Olsi Teqja (born 27 July 1988) is an Albanian former professional

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who played as a

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Club career

Bylis Ballsh

On 22 August 2011, Teqja joined

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side

Bylis Ballsh Klubi i Futbollit Bylis is an Albanian professional football club based in Ballsh, part of Mallakastër municipality. They compete in the Abissnet Superiore, the top tier of Albanian football. Their home ground is the Adush Muça Stadium. His ...

. He debuted for the first time in Albanian Superliga with Bylis Ballsh on 10 September 2011, playing full-90 minutes in a 5–2 thrashing of

Shkumbini Peqin Klubi i Futbollit Shkumbini Peqin is an Albanian football club based in the town of Peqin. The club's home ground is the Shkumbini Stadium and they compete in the Kategoria e Dytë. History Football was first introduced to the city of Peqin in t ...

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. Later, on 17 December 2011, Teqja scored his first Bylis Ballsh goal in a 4–2 home victory against newly promoted side

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. Bylis Ballsh ended the first part of 2011–12 season in a comfortable 6th place. Teqja played his first match for 2012 on 11 February, playing full-90 minutes in a 1–1 away draw against Shkumbini Peqin, receiving a yellow card in the 59th minute. On 31 March, he scored against

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, which was proved to the lone goal of the match. Teqja ended his first season with Bylis with 29 appearances in all competitions, including 17 in league, with Bylis finishing the league in 6th place and reaching the quarter-finals of

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Tirana

On 12 July 2015,

completed the signing of Teqja from Laçi on a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee. He said that the move to Tirana was "a dream come true". He made his Tirana debut on 23 August in the opening league match of 2015–16 season against the newly promoted side Tërbuni Pukë, playing the entire match in a 2–1 away win. Following the end of 2016–17 season where Tirana was relegated for the first time in history, Teqja decided not to extend his contract, becoming a free agent in the process.

Shkëndija

On 16 June 2017, Teqja moved for the first time aboard by joining Shkëndija of

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on a one-year contract with an option of a further one. He spent the summer playing in the

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, making 5 appearances as Shkëndija reached the play-offs for the second consecutive year. Teqja played his first domestic match on 21 August by starting in the 3–0 away win over Shkupi in the league's second matchday. He played 19 matches in the championship as Shkëndija was crowned champions for the second time in history; in addition he also played one cup match as Shkëndija made their way to the final, beating

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in the final, to win the trophy for the second time and to complete the

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. Following the end of the season, Teqja didn't trigger the renew option due to not agreeing on financial terms, leaving the club after only one season.

Kamza

On 4 August 2018, Teqja was presented as the newest player of Kamza, returning in Albanian top flight after only one season.

Kukësi

Kukësi announced on 31 January 2019, that Teqja had signed with the club for 18 months.

Beauvais

On 22 July 2020, French club

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announced the signing of Teqja on free transfer.

Career statistics

Honours

Laçi *

: 2014–15 Tirana *

: 2016–17 Shkëndija *

Macedonian First Football League The Macedonian First Football League (), also called Macedonian First League, 1. MFL, and Prva Liga, is the highest professional football competition in Macedonia. It is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of ...

: 2017–18 *

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: 2017–18

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Teqja, Olsi 1988 births Living people Footballers from Tirana Albanian men's footballers Men's association football defenders KF Olimpic players KS Kastrioti players FK Apolonia Fier players KF Bylis players KF Laçi players KF Tirana players KF Shkëndija players FC Kamza players FK Kukësi players AS Beauvais Oise players FC Chambly Oise players Kategoria e Parë players Kategoria Superiore players Championnat National 2 players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in North Macedonia Albanian expatriate sportspeople in North Macedonia Expatriate men's footballers in France Albanian expatriate sportspeople in France 21st-century Albanian sportsmen