Mirel Çota

Mirel Çota

Personal information
Full name	Mirel Çota
Date of birth	(1988-05-14) 14 May 1988
Place of birth	Librazhd, Albania
Height
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Sopoti Librazhd
Number	9
Youth career
2002–2007	Torino
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2007–2008	Teuta Durrës	20	(2)
2008–2009	Savona	10	(1)
2009–2012	Teuta Durrës	58	(14)
2012–2014	KF Tirana	44	(6)
2014	KF Elbasani	16	(3)
2015	Teuta Durrës	17	(2)
2015–	Sopoti Librazhd	7	(5)
International career‡
2004	Albania U17	3	(4)
–	Albania U19	3	(1)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 November 2015 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 5 August 2015

Mirel Çota (born 14 May 1988, in Librazhd) is an Albanian footballer who plays as a striker for Sopoti Librazhd in the Albanian First Division.

Club career

Elbasan

In end of July 2014, Çota joined newly promoted club KF Elbasani for an undisclosed fee. Then he went in Struga where his team was doing the pre-season training. He debuted with club in the opening week one 2014–15 Albanian Superliga on 23 August in a 1–0 lose against the current champions of Skënderbeu Korçë. Çota scored his first goal of the season in a 1–5 lose against his former side Teuta Durrës on 11 September.

On 5 October 2014, he scored the second goal of the season, an opener in a 2–0 win over against they survival rivals of Apolonia Fier to help Elbasani to get its first three points of the new season. Çota scored his third goal of the season, an opener in 9th minute in a 2–0 away win against Teuta Durrës, giving the team the second victory of the season.

Teuta Durrës

On 6 January 2015 Çota rejoined Teuta Durrës for a third time, becoming the club's third winter signing. Only four days later, he scored a goal in a friendly match against his former team KF Tirana, who finished with a 2–2 draw. In the first official match of 2015, Çota scored the only goal of his team in the 2–1 lose of Teuta against Flamurtari Vlorë (later was considered as a autogoal from Vukašin Tomić), a match that was considered as manipulating from AFA. He played 17 league games for the club and scored twice, as he helped them avoid relegation before leaving at the end of the season.

Sopoti Librazhd

Çota joined Albanian First Division side Sopoti Librazhd on 1 August 2015 on a free transfer, and his move was announced by the club's administrator Iridion Bahiti. He was given the shirt with number 9 by the club and become the vice-captain.

He made his debut in team's opening match of the season on 12 September 2015, starting and playing full-90 minutes in a goalless home draw against Shkumbini Peqin. Çota opened his scoring account two weeks later by scroing in the 3–0 win against Butrinti Sarandë, helping the team to get its first win of the season in week three. On 17 October, he scored in a 3–1 win over Turbina Cërrik, which was followed by another two goals during the 2–0 win against Apolonia Fier, taking his tally up to four goals.

Honours

Club

KF Tirana

• Albanian Supercup (1): 2012

External links

• Profile at Footballdatabase

• Albania – UEFA.com 30 December 2014
• Mirel Çota – UEFA.com 30 December 2014
• Soccerway
• TESSERATO L'ALBANESE COTA