Veton Tusha

Veton Tusha
Personal information
Date of birth (2002-12-29) 29 December 2002 (age 23)
Place of birth Kaçanik, Kosovo under UN administration
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Celje
Number 25
Youth career
2008–2017 New Star Football School
2017–2018 Arsenal Football School
2018–2019 Vardar
2020–2021 Denizlispor
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021–2022 Denizlispor 23 (2)
2022 Termalica 3 (0)
2022–2023 Ballkani 14 (1)
2023–2024 Dinamo 17 (0)
2024-2026 Drita 60 (11)
2026- Celje 0 (0)
International career
2017–2019 Kosovo U17 7 (2)
2019 Kosovo U19 3 (0)
2021–2024 Kosovo U21 14 (2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2026

Veton Tusha (born 29 December 2002) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for club Celje.

Club career

Denizlispor

On 15 January 2021, Tusha signed his first professional contract with Super Lig side Denizlispor after agreeing to a three-and-a-half-year deal and received squad number 25. His debut with Denizlispor came five days later against Galatasaray after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Hadi Sacko and scored his side's only goal during a 6–1 away deep defeat.

Termalica

On 18 February 2022, Tusha joined Ekstraklasa side Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza, after agreeing to a one-and-a-half-year deal. His debut with Termalica came a day later in a 0–0 home draw against Legia Warsaw after coming on as a substitute at 81st minute in place of Samuel Štefánik.

Ballkani

On 2 September 2022, Tusha signed a three-year contract with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Ballkani. Six days later, he was named as a Ballkani substitute for the first time in a 2022–23 UEFA Europa Conference League group stage match against CFR Cluj.

International career

Under-17

On 19 November 2017, Tusha was named as part of the Kosovo U17 squad for 2017 Aegean Mercedes Cup. A day later, he made his debut with Kosovo U17 in 2017 Aegean Mercedes Cup match against the host Turkey U17 after coming on as a substitute.

Under-19

On 7 November 2019, Tusha was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2020 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications. Six days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U19 in a match against Russia U19 after coming on as a substitute at 60th minute in place of Adonis Aliu.

Under-21

On 15 March 2021, Tusha received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Qatar U23. Eleven days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in first match against Qatar U23 after being named in the starting line-up.

Career statistics

As of match played 29 July 2025
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Denizlispor 2020–21 Süper Lig 11200——112
2021–22 TFF 1. Lig 12010——130
Total 23210——242
Bruk-Bet Termalica 2021–22 Ekstraklasa 30———30
Ballkani 2022–23 Kosovo Superleague 131002010161
2023–24 Kosovo Superleague 1000400050
Total 141006010211
Dinamo 2023–24 Kategoria Superiore 17010——180
Drita 2024–25 Kosovo Superleague 3365161—448
2025–26 Kosovo Superleague 000041—41
Total 3365110200489
Career total 909711621011412
  1. ↑ Includes Turkish Cup, Kosovar Cup, Albanian Cup
  2. 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Conference League
  3. ↑ Appearance in Kosovar Supercup
  4. ↑ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  5. ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Ballkani
Drita
Individual

References

  1. ↑ "Futbollisti kosovar, Veton Tusha, nënshkruan kontratë me Denizlispor" [Kosovar footballer, Veton Tusha, signs a contract with Denizlispor] (in Albanian). Anadolu Agency. 15 January 2021.
  2. ↑ "Sulmuesi i Kosovës, Veton Tusha i shënon gol Galatasarayt në debutimin e tij me Denizlisporin" [Kosovo's striker, Veton Tusha scores goal against Galatasaray in his debut with Denizlispor] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 20 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Veton Tusha nowym zawodnikiem "Słońi"" [Veton Tusha is the new player of "Elephants"] (in Polish). Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza. 18 February 2022.
  4. ↑ Arlind Sadiku [@arlindsadiku89] (18 February 2022). "Done deal. Veton Tusha signs 1.5 years contract with Termalica in Poland. | #tusha #termalica #ekstraklasa" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  5. ↑ Bruk-Bet Termalica Nieciecza [@BB_Termalica] (19 February 2022). "81' | 🔄 Podwójna zmiana w drużynie Radoslava Latala. Nie zobaczymy już dłużej na murawie Marcina Grabowskiego i Samuela Stefanika. Na boisku pojawią się Bartłomiej Kukułowicz oraz Veton Tusha. | #BBTLEG 0:0" [81' | 🔄 Double substitution for Radoslav Latal's team. We will no longer see Marcin Grabowski and Samuel Stefanik on the pitch. Bartłomiej Kukułowicz and Veton Tusha will appear on the pitch. | #BBTLEG 0:0] (Tweet) (in Polish) – via Twitter.
  6. ↑ "Zyrtare: Ballkani nënshkruan me talentin Veton Tusha" [Official: Ballkani signed the talent Veton Tusha] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 2 September 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ballkani vs. CFR Cluj 1–1". Soccerway. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  8. ↑ "Kombëtarja e Kosovës U17 udhëtoi për Turqi" [The Kosovo national U17 team traveled to Turkey] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 19 November 2017.
  9. ↑ "Kombëtarja U17 pëson humbje në hapje të turneut" [The national U17 team suffers losses in the opening of the tournament] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 20 November 2017.
  10. ↑ "Krasniqi publikon listën e futbollistëve për kualifikimet në Uells" [Krasniqi publishes the list of footballers for the qualifications in Wales] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 7 November 2019.
  11. ↑ "Kosova U19 i nis kualifikimet me barazim kundër Rusisë U19" [Kosovo U19 starts the qualifiers with a draw against Russia U19] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 13 November 2019.
  12. ↑ "Përzgjedhësi Nees publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy miqësoret kundër Katarit" [Selector Nees publishes the list of footballers for the two friendlies against Qatar] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 15 March 2021.
  13. ↑ "Kosova U21 pëson humbje në miqësoren e parë kundër Katarit U23" [Kosovo U21 loses in the first friendly against Qatar U23] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 26 March 2021.
  14. ↑ Veton Tusha at Soccerway. Retrieved 5 August 2024. Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ↑ "Ballkani kurorëzohet me titullin e kampionit, Trepça'89 e Drenica bien nga elita" [Ballkani is crowned champion, Trepça'89 and Drenica fall from the elite] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 28 May 2023.