Loreta Kullashi
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With AIK in 2015 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Loreta Kullashi[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 20 May 1999 | ||
| Place of birth | Helsinki, Finland | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Badalona | ||
| Number | 14 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2011 | Snöstorp Nyhem FF | ||
| 2011–2015 | AIK | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | AIK | 38 | (24) |
| 2017–2021 | Eskilstuna United | 76 | (27) |
| 2021–2023 | FC Rosengård | 47 | (12) |
| 2023–2024 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 25 | (7) |
| 2024 | Inter Milan | 0 | (0) |
| 2025 | Napoli | 13 | (0) |
| 2025– | Badalona | 11 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2015 | Sweden U17 | 11 | (9) |
| 2016–2018 | Sweden U19 | 19 | (8) |
| 2017–2023 | Sweden U23 | 22 | (5) |
| 2018–2020 | Sweden | 8 | (3) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 15:13, 16 December 2025 (UTC) | |||
Loreta Kullashi (born 20 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Liga F club Badalona.
She began playing football at Snöstorp Nyhem FF before joining AIK, where she started her senior career. She later played for Eskilstuna United, FC Rosengård, had a loan spell at Sassuolo, and subsequently played for Inter Milan and Napoli before joining Badalona in 2025.
Kullashi represented Sweden across youth levels, including the U17, U19 and U23 teams, before making eight appearances and scoring three goals for the senior Sweden national team between 2018 and 2020. She declared her intention to represent the Kosovo national team in February 2026.[2]
Club career
Kullashi was born in Helsinki, Finland, to Kosovar-Albanian parents. She moved to Sweden from Finland when she was five years old,[3] and she grew up in Halmstad.[4] She started playing organised football with Snöstorp Nyhem FF's youth system and moved to AIK in summer 2011. She made her debut for AIK as a 15-year-old, in a Svenska Cupen quarter-final fixture at Umeå IK on 29 March 2015.[5]
She made six appearances in the 2015 Damallsvenskan for relegated AIK, but was given a more central role the following season. In 2016 she scored 15 goals in 20 Elitettan matches and 20 goals in 23 matches across all competitions. In January 2017 she joined English FA WSL club Manchester City on trial, but ultimately re-signed for AIK in time for the 2017 season. In July 2017 she transferred to Damallsvenskan club Eskilstuna United.[6]
On her debut appearance for Eskilstuna United, Kullashi scored two goals in a 4–0 home win over IF Limhamn Bunkeflo. She was praised by teammate Olivia Schough and her new coach for her dribbling abilities.[3]
International career
Kullashi was the youngest player named to the Sweden squad for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea.[1]
In January 2018, 18-year-old Kullashi enjoyed a "dream" debut for the senior Sweden team, scoring two goals in a 3–0 win over South Africa.[7]
International goals
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | 21 January 2018 | Green Point Stadium, Cape Town, South Africa | South Africa | 0–2 | 0–3 | Friendly |
| 2. | 0–3 | |||||
| 3. | 4 October 2019 | Diósgyőri Stadion, Miskolc, Hungary | Hungary | 0–5 | 0–5 | UEFA Women's Euro 2022 qualifying |
Honours
Sweden
References
- ^ a b "List of Players – Sweden" (PDF). FIFA. 24 September 2016. p. 14. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ "Sermaxhaj publikon listën e futbollisteve për dy ndeshjet e para kualifikuese të Botërorit 2027" [Sermaxhaj publishes the list of players for the first two qualifying matches of the 2027 World Cup] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 February 2026.
- ^ a b Petersson, Johan (9 September 2017). "Loreta Kullashi: "Min dröm är att bli en av de bästa i världen"". Eskilstuna-Kuriren (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 July 2019.
Jag flyttade till Sverige från Finland när jag var fem år.
- ^ Åkesson, Jimmy (21 February 2018). "Starten på 2018 års kapitel" (in Swedish). Vilirare. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Mellerborg, Stefan. "10 Loreta Kullashi" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Mellerborg, Stefan (21 July 2017). "Loreta Kullashi till Eskilstuna United DFF" (in Swedish). AIK Fotboll. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
- ^ Durefelt, Filip (21 January 2018). "18-åringens drömdebut i landslaget – målskytt efter en minut" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 16 July 2019.
External links
- Loreta Kullashi at Soccerway
- Loreta Kullashi at the Swedish Football Association (in Swedish)
- Loreta Kullashi club team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)
- Loreta Kullashi national team profile at SvFF (in Swedish) (archived)