Rron Broja (born 9 April 1996) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Kosovan club Drita and the Kosovo national team.
| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Rron Broja | ||
| Date of birth | (1996-04-09) 9 April 1996 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Mitrovica, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Drita | ||
| Number | 4 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2015 | Trepça '89 | ||
| 2015–2016 | Gent | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2016 | Gent | 0 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | → Deinze (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2016–2018 | Trepça '89 | 31 | (4) |
| 2018–2019 | Shkupi | 47 | (1) |
| 2019–2021 | Partizani Tirana | 62 | (2) |
| 2021– | Drita | 0 | (0) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Albania U21 | 5 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Kosovo U21 | 8 | (0) |
| 2020– | Kosovo | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 3 August 2021 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2021 | |||
Broja was part of the youth team of Trepça '89 until January 2015, where he was transferred to the youth team of the Belgian team Gent,[1] where then in July of the same year he was loaned to Belgian First Division B club Deinze,[2] but failed to make a debut. At the beginning of the 2016–17 season, he returns to Trepça '89 but as a senior team player and helped the team to be declared champion in the same season.[3]
On 11 January 2018, Broja joined Macedonian First Football League side Shkupi.[4] One month later, he made his debut in a 0–3 home defeat against Shkëndija after being named in the starting line-up.[5]
On 29 June 2019, Broja signed a two-year contract with Kategoria Superiore club Partizani Tirana.[6] Eleven days later, he made his debut with Partizani Tirana in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League first qualifying round against the Azerbaijani side Qarabağ after coming on as a substitute at 68th minute in place of William Cordeiro Melo.[7]
On 3 August 2021, Broja signed a two-year contract with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Drita and received squad number 4.[8]
On 8 June 2015, Broja received a call-up from Albania U21 for the friendly matches against Kazakhstan U21 and Sweden U21.[9] Eight days later, he made his debut with Albania U21 in friendly match against Sweden U21 after being named in the starting line-up.[10]
On 13 March 2017, Broja through an interview confirmed that he switched his allegiance to Kosovo U21.[11] Eight days later, he received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for a 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Republic of Ireland U21,[12] and made his debut after being named in the starting line-up.[13]
On 22 January 2018, Broja received his first call-up from national senior team in a friendly match against Azerbaijan.[14] The match however was cancelled two days later, which prolonged his debut.[15] His debut with Kosovo came on 12 January 2020 in a friendly match against Sweden after coming on as a substitute at 64th minute in place of Ismet Lushaku.[16]
FC Drita – current squad | |
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