Mehdi Çoba

Mehdi Çoba
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-03-09) 9 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Shkodër, Albania
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Forward
Team information
Current team
 Vllaznia Shkodër
Number 11
Youth career
AAS Academy
2020 FK Sabah-2
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2020– Vllaznia Shkodër 87 (6)
International career‡
2021– Albania U21 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 30 October 2021

Mehdi Çoba (born 9 March 2000) is an Albanian footballer who plays as a forward for Vllaznia in the Kategoria Superiore.[1]

Career

Early career

In September 2019, Çoba traveled to Azerbaijan to train with Sabah FC. He signed an 18-month contract with the club in January 2020, joining the club's youth team.[2]

Vllaznia

In August 2020, Çoba returned to his native Albania, signing with Kategoria Superiore club Vllaznia. He made his league debut for the club on 29 November 2020, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Ismael Dunga in a 4–2 home defeat to Kukësi.[3] in February 2022, he signed a three-year contract extension with the club.[4]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 24 October 2021[1]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup[a] Continental[b] Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Vllaznia 2020–21 Kategoria Superiore 4 0 1 1 — — — — 5 1
2021–22 5 0 3 1 4 1 — — 12 2
Career total 9 0 4 2 4 1 0 0 17 3
  1. ^ Includes appearances in the Albanian Football Cup and Albanian Supercup
  2. ^ Includes appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

References

  1. ^ a b "Albania – M. Çoba – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Mehdi Çoba, from Shkodra who intends to make a career in Azerbaijan". shkodrasport.com (in Albanian). 6 March 2020. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  3. ^ "Vllaznia Shkoder vs. Kukesi – 29 November 2020 – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Mehdi Çoba, edhe tre vite të tjera kuqeblu" [Mehdi Çoba, three more years in red and blue]. Veriu Sport (in Albanian). 24 February 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2023.


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