# Regi Lushkja

Regi Lushkja (born 17 May 1996) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kategoria Superiore club Egnatia.

## Club career
### Early career

Lushkja started his youth career at Besa in 2011. During the 2012–13 season he played for the under-17 side managed by Ylli Teliti forming a strong duo striker partnership with Ardit Deliu, where in the first half of the season the duo scored 90% off all Besa Under-17 goals. He gained entry with the first team during the 2014–15 season where he soon established himself as a starter under coach Bledar Sinella playing 15 matches as a starter and 3 other as a substitute. In the next season he retained his starting place playing 12 matches and completing 10 as full-90 minutes.

### Laçi

On 20 January 2016, Lushkja joined Laçi for an undisclosed fee. He made his competitive debut later on 7 February in a 0–3 home defeat to Tirana valid for the matchday 20.

### Sheriff Tiraspol

On 2 February 2022, Lushkja joined Sheriff Tiraspol.

### Tirana

On 10 January 2023, Lushkja officially signed with reigning Kategoria Superiore champions KF Tirana.

## International career

Lushkja has represented Albania at under-19 level, making his debut on 29 August 2014 in a friendly against Bulgaria.
Following injures of 3 players at Albania national under-21 football team, Qazim Laçi, Leonardo Maloku & Emanuele Ndoj during the gathering for the Friendly match against France U21 on 5 June 2017 and the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017, coach Alban Bushi chose Lushkja among Agim Zeka as a replacement. He was not part of the 18-man squad which featured in the opening match of the qualifiers against Estonia U21.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 12 April 2023
Club statistics :
| Club | Season | League | League | League | Cup | Cup | Europe | Europe | Other | Other | Total | Total |
| Club | Season | Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| Besa Kavajë | 2013–14 | Kategoria e Parë | — | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 |
| Besa Kavajë | 2014–15 | Kategoria e Parë | 18 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 20 | 1 |
| Besa Kavajë | 2015–16 | Kategoria e Parë | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Besa Kavajë | Total | Total | 30 | 2 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 2 |
| Laçi | 2015–16 | Kategoria Superiore | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Laçi | 2016–17 | Kategoria Superiore | 31 | 2 | 5 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 36 | 2 |
| Laçi | 2017–18 | Kategoria Superiore | 32 | 3 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 4 |
| Laçi | 2018–19 | Kategoria Superiore | 32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 41 | 4 |
| Laçi | 2019–20 | Kategoria Superiore | 32 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 4 |
| Laçi | 2020–21 | Kategoria Superiore | 33 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 38 | 5 |
| Laçi | 2021–22 | Kategoria Superiore | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | — | — | 27 | 8 |
| Laçi | Total | Total | 184 | 23 | 25 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 224 | 27 |
| Sheriff | 2021–22 | Divizia Națională | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 9 | 3 |
| Sheriff | 2022–23 | Divizia Națională | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Sheriff | Total | Total | 16 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 23 | 3 |
| Tirana | 2022–23 | Kategoria Superiore | 11 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 241 | 27 | 32 | 3 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 293 | 33 |
* ↑ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
* ↑ Including other competitions, such as Superkupa e Shqipërisë

## Honours

Besa Kavajë
* Kupa e Shqipërisë runner-up: 2015–16
Laçi
* Kupa e Shqipërisë runner-up: 2017–18
* Superkupa e Shqipërisë runner-up: 2018
Sheriff Tiraspol
* Moldovan National Division: 2021–22
* Moldovan Cup: 2021–22
* Moldovan Super Cup runner-up: 2021
Tirana
* Abissnet Superiore
** Runner-up:2022–23
* Kupa e Shqipërisë
** Runner-up:2022–23