Albi Doka (born 26 June 1997) is an Albanian professional

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who plays as a

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for Albanian club

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Club career

Early career

Doka started his youth career at

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local academy Xheraldina, playing principally with under-15 side. In 2013 he moved at KF Tirana Academies to play for under-17 team.Albi Doka profile

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Tirana

Doka was promoted to

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senior team at the start of 2017. On 5 February 2017 Doka made his

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debut playing the full 90 minutes match against Laçi in a 1–0 loss. He played in an

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match against Kukësi helping his team winning 2–1.

Honvéd

On 11 February 2022, Doka joined

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in Hungary on loan. Honvéd made the transfer permanent in June 2022.

International career

Albania U21

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Following an impressive season with

for being an undisputed starter, Doka received his first international call up at the

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by coach

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for the

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against France U21 on 5 June 2017 and the

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opening match against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017. He made his competitive debut for Albania U21 against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017 playing the full 90-minutes match in a goalless draw.

Albania national team

Doka made his international debut for

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on 11 November 2020 in a friendly match against

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Club

;Tirana *

: 2019–20 *

: 2016–17 *

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: Winner Group B *

: 2017-2018

References

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* 1997 births Living people Footballers from Tirana Albanian men's footballers Albania men's international footballers Albania men's youth international footballers Albania men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football fullbacks Kategoria Superiore players Croatian Football League players Nemzeti Bajnokság I players KF Tirana players HNK Gorica players Budapest Honvéd FC players Újpest FC players KF Skënderbeu Korçë players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Hungary Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Hungary 21st-century Albanian sportsmen {{Albania-footy-defender-stub