Veton Tusha
Kosovan footballer (born 2002)
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Veton Tusha (born 29 December 2002) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Football Superleague of Kosovo club Drita.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 29 December 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Kaçanik, Kosovo under UN administration | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Drita | ||
| Number | 25 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2017 | New Star Football School | ||
| 2017–2018 | Arsenal Football School | ||
| 2018–2019 | Vardar | ||
| 2020–2021 | Denizlispor | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2021–2022 | Denizlispor | 23 | (2) |
| 2022 | Termalica | 3 | (0) |
| 2022–2023 | Ballkani | 14 | (1) |
| 2023–2024 | Dinamo | 17 | (0) |
| 2024– | Drita | 46 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2017–2019 | Kosovo U17 | 7 | (2) |
| 2019 | Kosovo U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Kosovo U21 | 14 | (2) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 19 February 2026 | |||
Club career
Denizlispor
On 15 January 2021, Tusha signed his first professional contract with Super Lig side Denizlispor after agreeing to a three-and-a-half-year deal and received squad number 25.[1] His debut with Denizlispor came five days later against Galatasaray after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Hadi Sacko and scored his side's only goal during a 6–1 away deep defeat.[2]
Termalica
On 18 February 2022, Tusha joined Ekstraklasa side Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza,[3] after agreeing to a one-and-a-half-year deal.[4] His debut with Termalica came a day later in a 0–0 home draw against Legia Warsaw after coming on as a substitute at 81st minute in place of Samuel Štefánik.[5]
Ballkani
On 2 September 2022, Tusha signed a three-year contract with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Ballkani.[6] Six days later, he was named as a Ballkani substitute for the first time in a 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage match against CFR Cluj.[7]
International career
Under-17
On 19 November 2017, Tusha was named as part of the Kosovo U17 squad for 2017 Aegean Mercedes Cup.[8] A day later, he made his debut with Kosovo U17 in 2017 Aegean Mercedes Cup match against the host Turkey U17 after coming on as a substitute.[9]
Under-19
On 7 November 2019, Tusha was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications.[10] Six days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U19 in a match against Russia U19 after coming on as a substitute at 60th minute in place of Adonis Aliu.[11]
Under-21
On 15 March 2021, Tusha received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Qatar U23.[12] Eleven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in first match against Qatar U23 after being named in the starting line-up.[13]
Career statistics
- As of match played 29 July 2025[14]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Denizlispor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 11 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | TFF 1. Lig | 12 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 2 | ||||
| Bruk-Bet Termalica | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| Ballkani | 2022–23 | Kosovo Superleague | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 16 | 1 |
| 2023–24 | Kosovo Superleague | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 14 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 21 | 1 | ||
| Dinamo | 2023–24 | Kategoria Superiore | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| Drita | 2024–25 | Kosovo Superleague | 33 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 6[b] | 1 | — | 44 | 8 | |
| 2025–26 | Kosovo Superleague | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[e] | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | ||
| Total | 33 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 9 | ||
| Career total | 90 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 114 | 12 | ||
- Includes Turkish Cup, Kosovar Cup, Albanian Cup
- Appearances in UEFA Conference League
- Appearance in Kosovar Supercup
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- Appearances in UEFA Champions League
