.jpg) Kuqi warming up for Ipswich Town in 2008 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 November 1976 | ||
| Place of birth | Vučitrn, SFR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1989 | Trepca | ||
| 1990–1993 | KaPa-51 | ||
| 1994 | MiKi | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1995–1996 | MP | 50 | (10) |
| 1997–1999 | HJK | 72 | (18) |
| 2000 | FC Jokerit | 33 | (19) |
| 2001–2002 | Stockport County | 35 | (11) |
| 2002–2003 | Sheffield Wednesday | 64 | (19) |
| 2003 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 11 | (4) |
| 2003–2005 | Ipswich Town | 68 | (26) |
| 2005–2006 | Blackburn Rovers | 34 | (7) |
| 2006–2009 | Crystal Palace | 78 | (17) |
| 2007–2008 | → Fulham (loan) | 10 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Ipswich Town (loan) | 4 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | TuS Koblenz | 17 | (7) |
| 2010–2011 | Swansea City | 22 | (5) |
| 2010 | → Derby County (loan) | 12 | (2) |
| 2011 | Newcastle United | 6 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | Oldham Athletic | 40 | (11) |
| 2012–2013 | Hibernian | 13 | (0) |
| 2016 | Lohjan Pallo | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 570 | (156) | |
| International career | |||
| 1999–2010 | Finland | 62 | (8) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2014 | Honka | ||
| 2015–2016 | PK-35 Vantaa | ||
| 2016–2017 | Inter Turku | ||
| 2024 | Feronikeli | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Shefki Kuqi[a] (pronounced [ˈʃɛfki ˈkuci]; born 10 November 1976) is a professional football manager and former player who played predominantly as a striker. He was most recently the manager of Football Superleague of Kosovo club Feronikeli.
He spent most of his career in the English football league system, for clubs including Newcastle United, Sheffield Wednesday, Ipswich Town, Blackburn Rovers, Crystal Palace, Fulham, Swansea City and Oldham Athletic. He made over 500 career league appearances, scoring over 150 goals.
Despite being born in Yugoslavia to Kosovan Albanian parents, Kuqi grew up in Finland and holds Finnish citizenship which allowed him to represent the Finland national team at international level, for which he scored eight goals in 62 appearances between 1999 and 2010. His trademark goal celebration of swallow-diving onto the ground has led to his nickname of the "Flying Finn".
- ^ "Premier League Player Profile". Premier League. Retrieved 19 October 2013.