Lorik Cana
Albanian footballer
Lorik Agim Cana (Albanian pronunciation: [ˈlɔɾik ˈtsana]; born 27 July 1983) is an Albanian former professional footballer. He is currently the Grassroots ambassador for children's football in Albania, named by the Albanian Football Association on 26 October 2017.
 Cana with Nantes in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lorik Agim Cana | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Pristina, Kosova | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back, defensive midfielder, central midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–2000 | FC Dardania Lausanne | ||
| 2000–2001 | Paris Saint-Germain | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2000–2003 | Paris Saint-Germain B | 39 | (2) |
| 2002–2005 | Paris Saint-Germain | 69 | (2) |
| 2005–2009 | Marseille | 122 | (6) |
| 2009–2010 | Sunderland | 31 | (0) |
| 2010–2011 | Galatasaray | 24 | (1) |
| 2011–2015 | Lazio | 82 | (4) |
| 2015–2016 | Nantes | 21 | (0) |
| Total | 388 | (15) | |
| National team | |||
| 2003–2016 | Albania | 93 | (1) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career statistics
changeClub
change| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Paris Saint-Germain B | 2000–01 | CFA | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 0 | ||||
| 2001–02 | 12 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 12 | 1 | ||||||
| 2002–03 | 23 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 23 | 1 | ||||||
| Total | 39 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 39 | 2 | ||||||
| Paris Saint-Germain | 2002–03 | Ligue 1 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | ||||
| 2003–04 | 32 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 36 | 1 | ||||
| 2004–05 | 32 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 0 | — | 40 | 1 | |||
| 2005–06 | 2 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 69 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | — | 81 | 2 | |||
| Marseille | 2005–06 | Ligue 1 | 28 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8[b] | 0 | — | 43 | 1 | |
| 2006–07 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5[c] | 0 | — | 45 | 2 | |||
| 2007–08 | 34 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9[d] | 0 | — | 48 | 3 | |||
| 2008–09 | 27 | 1 | — | — | 12[e] | 1 | — | 39 | 2 | |||||
| Total | 122 | 6 | 15 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 34 | 1 | — | 175 | 8 | |||
| Sunderland | 2009–10 | Premier League | 31 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 35 | 0 | ||
| Galatasaray | 2010–11 | Süper Lig | 24 | 1 | 4 | 0 | — | 3[f] | 0 | — | 31 | 1 | ||
| Lazio | 2011–12 | Serie A | 15 | 2 | — | — | 6[f] | 0 | — | 21 | 2 | |||
| 2012–13 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 | — | 9[f] | 0 | — | 38 | 0 | ||||
| 2013–14 | 26 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 6[g] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |||
| 2014–15 | 17 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 20 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 82 | 4 | 8 | 0 | — | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 111 | 4 | |||
| Nantes | 2015–16 | Ligue 1 | 21 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 24 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 388 | 15 | 35 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 496 | 17 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Champions League
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ Two appearances in UEFA Intertoto Cup, three appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ Eight appearances in UEFA Champions League, four appearances in UEFA Cup
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
- ↑ Six appearances in UEFA Champions League, three appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
change| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2003 | 6 | 0 |
| 2004 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2005 | 8 | 1 | |
| 2006 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2007 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2008 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2009 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2010 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2011 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2012 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2013 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2014 | 8 | 0 | |
| 2015 | 6 | 0 | |
| 2016 | 5 | 0 | |
| Total | 92[a] | 1 | |
- Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Cana goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Cap | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 17 August 2005 | Qemal Stafa Stadium, Tirana, Albania | 16 |  Azerbaijan |
2–1 | 2–1 | Friendly |
Honours
changeParis Saint-Germain[2]
- Coupe de France: 2003–04;[8] runner-up: 2002–03
- Trophée des Champions runner-up: 2004
Marseille
Lazio[2]
- Coppa Italia: 2012–13; runner-up: 2014–15
- Supercoppa Italiana runner-up: 2013, 2015
Individual
- Albanian Footballer of the Year: 2003
- Albanian Fan's Footballer of the Year: 2009
- Albanian Sports Ambassador: 2018[9]
Notes
change- ↑ Cana also played in a match against Kosovo in 2015. However, Kosovo were not members of FIFA or UEFA at the time and as such the match is not recognised as an official international by FIFA.
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Lorik Cana". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Lorik Cana at Soccerway. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ "Lorik Cana". Mackolik.com. 26 October 2010. Retrieved 26 October 2010.
- ↑ "Football : Lorik Cana". Football Database. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ Lorik Cana – UEFA competition record (archive)
- ↑ "Lorik Cana - national football team player". EU-Football.info. 23 August 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2016.
- ↑ Mamrud, Roberto. "Lorik Cana – International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ↑ "Résultat et résumé Paris-SG - Châteauroux, Coupe de France, Finale, Samedi 29 Mai 2004". lequipe.fr. Retrieved 26 February 2021.
- ↑ "Ndahen çmimet e "Albanian Sports Ambassador", ish-kapiteni kuqezi Lorik Cana merr trofeun kryesor të mbrëmjes" [The "Albanian Sports Ambassador" awards are allocated, former red&black captain Lorik Cana takes evening's most important trophy] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 30 September 2018.