Jurgen Çelhaka (born 6 December 2000) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Slovenian PrvaLiga club Olimpija Ljubljana.[2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 December 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Tirana, Albania[1] | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Olimpija Ljubljana | ||
| Number | 16 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2013–2019 | Tirana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Tirana | 49 | (1) |
| 2021–2025 | Legia Warsaw | 52 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Legia Warsaw II | 10 | (0) |
| 2025– | Olimpija Ljubljana | 13 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2018 | Albania U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2020–2022 | Albania U21 | 11 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 25 June 2025 | |||
Club career
editBorn in Tirana, Çelhaka spent four seasons with local side KF Tirana before a move to Polish side Legia Warsaw in August 2021.[3][4] Having failed to settle in his first months with the club, reportedly rejecting the club's instruction to play for the reserve team, he was given a run of games by manager Aleksandar Vuković in February and March 2022, and his form earned him plaudits from Vuković and Polish media.[5]
Career statistics
edit| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| KF Tirana | 2017–18 | Kategoria e Parë | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2018–19 | Kategoria Superiore | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Kategoria Superiore | 28 | 0 | 7 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 35 | 1 | ||
| 2020–21 | Kategoria Superiore | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3[b] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 21 | 1 | |
| Total | 48 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 2 | ||
| Legia Warsaw | 2021–22 | Ekstraklasa | 14 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 2022–23 | Ekstraklasa | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | |
| 2023–24 | Ekstraklasa | 19 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7[e] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |
| 2024–25 | Ekstraklasa | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9[e] | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | ||
| Total | 52 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 | ||
| Legia Warsaw II | 2021–22 | III liga, gr. I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2022–23 | III liga, gr. I | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24 | III liga, gr. I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 110 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 2 | ||
- Notes
- ↑ Includes Albanian Cup, Polish Cup
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Appearance in Albanian Supercup
- ↑ Appearance in UEFA Europa League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
Honours
editReferences
edit- 1 2 Jurgen Çelhaka at WorldFootball.net
- ↑ Ziółkowski, Maciej (12 January 2025). "Oficjalnie. Celhaka przeszedł z Legii do NK Olimpija Lublana". legia.net (in Polish). Retrieved 12 January 2025.
- ↑ "Jurgen Celhaka oficjalnie w Legii Warszawa" [Jurgen Celhaka officially in Legia Warszawa]. polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ "Legia Warszawa pozyskała młody talent. Czy rozwiąże kłopoty drużyny Czesława Michniewicza?" [Legia Warszawa has acquired a young talent. Will it solve the problems of Czesław Michniewicz's team?]. sport.wprost.pl (in Polish). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ Szymula, Piotr (2 April 2022). "Jurgen Celhaka nieoczekiwanie stał się odkryciem rundy wiosennej" [Jurgen Celhaka unexpectedly became the discovery of the spring round]. igol.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
- ↑ Jurgen Çelhaka at Soccerway
- ↑ Jurgen Çelhaka at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
- ↑ "120 minut walki i nic! Zadecydowały dopiero rzuty karne". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2023.
External links
edit- Jurgen Çelhaka at Soccerway
- Jurgen Çelhaka at kicker (in German)
- Jurgen Çelhaka at WorldFootball.net
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