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Lorik Cana
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Personal information
Full name Lorik Cana
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Defensive midfielder, Central Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Lazio
Youth career
Lausanne
2000–2002 Paris Saint-Germain
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2005 Paris Saint-Germain 69 (2)
2005–2009 Marseille 122 (8)
2009–2010 Sunderland 31 (0)
2010–2011 Galatasaray 24 (1)
2011- Lazio 0 (0)
International career‡
2003– Albania 47 (1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 January 2010
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 25 October 2010

Lorik Cana (born 27 July 1983) is an Albanian footballer, who plays for Lazio as a defensive midfielder and the Albania national football team. He is the vice-captain for Albania at international level. He carved his reputation as a strong, tenacious tackler and a leader on the field during his stint in France with Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille. Umbro sponsor him.

Club career

Paris Saint-Germain

He was invited over by Arsenal at the age of sixteen for a trial, but failed to attend because he was denied an English visa.[1] At Paris Saint-Germain he spent three years working through the ranks of the French club. Cana finally broke into their first team in 2003 and quickly became one of their main players. During the 2003–04 season, he played 32 games and scored one goal, as the team won the Coupe de France and finished second in the French Division 1 league, proving to be one of the most successful seasons of his career so far. This was repeated the next season when he also played 32 games for the Paris team and scored one goal. In his senior debut for Paris Saint German he was chosen the MAN OF THE MATCH.[citation needed]

Marseille

However, at the beginning of the 2005–06 season, there was a change of coach at Paris Saint-Germain and Cana fell out of favour. This prompted him to move to the south of France to join the most successful club in French history, Marseille. Since joining Marseille, he has cemented his place in the starting eleven, and scored the winning goal in the first match between his new club (Olympique de Marseille) and his former club (Paris Saint-Germain). He also became team captain since the departure of the former captain Habib Beye to Newcastle United during the summer of 2007.

Sunderland

Cana joined Sunderland on a four-year contract for a fee of around £5 million on 24 July 2009.[2] He was soon handed the team's captaincy by manager Steve Bruce,[3] although Bruce later stated a captain had yet to be appointed.[4] On 15 August, Cana made his league debut for Sunderland and contributed with an impressive performance in a 1–0 win over Bolton Wanderers. He was appointed as Sunderland's captain for the 2009–10 season on 3 September.[5] lorik his the best of century albanian player

Galatasaray

Cana joined Galatasaray on 8 July 2010, for a fee of around $4.5 million. Following a dismal season for the team, Cana looked set to leave after just a solitary season at the club.

Lazio

On July 3, 2011, Cana signed for Italian Serie A outfit Lazio, becoming the club's fourth signing of the summer, following the arrivals of Miroslav Klose, Senad Lulić and Abdoulay Konko.

International career

Cana was eligible to play for either Switzerland, Albania or France, as he has all three passports.[citation needed] Cana has been involved with the Albania national football team since early 2003, after receiving a call-up from the Albanian Football Association. He accepted the invitation and made his international debut on 11 June, at the age of just 19. On 12 September 2007, he was sent off by referee Mike Riley in the 87th minute of Albania's home game against the Netherlands, after an altercation with Wesley Sneijder and Ruud van Nistelrooy. His team conceded a late goal to lose 0–1 shortly after the dismissal. As of 21 July 2010 he has made 43 appearances and scored 1 goal for Albania. He was one of the key players in Albania's formidable 1–0 home win against Belarus for the Uefa Euro 2012 Group Qualifications by hitting the crossbar in a 40 meters free kick and by being an undefeatable wall in defense.

Personal life

Lorik is the son of retired footballer Agim Cana.[6] He is a UNO-ambassador against poverty.[6][7] In an interview Cana has stated that archeology is one of his biggest interests and that he plans to work in the Albanology field after his footballing career after pursuing a University degree in History.[6]

Career statistics

As of 26 October 2010[8][9][10]

Club

Club Season League Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Paris Saint-Germain 2002–03 3 0 - - - - - - 3 0
2003–04 32 1 - - - - - - 32 1
2004–05 32 1 - - - - 6 0 38 1
2005–06 2 0 - - - - - - 2 0
Total 69 2 0 0 0 0 6 0 75 2
Marseille 2005–06 28 3 - - - - 8 0 36 3
2006–07 33 2 - - - - 5 0 38 2
2007–08 34 2 - - - - 9 0 43 2
2008–09 27 1 - - - - 3 1 30 2
Total 122 8 0 0 0 0 25 1 147 9
Sunderland 2009–10 31 0 - - - - - 31 0
Total 31 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 0
Galatasaray 2010–11 15 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 1
Total 15 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 18 1
Career total 237 11 0 0 0 0 34 1 271 12

International

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Honours

Club

PSG

Olympique de Marseille

Individual

  • Albanian Footballer of the Year: 2004, 2005, 2009

References

  1. ^ "Cana: Arsenali më ka kërkuar si 16-vjeçar" (in Albanian). Pristina, Kosovo: Telegrafi.com. 18 February 2010. Retrieved 14 July 2010. Jam ftuar nga Arsenali për prova kur kam pasur 16 vjet, por nuk mund të vija për shkak të problemeve me vizën.
  2. ^ "Sunderland sign Marseille captain". BBC Sport. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  3. ^ "Catt fight is not over yet". Sunderland Echo. 25 July 2009. Retrieved 26 July 2009.
  4. ^ Fraser, Paul (15 August 2009). "Skipper's crown is awaiting Dunne". The Northern Echo. Retrieved 19 August 2009.
  5. ^ "Exclusive: Cana for captain". Sunderland AFC. 2 September 2009. Retrieved 3 September 2009.
  6. ^ a b c Frashëri, Dash. "Lorik Cana në 360 gradë: 24 orët e kapitenit të Marsejës, nga futbolli te librat" (in Albanian). Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  7. ^ UNPD Kosovo. "Cana visits UNDP Kosovo". UNPD. Retrieved 28 July 2010.
  8. ^ "Cana, Lorik". National Football Teams. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  9. ^ "LORİK CANA". Turkish Football Federation. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
  10. ^ "Lorik Cana". Mackolik.com. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
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