Milot Rashica

Milot Rashica
Personal information
Full name Milot Rashica
Date of birth (1996-06-28) 28 June 1996
Place of birth Vushtrri, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Playing position Attacking midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Vitesse
Number 7
Youth career
2010–2013 Kosova Vushtrri
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2015 Kosova Vushtrri 21 (9)
2015– Vitesse 45 (8)
National team‡
2012 Albania U17 3 (1)
2014 Albania U19 3 (0)
2015–2016 Albania U21 6 (1)
2016 Albania 2 (0)
2016– Kosovo 4 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 3 December 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 November 2016

Milot Rashica (born 28 June 1996) is a Kosovar footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder for Dutch club Vitesse.

Club career

Born in Vushtrri, Rashica made his senior debut with KF Kosova Vushtrri, aged only 16. In August 2013, after a trial period at K.A.A. Gent, he refused an offer from the club[1] and made his senior debut with Kosova.

In September 2013, after suffering an injury, Rashica moved to Hannover for treatment and only returned to his parent club in the following year.[2] In the 2014 summer he had trials at Hannover 96[3] and 1. FC Union Berlin,[4] but nothing came of it.

Vitesse

On 10 September 2014 Rashica moved to Vitesse on a trial basis,[5] appearing for the club's youth team. On 10 February 2015 he signed a three-year deal with the Arnhem side, being effective on 1 July,[6] for a rumoured €300,000 fee.[7]

Rashica made his professional debut on 30 July 2015, coming on as a second-half substitute for Uroš Đurđević in a 0–3 away loss against Southampton, for the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League Third qualifying round.[8] He made his Eredivisie debut on 9 August, starting and assisting Denys Oliynyk in a 1–1 away draw against Willem II.

Rashica scored his first professional goal on 20 September 2015, netting the last in a 3–0 home win against De Graafschap. On 18 December he scored a brace in a 5–1 routing of FC Twente also at the GelreDome.

International career

Rashica was called up to Albania's under-17 team by coach Džemal Mustedanagić for the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round in October 2012, and made his debut for the side on the 18th, starting in a 0–1 loss against Italy.[9] Five days later, he scored the fifth in a 6–0 routing of Liechtenstein;[10] he appeared in three matches and scored once, as Albania was knocked out after finishing third in its group.

On 7 November 2014 Rashica was called up to the under-19s by coach Altin Lala ahead of 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round.[11] He appeared against Denmark,[12] Portugal[13] and Wales,[14] as Albania was again eliminated.

On 28 August 2015, Rashica was included in Redi Jupi's under-21 squad for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification matches against Israel and Portugal.[15] He made his debut on 3 September, playing the full 90 minutes in a 1–1 home draw against the former, and also suffering a penalty which was later converted by Endri Çekiçi.[16]

Rashica made his debut for the full squad on 29 March 2016, coming on as a second-half substitute for Ledian Memushaj in a 2–0 friendly win against Luxembourg.[17] He only appeared in one further match for the national setup, a 3–1 win against Qatar on 29 May.

On 15 August 2016, it was announced that Rashica had switched to the Kosovo national football team.[18] He made his debut for Kosovo on 5 September, starting in a 1–1 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers draw against Finland at the Veritas Stadion in Turku.[19]

Career statistics

Club

As of 3 December 2016 [20][21]
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Kosova Vushtrri 2013–14[22] Superleague of Kosovo 52———52
2014–15[23] 167———167
Total 219———219
Vitesse 2015–16 Eredivisie 318102[lower-alpha 1]0—348
2016–17 14021——161
Total 4583120—509
Career total 66173120—7118
  1. ↑ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League

International

As of 6 November 2016 [21][24]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Albania
201620
Total20
Kosovo
201640
Total40

Honours

Club

Kosova Vushtrri

References

  1. ↑ "Rashica refuzon ofertën e parë nga K.A.A Gent" [Rashica refuses K.A.A. Gent's first offer] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 23 August 2013. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Rashica për shërim në Hannover" [Rashica recovering in Hannover] (in Albanian). Sporti1. 4 September 2013. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Rashica në Hannover?" [Rashica in Hannover?] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 6 February 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Milot Rashica drejt Bundesliga 2" [Milot Rashica to 2. Bundesliga] (in Albanian). Kosova Live. 12 August 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Vitesse test Albanese middenvelder" [Vitesse trials Albanian midfielder] (in Dutch). PZC. 10 September 2014. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  6. ↑ "Albanees Rashica tekent bij Vitesse" [Albanian Rashica signed by Vitesse] (in Dutch). Vitesse's official website. 10 February 2015. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  7. ↑ "Vitesse të paguajë 300 mijë euro për Rashicën?" [Vitesse to pay 300,000 € for Rashica?] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 8 September 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Southampton 3–0 Vitesse". BBC Sport. 30 July 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
  9. ↑ "Italy 1–0 Albania". UEFA.com. 18 October 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  10. ↑ "Liechtenstein 0–6 Albania". UEFA.com. 23 October 2012. Archived from the original on 19 March 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  11. ↑ "Barazon Kombëtarja, Lala: Kualifikohemi në Europian" [National team, Lala: drawn for the European qualifiers] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 7 November 2014. Archived from the original on 20 November 2014. Retrieved 1 August 2015.
  12. ↑ "Denmark 1–0 Albania". UEFA.com. 12 November 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  13. ↑ "Albania 1–4 Portugal". UEFA.com. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  14. ↑ "Wales 2–1 Albania". UEFA.com. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  15. ↑ "Grumbullohet kombetarja U-21" [National U-21 call-up] (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 28 August 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  16. ↑ "Albania 1–1 Israel". UEFA.com. 3 September 2015. Retrieved 3 September 2015.
  17. ↑ "Shqipëria fiton në Luksemburg, firmosin Sadiku dhe Cikalleshi" [Albania wins in Luxembourg, Sadiku and Cikalleshi scored]. panorama-sport.com (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
  18. ↑ "RASHICA ZGJEDH TË LUAJË PËR KOSOVËN". rtklive.com. 15 August 2016. Retrieved 15 August 2016.
  19. ↑ "Finland 1–1 Kosovo". BBC Sport. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
  20. ↑ Milot Rashica profile at Soccerway
  21. 1 2 Milot Rashica at National-Football-Teams.com
  22. ↑ "Lista e Golashenuesve 2013/14" [2013/14 List of scoresheet] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  23. ↑ "Lista e Golashenuesve 2014/15" [2014/15 List of scoresheet] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. Retrieved 4 August 2015.
  24. ↑ Milot Rashica - national football team player EU-Football.info
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