Shpëtim Moçka

Shpëtim Moçka
Personal information
Full name Shpëtim Moçka
Date of birth (1989-10-20) 20 October 1989
Place of birth Vlorë, Albania
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Teuta Durrës
Number 12
Youth career
2000–2007 Flamurtari Vlorë
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2011 Flamurtari 106 (1)
2011–2012 Apolonia 9 (0)
2012–2013 Kastrioti 19 (1)
2013–2014 Flamurtari 24 (0)
2014 Mamurrasi 3 (0)
2015 Laçi 3 (0)
2015– Teuta 37 (0)
National team‡
2007–2010 Albania U21 7 (0)
2009 Albania U20 2 (0)
2011–2012 Albania 0 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 10 July 2016.

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 4 October 2015

Shpëtim Moçka (born 20 October 1989 in Vlorë) is a professional Albanian footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Teuta Durrës in the Albanian Superliga.[1]

Club career

Flamurtari Vlorë

Moçka was promoted to the Flamurtari first team from the U-19s by Eqerem Memushi before the start of the 2007–08 season at the age of just 17 following the departures of Estref Billa and Erjon Dine.

His first league game in a red and black shirt came in round 5 of the Albanian Superliga against Dinamo Tirana on 28 September 2007. Moçka played well to keep a clean sheet against prolific strikers such as Sebino Plaku and Pero Pejic which helped his team win the game away from home 1–0 against a strong Dinamo side.[2][3] During his first 3 games the young goalkeeper managed 3 clean sheets against Dinamo Tirana, Partizani Tirana and Shkumbini Peqin

Apolonia Fier

After falling out of favour with the coach Shkëlqim Muça, Moçka was loaned out to fellow Albanian Superliga side Apolonia Fier for the remainder of the 2011–12 season on 27 February 2012.[4]

Kastrioti Krujë

Following his loan return to Flamurtari Vlorë from Apolonia Fier, on 25 July 2012 he signed for Kastrioti Krujë. He became the club's first choice goalkeeper for the 2012–13 campaign ahead of Alfred Osmani, and he made 19 league appearances, as well as scoring a goal from the penalty spot in a 4–1 win over his previous club Apolonia.[5] He also made 4 Albanian Cup appearances to help his side reach the quarter finals.

Return at Flamurtari Vlorë

Moçka returned to his first club Flamurtari Vlorë ahead of the 2013–14 season and following the departure of Enea Koliqi to Iraklis Thessaloniki he became the club's first choice goalkeeper ahead of Klodian Xhelilaj. He played in 24 league games in a season where the club struggled in the Albanian Superliga and only managed to finish 7th in the league. He also made 5 cup appearances in a successful cup winning campaign, but he was overlooked for the final against Kukësi as the manager Ernest Gjoka decided to choose Klodian Xhelilaj instead.[6]

Teuta Durrës

In August 2015, Moçka signed for one season with Teuta Durrës for an undisclosed fee,[7] and was given number 12 for the 2015–16 season.[8]

International career

Youth

Moçka in action against Austria on 9 September 2009.

Moçka was regularly called to the Albania under-21 team by then coach Artan Bushati for the qualifying phrase of 2011 UEFA European Under-21 Championship where Albania was placed in the Group 10.[9] He established himself as the starting goalkeeper by playing six out of eight matches throughout the campaign. He made his competitive debut on 28 March 2009 in the 0–1 home defeat to Scotland, as Albania started the qualifiers with a loss.[10] Moçka kept his first clean sheet with the under-21 side on 5 September 2009 in the matchday 3 against Azerbaijan, helping the team to win 1–0 for the first three points of the Group 10.[11]

Following the 3–1 away defeat to Austria in the matchday 4,[12] Moçka was benched in favour of Ibrahim Bejte for the clash against Belarus, which finished in a 4–2 away defeat.[13] He returned to the goal for the next match against Austria on 13 November, where he helped the team to grab a point after a 2–2 draw at Qemal Stafa Stadium.[14] He was dropped again in the bench for the penultimate match against Belarus, which ended in a 2–1 home defeat,[15] but returned in Albania's 2–1 defeat to Azerbaijan in the last qualifying match.[16] Albania finished the Group 10 in the penultimate spot with four points.[17]

Senior

On 17 February 2010, Moçka played his first match with senior side, an unofficial friendly against Kosovo, where entered as a substitute for Ilion Lika in a eventually 2–3 win.[18][19] Two years later, he was called up again by the new coach Gianni De Biasi for the friendlies against Qatar and Iran,[20] but he remained on the bench for both matches, won by Albania.[21][22]

Career statistics

As of 10 July 2016[23][24][25]
Club Season League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] Other[lower-alpha 2] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Flamurtari Vlorë 2007–08 Albanian Superliga 21000——210
2008–09 28040——320
2009–10 260002[lower-alpha 3]01[lower-alpha 4]0290
2010–11 21100——211
2011–12 80204[lower-alpha 3]0—140
Total 10416060101171
Apolonia Fier 2011–12 Albanian Superliga 9010——100
Total 9010——100
Kastrioti Krujë 2012–13 Albanian Superliga 19140——231
Total 19140——231
Flamurtari Vlorë 2013–14 Albanian Superliga 24050——290
Total 24050——290
Adriatiku Mamurrasi 2014–15 Albanian First Division 3010——40
Total 3010——40
Laçi 2014–15 Albanian Superliga 302000—50
Total 302000—50
Teuta Durrës 2015–16 Albanian Superliga 30040——340
2016–17 00002[lower-alpha 3]0—20
Total 3004020—360
Career total 192223080102242
  1. ↑ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ↑ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup
  3. 1 2 3 All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ↑ Appearance in Albanian Supercup

Honours

Flamurtari Vlorë[23]
Laçi[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Shpëtim Moçka profile" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "Vlora raises the flag in Tirana!" (in Albanian). Albania Sport. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
  3. ↑ "Dinamo 0-1 Flamurtari". Football Database. 28 September 2007. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  4. ↑ "Shpëtim Moçka huazohet te Apolonia!" (in Albanian). Albania Soccer. 27 February 2012. Retrieved 27 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "Kastrioti Krujë vs. Apolonia Fier 4 – 1". Soccerway. 10 February 2013. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  6. ↑ "Flamurtari Vlorë vs. Kukësi 1 – 0". Soccerway. 18 May 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  7. ↑ "Te Teuta vjen Shpëtim Moçka" (in Albanian). Sportal.al. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
  8. ↑ "Teuta, vjen Moçka për portën, priten edhe dy senegalezë" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 21 August 2015. Retrieved 4 September 2015.
  9. ↑ "Under-21 2011 - History - Albania". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  10. ↑ "Scotland sucker punch downs Albania". UEFA.com. 28 March 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  11. ↑ "Depleted Albania find inner strength". UEFA.com. 5 September 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  12. ↑ "Austria overpower Albania in a hurry". UEFA.com. 9 September 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  13. ↑ "Belarus back on track". UEFA.com. 14 October 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  14. ↑ "Austria avoid a spot of bother". UEFA.com. 13 November 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  15. ↑ "Skavysh fires Belarus to summit". UEFA.com. 17 November 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  16. ↑ "Azerbaijan record overdue win against Albania". UEFA.com. 4 September 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  17. ↑ "Under-21 2011 - History - Albania". UEFA.com. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  18. ↑ "Kosovë 2-3 Shqipëri (B) (VIDEO)" (in Albanian). Lajme Sport. 17 February 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  19. ↑ "Kosovo vs. Albania". National Football Teams. 17 February 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  20. ↑ "De Biasi publikon listën për 2 miqësoret" (in Albanian). aSport.al. 17 May 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  21. ↑ "Qatar vs. Albania 1 – 2". Soccerway. 22 May 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  22. ↑ "Albania vs. Iran 1 – 0". Soccerway. 27 May 2012. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  23. 1 2 3 "Albania - S. Moçka - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  24. ↑ "Football : Football : Shpëtim Moçka". Football Database. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
  25. ↑ "Profile and stats". Scoresway. 10 July 2016. Retrieved 10 July 2016.
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