes in a 5–2 thrashing of Shkumbini Peqin at Adush Muça Stadium. Later, on 17 December 2011, Teqja scored his first Bylis Ballsh goal in a 4–2 home victory against newly promoted side Tomori Berat. Bylis Ballsh ended the first part of 2011–12 season in a comfortable 6th place.
Teqja played his first match for 2012 on 11 February, playing full-90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Shkumbini Peqin, receiving a yellow card in the 59th minute. On 31 March, he scored against Tirana, which was proved to the lone goal of the match. Teqja ended his first season with Bylis with 29 appearances in all competitions, including 17 in league, with Bylis finishing the league in 6th place and reaching the quarter-finals of Albanian Cup.
On 12 July 2015, Tirana completed the signing of Teqja from Laçi on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He said that the move to Tirana was "a dream come true". He made his Tirana debut on 23 August in the opening league match of 2015–16 season against the newly promoted side Tërbuni Pukë, playing the entire match in a 2–1 away win. Following the end of 2016–17 season where Tirana was relegated for the first time in history, Teqja decided not to extend his contract, becoming a free agent in the process.