Florian Loshaj

Florian Loshaj

Personal information
Date of birth	(1996-08-13) 13 August 1996 (age 28)
Place of birth	Skenderaj, FR Yugoslavia
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	İstanbulspor
Number	34
Youth career
0000–2016	Genk
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2016	Genk	0	(0)
2016	→ MVV Maastricht (loan)	4	(0)
2016–2018	MVV Maastricht	47	(2)
2019	Roda JC	9	(0)
2019–2020	Politehnica Iași	19	(3)
2020–2023	Cracovia	71	(4)
2023–	İstanbulspor	42	(5)
International career^‡
2017	Kosovo U21	3	(0)
2020–	Kosovo	24	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 August 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 13 August 2024

Florian Loshaj (born 13 August 1996) is a Kosovo professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club İstanbulspor and the Kosovo national team.

Club career

Early career

Loshaj finished his youth career at Belgium club Genk in the summer of 2016. On 1 February 2016, he moved to Dutch Eerste Divisie side MVV Maastricht. On 11 April 2016, Loshaj made his debut for Maastricht in a league match against Fortuna Sittard, after coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute, in place of Jordy Croux.

Politehnica Iași

On 23 June 2019, Loshaj joined Liga I side Politehnica Iași, on a three-year contract.[1] On 13 July 2019, he made his debut against CFR Cluj after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's only goal during a 1–1 away draw.[2]

Cracovia

On 15 January 2020, Loshaj joined Ekstraklasa side Cracovia, on a three-year contract.[3] On 7 February 2020, he made his debut in a 1–0 away win against Arka Gdynia after being named in the starting line-up.[4]

International career

Under-21

On 29 August 2017, Loshaj received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Norway U21 and Germany U21[5] On 1 September 2017, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification against Norway U21 after coming on as a substitute at 59th minute in place of Kamer Krasniqi.[6]

Senior

On 24 December 2019, Loshaj received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Sweden[7] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[8]

Personal life

Loshaj was born in Skenderaj, FR Yugoslavia from Kosovo Albanian parents.[9]

Career statistics

Club

As of 26 November 2022

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		Continental		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
MVV Maastricht (loan)	2015–16	Eerste Divisie	4	0	0	0	—		4[a]	0	8	0
MVV Maastricht	2016–17	Eerste Divisie	24	1	1	0	—		—		25	1
	2017–18	Eerste Divisie	23	1	1	0	—		1[b]	0	25	1
	Total		47	2	2	0	—		1	0	50	2
Roda JC	2018–19	Eerste Divisie	9	0	0	0	—		—		9	0
Politehnica Iași	2019–20	Liga I	19	3	2	0	—		—		21	3
Cracovia	2019–20	Ekstraklasa	12	0	2	0	—		—		14	0
	2020–21	Ekstraklasa	23	2	4	0	1	0	0	0	28	2
	2021–22	Ekstraklasa	21	1	1	0	—		—		22	1
	2022–23	Ekstraklasa	15	1	1	0	—		—		16	1
	Total		71	4	8	0	1	0	—		80	4
Career total			150	9	12	0	1	0	5	0	168	9

1. Including 2015–16 Eerste Divisie play-offs
2. Including 2017–18 Eerste Divisie play-offs

International

As of 13 August 2024

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Kosovo	2020	2	0
	2021	9	0
	2022	6	0
	2023	5	0
	2024	2	0
Total		24	0

Honours

Cracovia

• Polish Cup: 2019–20

References

1. "Lotul pentru cantonament" [The squad for training camp] (in Romanian). Politehnica Iași. 23 June 2019. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. 17.Florian Loshaj
2. "Incepem sezonul cu o remiza. CFR Cluj–Poli Iasi (1–1)" [We start the season with a draw. CFR Cluj–Poli Iasi (1–1)] (in Romanian). CFR Cluj. 13 July 2019.
3. "Florian Loshaj wzmacnia Pasy!" [Florian Loshaj strengthens the Belts!] (in Polish). KS Cracovia. 15 January 2020.
4. "Trzy punkty na początek ligowej wiosny!" [Three points to the beginning of the league spring!] (in Polish). KS Cracovia. 7 February 2020.
5. "Prekazi: Presentation before our fans encourages us". Football Federation of Kosovo. 29 August 2017. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
6. "Fitore historike e Kosovës U21, e përmbys Norvegjinë në "Adem Jashari"" [Kosovo U21's historic victory overthrows Norway in "Adem Jashari"] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 1 September 2017. Bekaj, Kabashi, Ismajli, Voca, Mema, Maloku (Shabani), Krasniqi (Loshaj), Gashi, Jashari (Dabiqaj), Hasani, Bytyqi
7. "Lista e futbollistëve për ndeshjen Kosovë–Suedi" [List of players for the match Kosovo–Sweden] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 December 2019.
8. "Sweden (1–0) Kosovo". eu-football.info. 12 January 2020.
9. "MVV legt Florian Loshaj langer vast". 1Limburg (in Dutch). 19 May 2016. Archived from the original on 19 October 2020. Retrieved 17 April 2018. Loshaj is geboren in Skenderaj, Kosovo op 13 augustus 1996

External links

• Florian Loshaj at Soccerway
• Florian Loshaj at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
• Florian Loshaj at National-Football-Teams.com