Egli Kaja
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 26 July 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Albania | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Number | 21 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2003–2006 | MHD | ||
| 2006–2008 | Kingstonian | ||
| 2008–2015 | AFC Wimbledon | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015– | AFC Wimbledon | 2 | (0) |
|
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:21, 10 October 2016 (UTC). | |||
Egli Kaja (born 26 July 1997) is an English–Albanian professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder for AFC Wimbledon.
Career
Kaja's career began in 2003 with youth side MHD, where he was offered the opportunity to join Middlesbrough.[1] Having finished as top scorer for three consecutive seasons, Kaja joined Kingstonian in 2006 upon moving to London.[2] Once again finishing as top scorer in the youth set-up, he turned down a trial with Chelsea in order to join AFC Wimbledon.[1]
Enjoying a brief stint with AC Milan on trial, he later featured for the Dons on a scholarship, and turned down a second chance to compete for a contract in Milan the following season.[1] Kaja signed a professional contract with AFC Wimbledon in April 2015, and made his first team debut on Saturday 26 September.[3] Coming off the bench in a 2–0 defeat to Luton Town,[4] he also made a substitute appearance three days later in a 1–1 draw with Northampton Town.[5]
Statistics
- As of 20 October 2015
| Season | Club | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other[6] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2015–16 | AFC Wimbledon | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
References
- 1 2 3 Underwood, Matt. "Egli Kaja - Cliff Johnson - Trix2themax fitness Ltd -". www.trix2themaxfitness.com. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ↑ Slavin, Chris. "Kaja aims to build on debut". www.afcwimbledon.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ↑ "Wimbledon Academy on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ↑ "Luton Town 2-0 AFC Wimbledon". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ↑ "AFC Wimbledon 1-1 Northampton Town". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2016-03-23.
- ↑ Includes other competitive competitions, including the Football League Trophy.
External links
- Egli Kaja career statistics at Soccerbase
- Egli Kaja profile at Soccerway