Jozef Pukaj (born 13 February 2000) is a Swiss professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Winterthur.
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (2000-02-13) 13 February 2000 (age 22) | ||
| Place of birth | Riehen, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Winterthur | ||
| Number | 36 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2009–2011 | FC Amicitia Riehen | ||
| 2011–2019 | Basel | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Basel | 0 | (0) |
| 2021 | →Stade Lausanne Ouchy (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2021– | Winterthur | 3 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Switzerland U16 | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Switzerland U17 | 9 | (0) |
| 2017 | Switzerland U18 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019 | Switzerland U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019 | Switzerland U20 | 2 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 03:53, 24 July 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 03:53, 24 July 2022 (UTC) | |||
Pukaj is a product of the youth academies of FC Amicitia Riehen and Basel. On 20 January 2021, he joined Stade Lausanne Ouchy on loan for the second half of the 2020-21 season.[1] On 2 June 2021, he transferred to the Swiss Challenge League club Winterthur.[2] He made one appearance in the Challenge League that season, as won the tournament and earned promotion into the Swiss Super League for the 2022-23 season. He made his professional debut with Winterthur in a 1–1 Swiss Super League tie with his childhood club Basel on 16 July 2022.[3]
Born in Switzerland, Pukaj is of Albanian descent.[4] He is a youth international for Switzerland, having represented them from U16 to U20 levels.[5]
Winterthur
FC Winterthur – current squad | |
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