Jurgen Çelhaka (born 6 December 2000) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Polish club Legia Warsaw.

Jurgen Çelhaka
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-12-06) 6 December 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Tirana, Albania[1]
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Legia Warsaw
Number 21
Youth career
2013–2019 Tirana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2021 Tirana 49 (1)
2021– Legia Warsaw 41 (0)
2021– Legia Warsaw II 10 (0)
International career
2018 Albania U19 2 (0)
2020–2022 Albania U21 11 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 20:20, 5 June 2024 (UTC)

Club career

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Born in Tirana, Çelhaka spent four seasons with local side KF Tirana before a move to Polish side Legia Warsaw in August 2021.[2][3] Having failed to settle in his first months with the club, reportedly rejecting the club's instruction to play for the reserve team, he was given a run of games by manager Aleksandar Vuković in February and March 2022, and his form earned him plaudits from Vuković and Polish media.[4]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of 5 June 2024[5][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Continental Other Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
KF Tirana 2017–18 Kategoria e Parë 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0
2018–19 Kategoria Superiore 1 0 3 0 0 0 4 0
2019–20 Kategoria Superiore 28 0 7 1 0 0 35 1
2020–21 Kategoria Superiore 17 1 0 0 3[a] 0 1[b] 0 21 1
Total 48 1 10 1 3 0 1 0 62 2
Legia Warsaw 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 14 0 3 0 1[c] 0 0 0 2 0
2022–23 Ekstraklasa 8 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
2023–24 Ekstraklasa 19 0 2 0 7[d] 0 0 0 28 0
Total 41 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 57 0
Legia Warsaw II 2021–22 III liga, gr. I 1 0 0 0 1 0
2022–23 III liga, gr. I 8 0 1 0 9 0
2023–24 III liga, gr. I 1 0 0 0 1 0
Total 10 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 11 0
Career total 99 1 19 1 11 0 1 0 130 2
Notes
  1. ^ Two appearances in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Appearance in Albanian Supercup
  3. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearances in the UEFA Europa Conference League

Honours

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Tirana

Legia Warsaw

References

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  1. ^ a b Jurgen Çelhaka at WorldFootball.net
  2. ^ "Jurgen Celhaka oficjalnie w Legii Warszawa" [Jurgen Celhaka officially in Legia Warszawa]. polsatsport.pl (in Polish). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Legia Warszawa pozyskała młody talent. Czy rozwiąże kłopoty drużyny Czesława Michniewicza?" [Legia Warszawa has acquired a young talent. Will it solve the problems of Czesław Michniewicz's team?]. sport.wprost.pl (in Polish). 28 August 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  4. ^ Szymula, Piotr (2 April 2022). "Jurgen Celhaka nieoczekiwanie stał się odkryciem rundy wiosennej" [Jurgen Celhaka unexpectedly became the discovery of the spring round]. igol.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 15 September 2023.
  5. ^ Jurgen Çelhaka at Soccerway  
  6. ^ Jurgen Çelhaka at 90minut.pl (in Polish)
  7. ^ "120 minut walki i nic! Zadecydowały dopiero rzuty karne". sport.interia.pl (in Polish). 2 May 2023.
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