Arbër Çyrbja (born 18 September 1993) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Teuta Durrës.[1]

Arbër Çyrbja
Personal information
Date of birth (1993-09-18) 18 September 1993 (age 31)
Place of birth Shijak, Albania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Teuta Durrës
Number 20
Youth career
2011–2012 Teuta Durrës
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2012–2018 Teuta Durrës 101 (13)
2014Erzeni (loan) 9 (2)
2015Elbasani (loan) 7 (0)
2018–2019 Kukësi 33 (0)
2019–2020 Teuta Durrës 24 (2)
2020–2021 Gjilani 21 (2)
2021 Egnatia 14 (0)
2022 Erzeni 6 (0)
2022–2023 Teuta Durrës 25 (0)
2023 Dukagjini 9 (0)
2024– Teuta Durrës 6 (0)
International career
2011–2012 Albania U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024

Club career

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Born in Shijak, Çyrbja started his career with Teuta Durrës, where in 2011 he joined the under-19 side and scored 7 goals in 19 games as a right midfielder during the 2011–12 season. During the second half of the season he was invited to train with the senior side and was included in the senior team's Albanian Cup side.

He joined Albanian Second Division side Erzeni in September 2014 where he played 9 games and scored twice before moving back to the Albanian Superliga with Elbasani in January 2015.[2]

Çyrbja returned to his boyhood club Teuta Durrës in July 2015 after only half season at Elbasani.[3] He served as captain in the 2017–18 season, in which he played 34 league games and scored 7 goals, a new personal best.[4]

On 23 June 2018, Kukësi announced to have signed Çyrbja ona two-year deal for a reported fee of €50,000.[5] He deal also included an additional €50,000 to Teuta Durrës if Kukësi manages to sell the player to a foreign club.[5]

International career

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A former Albania youth international, Çyrbja has represented under-17 side, making two appearances.

Career statistics

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As of 29 May 2023[6]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Teuta Durrës 2012–13 Albanian Superliga 4 0 1 0 5 0
2013–14 11 0 4 2 2[a] 0 17 2
2015–16 23 1 2 0 25 1
2016–17 29 5 7 1 2[a] 0 38 6
2017–18 34 7 6 0 40 7
Total 101 13 20 3 4 0 125 16
Erzeni (loan) 2014–15 Albanian Second Division 9 2 0 0 9 2
Elbasani (loan) 2014–15 Albanian First Division 7 0 0 0 7 0
Kukësi 2018–19 Albanian Superliga 33 0 8 0 6[b] 0 47 0
2019–20 0 0 0 0 2[a] 0 2 0
Total 33 0 8 0 8 0 49 0
Teuta Durrës 2019–20 Albanian Superliga 24 2 4 0 28 2
Gjilani 2020–21 Kosovo Superliga 21 0 0 0 21 0
Egnatia 2021–22 Albanian Superliga 14 0 2 0 16 0
Erzeni 2021–22 Albanian First Division 6 0 0 0 6 0
Teuta Durrës 2022–23 Albanian Superliga 25 0 7 0 32 0
Career total 240 17 41 3 12 0 293 20
  1. ^ a b c Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Four appearances in UEFA Champions League, two appearances in UEFA Europa League

Honours

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Club

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Kukësi
Teuta Durrës

References

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  1. ^ Arbër Çyrbja at Soccerway
  2. ^ "Elbasani, Çyrbja e Veseli pranë firmës" [Elbasani, Çyrbja and Veseli near signature] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  3. ^ "Starton Teuta, rikthehet Çyrbja" [Teuta starts, Çyrbja returns] (in Albanian). Sportal.al. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  4. ^ "INTERVISTA/ Çyrbja: Mbijetojmë nëse japim maksimumin, të ardhmen e vendos…" [INTERVIEW/ Çyrbja: We survive if we give the maximum, I'll decide for the future…] (in Albanian). Koha Jonë. 19 April 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  5. ^ a b "Kukësi e zyrtarizon, Çyrbja për dy vite 'kuksian'" [Kukësi makes it official, Çyrbja ‘kuksian’ for two years] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2018.
  6. ^ Arbër Çyrbja at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 January 2018.
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