Redon Xhixha (born 14 July 1998) is an Albanian professional

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who plays as a

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for the Azerbaijani side

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and

Albania national football team The Albania national football team ( sq, Kombëtarja e futbollit të Shqipërisë) represents Albania in men's international football, and is governed by the Albanian Football Association, the governing body for football in Albania. Albania co ...

. .

Club career

Laçi

On 20 July 2017, Xhixha signed his first professional contract and joined

Kategoria Superiore 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 ...

side Laçi. He was an unused substitute in the opening matchday away against Partizani on 10 September, in which Laçi caused an upset by winning 2–0. Three days later, Xhixha made his

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 ...

debut in the first leg of first round where he bagged 5 goals in a 12–0 hammering of Sopoti. He dedicated the goals to his family. He made his first

appearance on 24 September in matchday 2 against Kukësi, finished in a 3–0 away loss, and netted his first league goals one week later in a 2–0 home win over Vllaznia. He left the club at the end of the 2020–21 campaign after his contract expired.

Qarabağ

On 24 January 2023,

club Qarabağ announced the signing of Xhixha on a contract until 30 June 2026.

Personal life

His favourite players are

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and

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Career statistics

Club

Honours

Tirana *

: 2021–22 *

Albanian Supercup The Albanian Supercup is a single match usually at the beginning of the season between the winners of the Kategoria Superiore and Albanian Cup. Supercup final was not played in the occasions when the champion team won the Double (association foot ...

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References

External links

Redon Xhixha profile

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