Kristi Qose

Albanian footballer
Kristi Qose
Personal information
Full name Kristi Qose
Date of birth (1995-06-10) 10 June 1995 (age 28)
Place of birth Bilisht, Korçë, Albania
Height 1.89 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder
Team information
Current team
 FC Košice
Number 6
Youth career
2009–2014 PAOK
2012 → Iraklis Thessaloniki (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2017 PAOK Thessaloniki 1 (0)
2014–2015 → Apollon Pontou (loan) 0 (0)
2015–2016 → Panserraikos (loan) 10 (0)
2016–2017 → Zemplín Michalovce (loan) 25 (0)
2017–2020 Ružomberok 77 (14)
2020–2022 Karviná 71 (9)
2022 Viktoria Plzeň 1 (0)
2023 Zemplín Michalovce 11 (0)
2023– FC Košice 21 (1)
International career‡
2013–2014 Albania U19 4 (0)
2014–2015 Albania U21 6 (0)
2014– Albania 3 (0)
Medal record
PAOK Thessaloniki
Runner-up Superleague Greece 2013–14
Runner-up Greek Football Cup 2013–14
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 12 February 2020

Kristi Qose (born 10 June 1995) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, currently for Slovak club FC Košice. Prior his arrival to FC Košice he played for Czech club Viktoria Plzeň and Slovak Zemplín Michalovce.[1]

Club career

Early career

Qose born in Korçë, Albania and his family moved to Greece when he was young. He grow up at academies of PAOK among Ergys Kaçe, another Albanian expatriate footballer.[2]

PAOK

He made his debut on 13 April 2014 playing the full 90-minutes match against Levadiakos, finished in the 3–2 loss.[3]

Loan to Apollon 1926

In August 2014 he was loaned out to Apollon Pontou to gain more experience.

Viktoria Plzeň

Before the 2022–23 season, Qose transferred to Viktoria Plzeň, with whom he qualified for the UEFA Champions League. Shortly after, in a match in the third Czech league for Viktoria Plzeň B, he reacted to the awarding of a red card by insulting the referee. In response, he received a four-month ban from the Football Association of the Czech Republic and the club released him. He appeared in only one Czech First League match for Viktoria Plzeň.[4]

International career

Albania U19

He made it his first international debut with Albania national under-19 football team in the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round in a 1–0 loss against Greece U19 in the opening match. He played the full 90-minutes match and received a yellow card in the 57th minute.[5] He played another full 90-minutes match against Slovakia U19 match finished in a 1–1 draw and played as a starter for 86 minutes in the closing match against Bulgaria U19 when he was substituted off for Mario Kame in another 1–1 draw.[6]

Albania U21

Qose advanced higherly at international level as he was called up for the first time with Albania national under-21 football team by coach Skënder Gega for the friendly match against Italy U21 on 6 May 2014.[7]

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Qose was called up for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Liechtenstein on 28 March 2015.[8] He made it his competitive debut for under-21 side against Liechtenstein playing as a starter in the 0–2 away victory where he was substituted off in the 77th minute for Klaudio Hyseni.[9] He managed to play another two matches as a starter during campaign but were substituted off in the second half and one other as a substitute.

Albania senior team

He was called up by Albania national football team coach Gianni De Biasi for the match against San Marino on 8 June 2014. He debuted for senior team against San Marino, coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute in place of Andi Lila.[10]

Career statistics

Club

As of 13 April 2014 [11][12]
Season Club League country League League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2013–14 PAOK Superleague Greece 1 0 0 0 - - 1 0
Total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0
2014–15 Apollon 1926 Football League (Greece) 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Career total 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

International

As of 8 June 2014 [12][13]
Albania national team
Year Apps Goals
2014 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

PAOK

References

  1. ^ Dosadil, Pavel (30 May 2022). "Nejprve navrátilec, teď cizinec. Mistrovská Plzeň získala další posilu" (in Czech). sport.cz.
  2. ^ Rrahmani, Qose dhe Dosti, tri risitë ndaj San Marinos… Archived 2015-02-19 at the Wayback Machine Panorama Sport "Kristi Qose ka lindur në Korçë, por jeton prej vitesh në Greqi me familjen. Ai është rritur në akademinë e PAOK-ut të Selanikut, ku luan edhe Ergys Kaçe."
  3. ^ Levadiakos vs. PAOK - 13 April 2014 - Soccerway
  4. ^ "Plzeň se rozloučila s Qosem. Za inzultaci rozhodčího dostal zákaz činnosti na čtyři měsíce". efotbal.cz (in Czech). 2022-08-25. Retrieved 2023-09-07.
  5. ^ Under-19 2014 - Greece-Albania UEFA.com
  6. ^ Kristi Qose matches at Soccerway
  7. ^ Shpallet lista e ekipit U-21, kundër Italisë Archived 2016-09-17 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
  8. ^ Shpresat nisin kualifikimet kundër Lihtenshtajnit Archived 2016-04-17 at the Wayback Machine aSport.al
  9. ^ Liechtenstein U21 vs. Albania U21 - 28 March 2015 Soccerway
  10. ^ San Marino vs. Albania - 8 June 2014 - Soccerway
  11. ^ Kristi Qose at Soccerway
  12. ^ a b Kristi Qose at National-Football-Teams.com
  13. ^ Kristi Qose - national football team player EU-Football.info

External links

  • Kristi Qose at Soccerway
  • PAOK profile
  • Kristi Qose – UEFA competition record (archive)
  • Kristi Qose at National-Football-Teams.com
  • Kristi Qose at Fortunaliga.cz
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FC Košice – current squad