Bruno Puja

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Bruno Puja
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-01-20) 20 January 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Kavajë, Albania
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
Bylis
Youth career
2011– Besa Kavajë
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2018 Besa 3 (0)
2018–2021 Kastrioti 16 (0)
2021–2023 Egnatia 34 (0)
2023– Bylis 0 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Albania U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 August 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 24 October 2015

Bruno Puja (born 20 January 2000) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Albanian club Bylis.[1]

Club career[edit]

Early career[edit]

Puja started his youth career at age 11 with hometown club Besa Kavajë. He joined the U-13 team on 1 September 2011. During the 2015–16 season he played for the U-19 team in Albanian Superliga U-19 group B.[2]

Besa Kavajë[edit]

He made his professional debut at age 15 with Besa Kavajë under coach Dorjan Bubeqi in the 2015–16 Albanian Cup match against Laçi on 16 September 2015, coming on as a substitute at half-time in place of Klajdo Arkaxhiu. The match finished in a 1–3 loss.[3]

Career statistics[edit]

Club[edit]

As of 28 October 2017 [4]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Europe[a] Other[b] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Besa Kavajë 2015–16 Albanian First Division 1 0 1 0
2016–17 1 0 0 0 1 0
2017–18 0 0 0 0
Total 1 0 1 0 2 0
Career total 1 0 1 0 2 0
  1. ^ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup

International career[edit]

Following his professional debut with Besa Kavajë in September 2015, Puja was immediately called up at Albania national under-17 football team by coach Džemal Mustedanagić to participate in the 2016 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualification from 22 to 27 October 2015.[5] He played two full 80-minute matches on two first match-days against Switzerland U17 and Netherlands U17, but Albania U17 lost both matches.[6] For the closing match against Wales U17 he was an unused substitute and the coach Džemal Mustedanagić left his place to fellow goalkeeper Everest Braçe.[7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Bruno Puja at Soccerway
  2. ^ Bruno Puja Archived 2016-12-20 at the Wayback Machine FSHF profile
  3. ^ Besa Kavajë vs. Laçi - 16 September 2015 Soccerway
  4. ^ Bruno Puja at Soccerway
  5. ^ Kombëtarja U-17, vazhdon përgatitjet FSHF.org
  6. ^ Bruno PujaUEFA competition record (archive)
  7. ^ Bruno Puja matches at Soccerway

External links[edit]