Orestis Menka

Oresti Menka
Personal information
Full name Orestis Menka
Date of birth (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992
Place of birth Lushnjë, Albania
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Playing position Goalkeeper
Club information
Current team
 Doxa Drama
Number 1
Youth career
2002–2007 Levadiakos
2007–2009 PAOK
2009–2013 Doxa Drama
2011–2012 → Glyfada (on loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps† (Gls)†
2013–2014 Doxa Drama 8 (0)
2014–2015 Aiginiakos 2 (0)
2015– Doxa Drama
National team‡
2013 Albania U21 3 (0)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19 October 2014.
† Appearances (goals)

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 11 June 2013

Oresti Menka (born 27 July 1992) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a Goalkeeper for Greek club Doxa Drama.

Club career

Early career

Menka moved to Levadeia, Greece, at the age of four and started his youth career at age 10, with the city's football-club Levadiakos F.C., where he stayed five years before signing with PAOK F.C. together with a fellow Albanian compatriot Ergys Kaçe, where he stayed two years, then moved to Doxa Drama's youth team, was loaned for a year at Glyfada F.C. and then returned to Doxa Drama.[1]

Doxa Drama

On 6 January 2013, Menka gained entry with the first team of Doxa Drama as he called up for the match against Panachaiki, but he was an unused substitute.[2] He called up in total of 7 times, but all of them was an unused substitute.[3]

He made it his first debut on 15 December 2013, by including in the starting line-up in an away match against Anagennisi Giannitsa F.C. finished in the victory 1–2.[4] He played 2 consecutive games by keeping the clean sheet, on 12 January 2014 against Anagennisi Karditsas[5] and against Tyrnavos 05 on 19 January 2014,[6] were the both games finished in goalless draw. Menka played a half-time match on 29 March 2014 against Vataniakos, match finished in the victory 2–3 were he conceded 1 goal as the 2nd conceded by his substitute Kostas Davkos.[7]

International career

He played his first match for Albania national under-21 football team on 6 February 2013 against Macedonia U21, an friendly match finished in goalless draw 0-0. In the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship he played two matches against Hungary U21 on 7 June 2013 [8] and Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 on 11 June 2013.[9]

International games and goals

Youth national team

International appearances and goals
# Date Venue Opponent Final Score Goal Result Competition
2013
1 6 February Stadiumi Laçi, Laçi, Albania  Macedonia 0–0 0 Draw Friendly
2 7 June Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës, Albania  Hungary 1–2 0 Loss UEFA Euro U-21 2015 qualification
3 11 June Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–4 0 Loss UEFA Euro U-21 2015 qualification

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 October 2014[10]
Season Club League country League League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2012–13 Doxa Drama Football League (Greece) 0000--00
2013–14 8000--80
Total 80000080
2014–15 Aiginiakos Football League (Greece) 0010--10
Total 00100010
Career total 80100090

References

  1. ↑ Talenti Orest Menka debuton në futbollin grek aSport.al
  2. ↑ Doxa Dramas vs. Panachaiki - 6 January 2013 - Soccerway
  3. ↑ Albania - O. Menka - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway
  4. ↑ Anagennisi Giannitsa vs. Doxa Dramas - 15 December 2013 - Soccerway
  5. ↑ Anagennisi Karditsas vs. Doxa Dramas - 12 January 2014 - Soccerway
  6. ↑ Doxa Dramas vs. Tyrnavos - 19 January 2014 - Soccerway
  7. ↑ Vataniakos vs. Doxa Dramas - 29 March 2014 - Soccerway
  8. ↑ Albania U21 vs. Hungary U21 - 7 June 2013 - Soccerway
  9. ↑ Bosnia-Herzegovina U21 vs. Albania U21 - 11 June 2013 - Soccerway
  10. ↑ Orestis Menka profile at Soccerway

External links

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