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Egli Kaja (born 26 July 1997) is an English–Albanian professional footballer who plays as a Midfielder for AFC Wimbledon.
Career
Kaja's career began in 2003 with youth side MHD, where he was offered the opportunity to join Middlesbrough. Having finished as top scorer for three consecutive seasons, Kaja joined Kingstonian in 2006 upon moving to London. Once again finishing as top scorer in the youth set-up, he turned down a trial with Chelsea in order to join AFC Wimbledon.
Enjoying a brief stint with AC Milan on trial, he later featured for the Dons on a scholarship, and turned down a second chance to compete for a contract in Milan the following season. Kaja signed a professional contract with AFC Wimbledon in April 2015, and made his first team debut on Saturday 26 September. Coming off the bench in a 2–0 defeat to Luton Town, he also made a substitute appearance three days later in a 1–1 draw with Northampton Town.
Statistics
- As of 20 October 2015
| Season | Club | Division | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2015–16 | AFC Wimbledon | League Two | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||