# Kamer Qaka

Kamer Qaka (born 11 April 1995) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Macedonian club Shkëndija.

## Club career
### Early years / Norway

Qaka was born in Peja, modern-day Kosovo, but when he was two years old his family moved to Norway and settled in Brandbu. In 2010, while still attending lower secondary school, he signed his first professional contract for Norwegian Eliteserien side Vålerenga.
In a May 2010 cup game against Oppsal IF, as Qaka made his professional debut, he became Vålerenga's youngest goalscorer ever. He made his league debut in 2011.
In 2013, he signed for fellow Norwegian club Raufoss. He made his debut on 15 April 2013 against Odd 2 as they won the game 2–1. In January 2014, he joined Hønefoss BK, and a year later he went on to Sarpsborg 08 FF.
In 2016 he tried his luck with Kristiansund BK. His performances paid off when Qaka helped his team get promoted to the Eliteserien, as well as being awarded the trophy for the best player in the league.

### Politehnica Iași

On 17 July 2017, after terminating his contract with Kristiansund, Qaka put pen to paper on a two-year deal with Romanian team Politehnica Iași. A week later, he made his competitive debut in a 0–0 Liga I draw with Gaz Metan Mediaș, coming on as a half-time substitute for Dan Spătaru. From the following matchday, Qaka established himself as a starter under head coach Flavius Stoican.
In November 2017, after his international debut for Albania, it was reported that fellow league teams FCSB, CFR Cluj and Universitatea Craiova, as well as Portuguese side Braga, were interested in acquiring the player.

### Universitatea Craiova

On 3 June 2019 he signed a 4-years contract with CS Universitatea Craiova.

### Return to Shkëndija

On 5 January 2023, Qaka returned to Shkëndija on a two-year contract.

## International career

Qaka from 2010 until 2014 has been part of Norway at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U15 and U19 teams and he with these teams played 36 matches, he accepted the invitation from the Albania national team by coach Christian Panucci for the friendly match against Turkey on 13 November 2017 as a replacement for the injured Amir Abrashi. He debuted for Albania against Turkey as a 67th-minute substitute for Odise Roshi in a 2–3 away win for his side.

## Career statistics
### Club

    As of 21 December 2020
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 |
| Vålerenga | 2010 | Eliteserien | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Vålerenga | 2011 | Eliteserien | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 |
| Vålerenga | 2012 | Eliteserien | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 0 |
| Vålerenga | Total | Total | 10 | 0 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 |
| Raufoss | 2013 | 2. divisjon | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Raufoss | Total | Total | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 0 |
| Hønefoss | 2014 | OBOS-Ligaen | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Hønefoss | Total | Total | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 14 | 0 |
| Sarpsborg 08 | 2015 | Eliteserien | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| Sarpsborg 08 | Total | Total | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 16 | 1 |
| Kristiansund | 2016 | OBOS-Ligaen | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Kristiansund | 2017 | Eliteserien | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 10 | 0 |
| Kristiansund | Total | Total | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 35 | 0 |
| Politehnica Iași | 2017–18 | Liga I | 28 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 30 | 0 |
| Politehnica Iași | 2018–19 | Liga I | 24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 25 | 0 |
| Politehnica Iași | Total | Total | 52 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 55 | 0 |
| FCSB | 2018–19 | Liga I | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| FCSB | Total | Total | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 |
| Universitatea Craiova | 2019–20 | Liga I | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Universitatea Craiova | Total | Total | 12 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 0 |
| Kongsvinger | 2020 | OBOS-ligaen | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Kongsvinger | Total | Total | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 |
| Career total | Career total | Career total | 158 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | — | — | 182 | 2 |

### International

    As of 27 July 2018
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
| Albania |
| Albania | 2017 | 1 | 0 |
| Albania | 2018 | 3 | 0 |
| Total | Total | 4 | 0 |

## Honours
### Club
#### Sarpsborg 08

* Norwegian Football Cup: Runner-up 2015

#### Kristiansund

* OBOS-ligaen: 2016