Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 September 1998 | ||
Place of birth | Laç, Albania | ||
Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Qarabağ | ||
Number | 19 | ||
Youth career | |||
2016–2017 | Shkëndija Tiranë | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2017–2021 | Laçi | 129 | (26) |
2021–2023 | Tirana | 46 | (25) |
2023– | Qarabağ | 26 | (2) |
International career‡ | |||
2019–2020 | Albania U21 | 10 | (0) |
2022– | Albania | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 12 Febraury 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21 January 2023 |
Redon Xhixha (born 14 July 1998) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a striker for the Qarabağ FK in the Azerbaijan Premier League and Albania national football team.
On 20 July 2017, Xhixha signed his first professional contract and joined Kategoria Superiore side Laçi.[1] 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.[2] Three days later, Xhixha made his Albanian Cup debut in the first leg of first round where he bagged 5 goals in a 12–0 hammering of Sopoti.[3] He dedicated the goals to his family.[4]
He made his first Kategoria Superiore appearance on 24 September in matchday 2 against Kukësi, finished in a 3–0 away loss,[5] and netted his first league goals one week later in a 2–0 home win over Vllaznia.[6]
He left the club at the end of the 2020–21 campaign after his contract expired.[7]
On 24 January 2023, Azerbaijan Premier League club Qarabağ announced the signing of Xhixha on a contract until 30 June 2026.[8]
His favourite players are Hamdi Salihi and Robert Lewandowski.[9]
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Laçi | 2017–18 | Kategoria Superiore | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 7 | |
Career total | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | — | 3 | 7 |
Tirana[citation needed]
Qarabağ[citation needed]