Florian Loshaj


Florian Loshaj is a Kosovo professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Turkish club İstanbulspor and the Kosovo national team.

Club career

Early career

Loshaj finished his youth career at Belgium club Genk in the summer of 2016. On 1 February 2016, he moved to Dutch Eerste Divisie side MVV Maastricht. On 11 April 2016, Loshaj made his debut for Maastricht in a league match against Fortuna Sittard, after coming on as a substitute in the 90th minute, in place of Jordy Croux.

Politehnica Iași

On 23 June 2019, Loshaj joined Liga I side Politehnica Iași, on a three-year contract. On 13 July 2019, he made his debut against CFR Cluj after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's only goal during a 1–1 away draw.

Cracovia

On 15 January 2020, Loshaj joined Ekstraklasa side Cracovia, on a three-year contract. On 7 February 2020, he made his debut in a 1–0 away win against Arka Gdynia after being named in the starting line-up.

International career

Under-21

On 29 August 2017, Loshaj received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Norway U21 and Germany U21 On 1 September 2017, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification against Norway U21 after coming on as a substitute at 59th minute in place of Kamer Krasniqi.

Senior

On 24 December 2019, Loshaj received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Sweden and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.

Personal life

Loshaj was born in Skenderaj, FR Yugoslavia from Kosovo Albanian parents.

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Honours

Cracovia