Taulant Kuqi
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Taulant Kuqi | ||
| Date of birth | 11 November 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Vlorë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Oriku | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2002–2006 | Flamurtari Vlorë | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2017 | Flamurtari | 255 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Kamza | 31 | (0) |
| 2018– | Oriku | 33 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 December 2019 | |||
Taulant Kuqi (born 11 November 1985 in Vlorë) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Oriku in the Albanian First Division.[1]
Club career[edit]
An Flamurtari Vlorë product, Kuqi debuted during 2005–06 season and since then played more than 250 league appearances, notably winning Albanian Cup twice. On 22 July 2012, Kuqi agreed a contract extension, signing until June 2013.[2]
He left the club after 15 years in June 2017.[3]
After two months of negotiations, on 1 September 2017, Kuqi agreed personal terms and joined newly promoted side Kazma.[4] Priror to that, he had a failed move to Albanian First Division's Bylis Ballsh.[5] He was a regular starter in the team during the 2017–18 season in which Kamza escaped relegation by only winning in the final match, with Kuqi collecting 2313 minutes from 31 appearances.[6]
In July 2018, Kuqi along with Argjent Halili joined newly promoted Albanian First Division side Oriku.[7]
Career statistics[edit]
- As of 23 May 2018[8]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Flamurtari Vlorë | 2005–06 | Albanian Superliga | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 1 | ||||
| 2007–08 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 0 | ||||
| 2008–09 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 2 | ||||
| 2009–10 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 0 | ||
| 2010–11 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||||
| 2011–12 | 18 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 4[a] | 0 | — | 36 | 1 | |||
| 2012–13 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2013–14 | 31 | 1 | 6 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 1 | ||||
| 2014–15 | 26 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4[a] | 1 | 1[b] | 0 | 36 | 1 | ||
| 2015–16 | 25 | 0 | 4 | 0 | — | — | 29 | 0 | ||||
| 2016–17 | 27 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 31 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 255 | 4 | 47 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 313 | 6 | ||
| Kamza | 2017–18 | Albanian Superliga | 31 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 34 | 0 | ||
| Oriku | 2017–18 | Albanian First Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 286 | 6 | 50 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 346 | 6 | ||
- ^ a b c All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- ^ Appearance in Albanian Supercup
Honours[edit]
- Flamurtari Vlorë[8]
References[edit]
- ^ "Football : Taulant Kuqi". footballdatabase.eu. Retrieved 7 February 2016.
- ^ Ermal Sika (22 July 2012). "Lena: Të ruhet grupi, fitojmë trofe. Kuqi rinovon edhe një sezon me Flamurtarin" [Lena: The group should be saved, we will win trophies. Kuqi extends for another season with Flamurtari] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "3 largime nga Flamurtari, Halilaj drejt rikthimit te Kukësi" [3 departures from Flamurtari, Halilaj towards return to Kukësi] (in Albanian). Panorama.com.al. 28 June 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Kuqi-Kamza mbyllet gjithçka, mbrojtësi del në stërvitje" [Kuqi-Kamza everything ends, the defender stars training] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 1 September 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Taulant Kuqi u nis për Ballsh, por kthehet në Superiore" [Taulant Kuqi took off for Ballsh, but returns in Superliga] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2017.
- ^ "Vllaznia bie nga Superiorja, mbijeton Kamza, Partizani pa Evropë (Video)" [Vllaznia relegated from Superliga, Kamza survives, Partizani without Europe (Video)] (in Albanian). Konica.al. 23 May 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2018.
- ^ "Kuqi-Halilaj pranojnë, tani në të Parën" [Kuqi-Halilaj agrees, now in the First Division] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 17 July 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ a b Taulant Kuqi at Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
External links[edit]
- Taulant Kuqi at the Albanian Football Association (in Albanian and English)
- Taulant Kuqi – UEFA competition record (archive)
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