Dren Terrnava
Finnish footballer (born 2005)
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Dren Terrnava (Albanian: Dren Tërrnava ; born 21 May 2005) is a Finnish professional football midfielder for Serie C club Perugia, on loan from Parma.
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| Date of birth | 21 May 2005 | ||||||||||
| Place of birth | Turku, Finland | ||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||
| Position | Midfielder | ||||||||||
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Current team | Perugia (on loan from Parma) | ||||||||||
| Number | 17 | ||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||
| –2022 | TPS | ||||||||||
| 2022– | Parma | ||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||
| 2021 | TPS II | 13 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2021–2022 | TPS | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2022– | Parma | 0 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2025– | → Perugia (loan) | 2 | (0) | ||||||||
| International career‡ | |||||||||||
| 2021–2022 | Finland U17 | 9 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2022–2023 | Finland U18 | 9 | (1) | ||||||||
| 2023–2024 | Finland U19 | 5 | (0) | ||||||||
| 2024– | Finland U21 | 1 | (0) | ||||||||
Medal record
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2024 | |||||||||||
Career
TPS
Born in Turku, Terrnava spent his youth years with Turun Palloseura (TPS). He made his senior debut with the club's reserve team in the fourth-tier Kolmonen in 2021.[2]
Parma
In January 2022, he moved to Italy and signed a deal with Parma for an undisclosed fee, and was first registered to their U17 academy squad. He played a total of 37 matches in the U17 and U18 squads, before in April 2023 he was promoted to U19 squad, playing in Primavera 2.[3][4][5][6]
Loan to Perugia
On 1 September 2025, Terrnava joined Serie C club Perugia on a loan deal.[7]
International career
A regular Finnish youth international, Terrnava has represented Finland at various youth levels, in under-17, under-18 and under-19 youth national teams.[8][9]
Terrnava was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023.[10]
In October 2023, Terrnava was part of the Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, in three games against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino.[11]
Personal life
Born and raised in Finland, Terrnava is of Kosovo Albanian descent.[12]
Honours
Finland U18
- Baltic Cup: 2023