Skender Loshi
Albanian footballer
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Skender Loshi (born 12 February 1999) is a professional footballer, who plays as a forward for Baronie. Born in Netherlands, he has chosen to represent Albania at the international level.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 12 February 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Breda, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Baronie | ||
| Number | 19 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2009 | Baronie | ||
| 2009–2019 | NAC Breda | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | TEC | 1 | (0) |
| 2020 | Feronikeli | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Stomil Olsztyn | 12 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | San Ġwann | 10 | (3) |
| 2022 | ASWH | 14 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Dessel Sport | 19 | (3) |
| 2023 | SteDoCo | ||
| 2023– | Baronie | 16 | (5) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 February 2024 | |||
Club career
2019–2021: SV TEC, Feronikeli and Stomil Olsztyn
On 3 December 2019, Loshi signed a six-month contract with Tweede Divisie club SV TEC and received squad number 24.[1] On 11 January 2020, he made his debut in a 2–2 away draw against ASWH after being named in the starting line-up.[2] He was not fielded again. Seventeen days after debut, SV TEC through a communiqué stated that after a mutual agreement they decided to end the cooperation.[3]
On 29 January 2020, Loshi and his brother Simon joined with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Feronikeli,[4] and received squad number 19.[5] He did not play any games at Feronikeli.
On 22 February 2020, Loshi signed a one-season contract with Polish I liga club Stomil Olsztyn and received squad number 19.[6] On 11 July 2020, he made his debut in a 1–2 home defeat against Miedź Legnica after coming on as a substitute at 82nd minute in place of Sam van Huffel.[7]
2021–2022: San Ġwann and ASWH
On 11 September 2021, Loshi made his debut with Maltese Challenge League club San Ġwann against St. George's after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's two goals during a 4–0 home win.[8] Five days after debut, he officially joined the club.[8]
On 7 February 2022, Loshi and his brother Simon joined the Dutch Tweede Divisie side ASWH.[9] Five days later, he made his ASWH debut in his team's 3–1 home win against GVVV. After being named in the starting line-up, fourteen minutes into the game, he made an assist for Daniël Wissel's first of three goals.[10] On 5 March 2022, Loshi scored for the first and last time for ASWH, in the 69th minute against Jong Sparta in an away game that ASWH won 1–2.[11] Before the season ended, the Loshis and ASWH separated.[12]
Since 2022: Dessel, Stedoco and Baronie
In the season of 2022–23, Skender Loshi played at Dessel in Belgium.[13]
Next season, Loshi continued to SteDoCo and was let go before the season started. Instead, he started the new season at his youth club Baronie.
International career
On 9 November 2018, Loshi received a call-up from Albania U21 for the friendly matches against Malta U21.[14] He was an unused substitute in those matches.
