Irlian Ceka

Irlian Ceka

Personal information
Date of birth	(1998-03-03) 3 March 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth	Rome, Italy
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Left-back
Team information
Current team	Audace
Youth career
2008–2015	Roma
2015–2016	Ascoli
2016–2017	Lazio
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2017–2018	Sambenedettese	4	(0)
2019–2020	Laçi	1	(0)
2019–2020	→ Apolonia (loan)	5	(0)
2020–2021	Atletico Lodigiani
2021–2023	Aprilia	60	(1)
2023–	Audace
International career
2017	Albania U20	1	(0)
2017–2018	Albania U21	9	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 7 May 2023

Irlian Ceka (born 3 March 1998) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Italian amateur club Audace.

Club career

Sambenedettese

On 13 July 2017 he was bought by Serie C team Sambenedettese.[1]

KF Laçi

Ceka joined KF Laçi in January 2019, after signing a 2,5-year contract with the club.[2]

International career

Ceka received his first international call up from the Albania national under-21 team by coach Alban Bushi for the Friendly match against France U21 on 5 June 2017 and the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017.[3] He made his competitive debut for Albania U21 against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017 under coach Alban Bushi playing the full 90-minutes match to help his side to take a goalless draw.[4] He received his first call up for the Albania under-20 side by same coach of the under-21 team Alban Bushi for the friendly match against Georgia on 14 November 2017.[5] He debuted for under-20 team against Georgia by playing as a starter until 55th minute when he was substituted off for Marco Hoxha with score at 1–0 and the entire match finished in an eventual 3–0 loss.[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 29 December 2017 [7]

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe[a]		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Sambenedettese	2017–18	Serie C	4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0
Career total			4	0	0	0	—		—		4	0

1. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League

References

1. "La Samb non si ferma più: acquistato Irlian Ceka dalla Lazio" [The Samb no longer stops: bought Irlian Ceka from Lazio] (in Italian). La Nuova Riviera. 13 July 2017. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
2. Laçi bën goditjen e parë në merkato, vjen mbrojtësi i Kombëtares, panorama.com.al, 1 January 2019
3. "Alban Bushi shpall listën e U21 për Francën dhe Estoninë" [Alban Bushi announces the U21 list for France and Estonia] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 1 June 2017. Archived from the original on 5 July 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
4. "Albania U21 vs. Estonia U21 - 12 June 2017". Soccerway. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
5. "U-21, Bushi ne konference per shtyp" [U-21, Bushi at the press conference] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 6 November 2017. Archived from the original on 7 November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
6. "U-20, humbet ndeshjen miqësore në Gjeorgji" [U-20 loses friendly match in Georgia] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 15 November 2017. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
7. Irlian Ceka at Soccerway. Retrieved 29 December 2017.

External links

• Irlian Ceka at Soccerway
• Irlian Ceka – UEFA competition record (archive)
• Irlian Ceka Archived 9 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine at Serie A TIM
• Irlian Ceka at WorldFootball.net (archive)
• Irlian Ceka at the Albanian Football Association (in Albanian and English)