Albi Doka

Albi Doka (born 26 June 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a right back for the Croatian club HNK Gorica and the Albanian national teams.

Club Career

Early career

Doka started his youth career at KF Tirana local academy Xheraldina, playing principally with under-15 side. In 2013 he moved at KF Tirana Academies to play for under-17 team.

Tirana

Doka was promoted to Tirana senior team at the start of 2017. On 5 February 2017 Doka made his Kategoria Superiore debut playing the full 90 minutes match against Laci in a 1–0 loss. He played in an Albanian Cup match against Kukesi helping his team winning 2–1.

International Career

Albania U21

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Following an impressive season with Tirana for being an undisputed starter, Doka received his first international call up at the Albania national under-21 football team by coach Alban Bushi for the Friendly match against France U21 on 5 June 2017 and the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017. He made his competitive debut for Albania U21 against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017 playing the full 90-minutes match in a goalless draw.

Albania national team

Doka made his international debut for Albania on 11 November 2020 in a friendly match against Kosovo.