Ilion Lika
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Ilion Lika | ||
Date of birth | 17 May 1980 | ||
Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1997–1999 |
Dinamo Tirana | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2007 |
Dinamo Tirana | 199 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Elbasani | 17 | (0) |
2008–2009 |
Terek Grozny | 27 | (0) |
2010 |
Vllaznia Shkodër | 1 | (0) |
2010 |
Kastrioti Krujë | 15 | (0) |
2010–2013 | Tirana | 75 | (0) |
2013 |
Kastrioti Krujë | 16 | (0) |
2014 | Tirana | 12 | (0) |
2014–2016 |
Flamurtari Vlorë | 38 | (0) |
2016–2024 | Tirana | 111 | (0) |
International career | |||
1995 | Albania U16 | 2 | (0) |
1997 | Albania U18 | 3 | (0) |
2000 | Albania U21 | 1 | (0) |
2002–2006 | Albania | 14 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2020– | Tirana (player-goalkeeping coach) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 18 October 2023 |
Ilion Lika (born 17 May 1980) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper.
During his 19-year career span, Lika has played more than 500 matches on club level. He began his professional career in 1999 with
In the following years, the now veteran goalie had spells again with Kastrioti Krujë and Tirana, before joining
He was also a member of the Albania national team between 2002 and 2010, earning 14 senior international caps.
Club career
Early career
Lika played for
Terek Grozny
Even though he had turned down a move to
He managed 9 clean sheets in 27 games during the 2008–09 season.[9] Following a very impressive first season in
The president wanted the team and its supporters to call him Iljaz Lika instead of his official name, Ilion Lika.
Injury
Lika suffered an injury that would keep him out of action for over five months in February 2009.
Departure
On 1 December 2009, Lika left the club officially along with six other players. All five others were foreign the
Vllaznia Shkodër
Lika returned in Albania in January 2010 now as a free agent, agreeing to a short-term contract with Albanian Superliga strugglers
Kastrioti Krujë
One the same after his departure from Vllaznia Shkodër, Lika signed to fellow top flight side
Tirana
On 17 June 2010, Lika was presented as Tirana's newest player by signing a contract for the upcoming season.[20] He played with the club in the UEFA Europa League qualifying rounds, collecting three appearances; he kept two clean-sheets in the first qualifying round tie versus Hungary's Zalaegerszegi TE as Tirana won 1–0 on aggregate thanks to a golden goal scored by Erando Karabeci in the 107th minute of the second leg at ZTE Arena.[21] Lika was also on goal in the 4–0 away defeat to Utrecht in the first leg of second qualifying round.[22] He was accused by coach and club directors as one of the players to influence the defeat,[23] and was not in the squad for the returning leg at Qemal Stafa Stadium which finished in a 1–1 draw.[24] Lika however denied the accusations by stating that he has always "defended the Tirana jersey with heart."[25]
Return to Kastrioti Krujë
On 14 August 2013, Lika joined Kastrioti Krujë by penning a contract until the end of 2013–14 season.[26] He played 16 league games in the first part of the season before leaving in January of the following year.[27]
Return to Tirana
On 5 January 2014, Lika agreed terms with
Flamurtari Vlorë
On 5 June 2014, shortly after the end of the season, Lika left Tirana and joined
Lika remained on goal for the next two matches of the second qualifying round as the team was knocked out 5–1 on aggregate by Petrolul Ploiești,[35][36] ending thus his European campaign with four matches.[37]
Second return at Tirana
In June 2016, Lika completed a transfer to
The cup success meant the return of Tirana in European competitions after five years, with Lika being included in new coach
Tirana went to dominate with hammering results in either home or away matches, such as the 6–0 win at
Lika commenced the
International career
Lika was first approached to
Lika was the starting goalkeeper in the 2006 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. He played seven matches in the Group 2, keeping no clean-sheets as Albania finished in 5th position.[61]
Lika continued to be part of the team in
Under new manager Arie Haan, Lika received another call-up in January 2008 for gathering between 14 and 23 January in Antalya, Turkey.[68] He was the third goalkeeper in Albania's unsuccessful 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign.[69]
Lika returned to the national team in February 2010 where he was named in the squad for the unofficial friendly versus Kosovo.[70] He played as a substitute in the match which ended in a 3–2 win for Lika's side.[71][72] It was his final call-up to the national team, as he was no longer part in the UEFA Euro 2012 qualifying campaign, with his spot occupied by youngster Samir Ujkani.
Personal life
Lika is a practicing
Career statistics
Club
Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe | Other | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Dinamo Tirana
|
1999–00
|
Albanian Superliga
|
6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||
2000–01
|
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
2001–02
|
25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 27 | 0 | |||
2002–03
|
25 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | — | 29 | 0 | |||
2003–04
|
35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4[a] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 40 | 0 | ||
2004–05
|
35 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
2005–06
|
36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1[d] | 0 | — | 37 | 0 | |||
2006–07
|
21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | 23 | 0 | |||
Total | 199 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 215 | 0 | ||
Elbasani | 2007–08
|
Albanian Superliga
|
17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 17 | 0 | ||
Terek Grozny
|
2008 | Russian Premier League | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||
2009 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||||
Total | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 28 | 0 | ||||
Vllaznia Shkodër | 2009–10
|
Albanian Superliga
|
1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Kastrioti Krujë
|
2009–10
|
Albanian Superliga
|
15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
Tirana | 2010–11
|
Albanian Superliga
|
30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3[e] | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | |
2011–12
|
26 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 44 | 0 | ||
2012–13
|
19 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 28 | 0 | ||
Total | 75 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 110 | 0 | ||
Kastrioti Krujë
|
2013–14
|
Albanian Superliga
|
16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||
Tirana | 2013–14
|
Albanian Superliga
|
12 | 0 | — | — | — | 12 | 0 | |||
Flamurtari Vlorë
|
2014–15
|
Albanian Superliga
|
24 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4[e] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 30 | 0 |
2015–16
|
14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 16 | 0 | ||||
Total | 38 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
Tirana | 2016–17
|
Albanian Superliga
|
36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 37 | 0 | ||
2017–18
|
Albanian First Division
|
20 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | 1[c] | 0 | 29 | 0 | |
2018–19
|
Albanian Superliga
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
Total | 56 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 66 | 0 | ||
Career total | 456 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 525 | 0 |
- ^ a b c All appearance(s) in UEFA Cup
- ^ All appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
- ^ a b c d e Appearance in Albanian Supercup
- ^ All appearance(s) in UEFA Intertoto Cup
- ^ a b c d e All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
International
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
---|---|---|---|
Albania | 2002 | 1 | 0 |
2003 | 0 | 0 | |
2004 | 3 | 0 | |
2005 | 7 | 0 | |
2006 | 3 | 0 | |
Total | 14 | 0 |
Honours
Club
- Dinamo Tirana[75]
- 2001–02
- Albanian Cup: 2002–03
- Tirana[75]
- runner-up (1): 2022–23
- Albanian Cup: 2010–11, 2011–12, 2016–17
- runner-up (3): 2018–19, 2019–20 , 2023
- Albanian Supercup:(4) 2011, 2012, 2017,2022
- runner-up (1): 2021
- 2017–18
Individual
- April 2014
- 2013–14[31]
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External links
- Ilion Lika at National-Football-Teams.com
- Ilion Lika at Russian Premier League