Ador Gjuci (born 29 January 1998) is an Italian-born

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footballer who plays as a left-winger for Portici in Serie D. His family is originally from Burrel, Albania.

Club career

Early career

Gjuci was born in

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, Campania, Italy to Albanian parents from Burrel. He grow up as a player at Sassoferrato Genga from where he was signed by Reggina. He made it his debut for Reggina at the age of 16 and 8 months during a derby match on 5 October 2014 against

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which was won 3–0 by Reggina, becoming the third youngest debutant in the Reggina's history after Vincenzo Camilleri and

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. After

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scored his third personal goal and third goal of the match even, the coach Francesco Cozza decided to give Gjuci the great opportunity to make it his professional debut. Ador Gjuci, shqiptari 16 vjeç që hyn në historinë e Rexhinës
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'' On 6 January 2015 he managed to score his first professional goal against Martina Franca after playing as a starter and scored in the 25th minute also to give his side the 1–0 victory.

Monterosi

On 13 November 2018, he joined Monterosi in Serie D.

Fano

On 14 August 2019, he returned to Serie C, signing a one-year contract with Fano. On 3 January 2020, his Fano contract was terminated by mutual consent.

International career

In an interview after his debut in Reggina, Gjuci admitted that he wanted to play for Albania at international level and would welcome an invitation by FSHF. He received his first call up at the

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by the coach

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for a 7 days gathering in Durrës, Albania from 29 August to 5 September 2015.

Career statistics

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TuttoREGGINA * {{DEFAULTSORT:Gjuci, Ador 1998 births Living people People from Aversa Footballers from the Province of Caserta Italian people of Albanian descent Men's association football wingers Albanian men's footballers Italian men's footballers Torino FC players AS Reggina 1914 players ASD Akragas 2018 players Monterosi Tuscia FC players Alma Juventus Fano 1906 players SEF Torres 1903 players FC Matera players FC Aprilia Racing Club players Serie C players Serie D players