Mirel Çota

Mirel Çota
Personal information
Full name Mirel Çota
Date of birth (1988-05-14) 14 May 1988
Place of birth Librazhd, Albania
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
 Sopoti Librazhd
Number 9
Youth career
2002–2007 Torino
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2007–2008 Teuta Durrës 20 (2)
2008–2009 Savona 10 (1)
2009–2012 Teuta Durrës 58 (14)
2012–2014 KF Tirana 44 (6)
2014 KF Elbasani 16 (3)
2015 Teuta Durrës 17 (2)
2015– Sopoti Librazhd 7 (5)
National team‡
2004 Albania U17[1] 3 (4)
– Albania U19[2] 3 (1)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 25 November 2015.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 5 August 2015

Mirel Çota (born 14 May 1988, in Librazhd) is an Albanian footballer who plays as a striker for Sopoti Librazhd in the Albanian First Division.[3][4]

Club career

Elbasan

In end of July 2014, Çota joined newly promoted club KF Elbasani for an undisclosed fee.[5][6] Then he went in Struga where his team was doing the pre-season training. He debuted with club in the opening week one 2014–15 Albanian Superliga on 23 August in a 1–0 lose against the current champions of Skënderbeu Korçë.[7] Çota scored his first goal of the season in a 1–5 lose against his former side Teuta Durrës on 11 September.[8]

On 5 October 2014, he scored the second goal of the season, an opener in a 2–0 win over against they survival rivals of Apolonia Fier to help Elbasani to get its first three points of the new season.[9][10] Çota scored his third goal of the season, an opener in 9th minute in a 2–0 away win against Teuta Durrës, giving the team the second victory of the season.[11]

Teuta Durrës

On 6 January 2015 Çota rejoined Teuta Durrës for a third time, becoming the club's third winter signing.[12] Only four days later, he scored a goal in a friendly match against his former team KF Tirana, who finished with a 2–2 draw.[13] In the first official match of 2015, Çota scored the only goal of his team in the 2–1 lose of Teuta against Flamurtari Vlorë (later was considered as a autogoal from Vukašin Tomić), a match that was considered as manipulating from AFA.[14] He played 17 league games for the club and scored twice, as he helped them avoid relegation before leaving at the end of the season.

Sopoti Librazhd

Çota joined Albanian First Division side Sopoti Librazhd on 1 August 2015 on a free transfer, and his move was announced by the club's administrator Iridion Bahiti.[15] He was given the shirt with number 9 by the club and become the vice-captain.

He made his debut in team's opening match of the season on 12 September 2015, starting and playing full-90 minutes in a goalless home draw against Shkumbini Peqin.[16] Çota opened his scoring account two weeks later by scroing in the 3–0 win against Butrinti Sarandë, helping the team to get its first win of the season in week three.[17] On 17 October, he scored in a 3–1 win over Turbina Cërrik, which was followed by another two goals during the 2–0 win against Apolonia Fier, taking his tally up to four goals.[18][19]

Honours

Club

KF Tirana

References

  1. ↑ Albania – UEFA.com 30 December 2014
  2. ↑ Mirel Çota – UEFA.com 30 December 2014
  3. ↑ Soccerway
  4. ↑ TESSERATO L'ALBANESE COTA
  5. ↑ "Elbasani merr Mirel Çotën. Largohet Fidan Hasani, s’gjeti akordin financiar" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 29 July 2014. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  6. ↑ Halili, Erjon (29 July 2014). "Mirel Çota transferohet tek Elbasani" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  7. ↑ Karaj, Leonard (23 August 2014). "Kursehet Skënderbeu, shpërdoron Elbasani. File: Ishim Të pafat, prisni Elbasan ndryshe" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  8. ↑ Ahmeti, Fatmir (11 September 2014). "Teuta turpëron Elbasanin, dorëhiqet File. Pisha braktis lojën, zbardhen" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "Pero Pejic i jep kryesimin Kukësit, Laci trondit kuqeblutë" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Mema, Vladimir (6 October 2014). "Zgjohet Elbasani, Apolonia në “koma”" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 6 October 2014.
  11. ↑ "Partizani pëson 3 gola, shthuret në Korçë. Tirana u rrëmben kreun të kuqve të Duros" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 9 November 2014.
  12. ↑ "Teuta merr Çotën, “I lumtur për rikthimin”". Panorama Sport (in Albanian). 6 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "Tirana, vetëm “X” në Durrës. Bardheblutë barazojnë 2-2 miqsoren me Teutën". Panorama Sport (in Albanian). 11 January 2015. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "Skandal në Vlorë, Teuta i hap portën Flamurtarit, ka estradë në minutat e fundit". Panorama Sport (in Albanian). 25 January 2015. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  15. ↑ Ledion Qoshku (1 August 2015). "Godet Sopoti, merr Mirel Çotën". Panorama Sport (in Albanian). Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  16. ↑ "KF Sopoti 0 – 0 KF Shkumbini". FSHF.org (in Albanian). 12 September 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "Sopoti Librazhd vs. Butrinti Sarandë 3 – 0". Soccerway. 26 September 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  18. ↑ "Sopoti bën tripletë, Turbina akuzon". Panorama Sport (in Albanian). 18 October 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  19. ↑ "Sopoti Librazhd vs. Apolonia Fier 2 – 0". Soccerway. 24 October 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2015.
  20. ↑ "Skënderbeu Korçë vs. Tirana 1 – 2". Soccerway. 19 August 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2015.

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