Thomas Strakosha

Thomas Strakosha
Strakosha playing for Lazio in 2018
Personal information
Full name Thomas Strakosha[1]
Date of birth (1995-03-19) 19 March 1995 (age 29)[2]
Place of birth Athens, Greece
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[3][4]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
AEK Athens
Number 1
Youth career
2011–2012 Panionios
2012–2014 Lazio
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2022 Lazio 164 (0)
2015–2016Salernitana (loan) 11 (0)
2022–2024 Brentford 2 (0)
2024– AEK Athens 7 (0)
International career
2012–2013 Albania U19 6 (0)
2013–2016 Albania U21 11 (0)
2017– Albania 35 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:30, 5 October 2024 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:58, 14 October 2024 (UTC)

Thomas Strakosha (born 19 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Super League Greece club AEK Athens. Born in Greece, he plays for the Albania national team.

Born in Athens, Strakosha played youth football at Panionios before joining Italian club Lazio in 2012. He made his professional debut in August 2015, while on a loan spell at Salernitana. Strakosha made 208 appearances in total for Lazio, winning the Coppa Italia and the Supercoppa Italiana twice each.

After playing for Albania at under-19 and under-21 levels, Strakosha made his senior international debut in March 2017 against Italy.

  1. ^ "2022/23 Premier League squad lists". Premier League. 16 September 2022. Retrieved 18 September 2022.
  2. ^ "Thomas Strakosha: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
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