Thomas Strakosha
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Thomas Strakosha (born 19 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League Greece club AEK Athens. Born in Greece, he plays for the Albania national team.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Thomas Strakosha[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 (age 29)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3][4] | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | AEK Athens | ||
Number | 1 | ||
Youth career | |||
2011–2012 | Panionios | ||
2012–2014 | Lazio | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2015–2022 | Lazio | 164 | (0) |
2015–2016 | → Salernitana (loan) | 11 | (0) |
2022–2024 | Brentford | 2 | (0) |
2024– | AEK Athens | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2012–2013 | Albania U19 | 6 | (0) |
2013–2016 | Albania U21 | 11 | (0) |
2017– | Albania | 31 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:40, 5 November 2023 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:36, 24 June 2024 (UTC) |
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Born in Athens, Strakosha played youth football at Panionios before joining Italian club Lazio in 2012. He made his professional debut in August 2015, while on a loan spell at Salernitana. Strakosha made 208 appearances in total for Lazio, winning the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana twice each.
After playing for Albania at under-19 and under-21 levels, Strakosha made his senior international debut in March 2017 against Italy.