Arbër Çyrbja (born 18 September 1993) is an

Albania Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...

n professional

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who plays as a

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for Albanian club

KF Teuta Durrës Klubi Futbollistik Teuta Durrës, commonly referred to as Teuta, is an Albanian professional football club based in Durrës. They currently compete in the Kategoria Superiore and they play their home games at the Niko Dovana Stadium. The club was ...

Club career

Born in

Shijak Shijak ( sq-definite, Shijaku) is a town and a municipality in Durrës County, west-central Albania. The municipality was formed at the 2015 local government reform by the merger of the former municipalities Gjepalaj, Maminas, Shijak and Xhafzotaj ...

, Çyrbja started his career with

Teuta Durrës Teuta ( Illyrian: *''Teutana'', 'mistress of the people, queen'; grc, Τεύτα; lat, Teuta) was the queen regent of the Ardiaei tribe in Illyria, who reigned approximately from 231 BC to 228/227 BC. Following the death of her spouse Agro ...

, where in 2011 he joined the under-19 side and scored 7 goals in 19 games as a right midfielder during the 2011–12 season. During the second half of the season he was invited to train with the senior side and was included in the senior team's

Albanian Cup The Albanian Cup ( sq, Kupa e Shqipërisë) is the main "knockout" competition in Albanian football. The competition started in 1939 as Kupa e Mbretit (English:"The King's Cup"). Just after a year the cup was suspended as the Second World War st ...

side. He joined

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side Erzeni in September 2014 where he played 9 games and scored twice before moving back to the

Albanian Superliga The Kategoria Superiore, officially known as Abissnet Superiore for sponsorship reasons, is a professional league for men's association football clubs. At the top of the Albanian football league system, it is the country's primary football compet ...

with

Elbasani Elbasan ( ; sq-definite, Elbasani ) is the fourth most populous city of Albania and seat of Elbasan County and Elbasan Municipality. It lies to the north of the river Shkumbin between the Skanderbeg Mountains and the Myzeqe Plain in central A ...

in January 2015. Çyrbja returned to his boyhood club Teuta Durrës in July 2015 after only half season at Elbasani. He served as

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in the 2017–18 season, in which he played 34 league games and scored 7 goals, a new personal best. On 23 June 2018, Kukësi announced to have signed Çyrbja ona two-year deal for a reported fee of €50,000. He deal also included an additional €50,000 to Teuta Durrës if Kukësi manages to sell the player to a foreign club.

International career

A former Albania youth international, Çyrbja has represented under-18 side, making two appearances.

Career statistics

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* 1993 births Living people People from Shijak Albanian footballers Association football midfielders KF Teuta Durrës players KF Erzeni players KF Elbasani players FK Kukësi players Kategoria Superiore players Kategoria e Dytë players {{Albania-footy-midfielder-stub