Orestis Menka

Albanian footballer
Orestis Menka
Personal information
Full name Orestis Menka
Date of birth (1992-07-27) 27 July 1992 (age 31)
Place of birth Lushnjë, Albania
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Team information
Current team
 Vasalund
Number 1
Youth career
2002–2007 Levadiakos
2007–2009 PAOK
2009–2013 Doxa Drama
2011–2012 → Glyfada (loan)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Doxa Drama 8 (0)
2014–2015 Aiginiakos 2 (0)
2015–2016 Doxa Drama 0 (0)
2016–2017 Apollon Kalamaria 13 (0)
2017–2020 Doxa Drama 59 (0)
2020–2021 Panachaiki 0 (0)
2021 Levadiakos 5 (0)
2021 Akropolis 14 (0)
2022– Vasalund 48 (0)
International career‡
2013 Albania U21 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 November 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 June 2013

Orestis Menka (born 27 July 1992) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Swedish Ettan-Norra club Vasalund.[1]

Club career

Early career

Menka moved to Levadeia, Greece, at the age of four and started his youth career at age 10, with the city's football-club Levadiakos, where he stayed five years before signing with PAOK together with a fellow Albanian compatriot Ergys Kaçe, where he stayed two years, then moved to Doxa Drama's youth team, was loaned for a year at Glyfada F.C. and then returned to Doxa Drama.[2]

Doxa Drama

On 6 January 2013, Menka gained entry with the first team of Doxa Drama as he called up for the match against Panachaiki, but he was an unused substitute.[3] He called up in total of 7 times, but all of them was an unused substitute.[4]

He made it his debut on 15 December 2013, by being included in the starting line-up in an away match against Anagennisi Giannitsa F.C. finished in the victory 1–2.[5] He played 2 consecutive games by keeping the clean sheet, on 12 January 2014 against Anagennisi Karditsas[6] and against Tyrnavos 05 on 19 January 2014,[7] with both games finishing in goalless draws. Menka played a half-time match on 29 March 2014 against Vataniakos, match finished in the victory 2–3 where he conceded 1 goal as the 2nd was conceded by his substitute Kostas Davkos.[8]

PANACHAIKI

Since the summer of 2020, he has been playing for Panachaiki.

International career

He played his first match for Albania national under-21 football team on 6 February 2013 against Macedonia U21, an friendly match finished in goalless draw 0-0.[citation needed] In the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship he played two matches against Hungary U21 on 7 June 2013 [9] and Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 on 11 June 2013.[10]

International games and goals

Youth national team

International appearances and goals
# Date Venue Opponent Final score Goal Result Competition
2013
1 6 February Stadiumi Laçi, Laçi, Albania  Macedonia 0–0 0 Draw Friendly
2 7 June Niko Dovana Stadium, Durrës, Albania  Hungary 1–2 0 Loss UEFA Euro U-21 2015 qualification
3 11 June Bilino Polje, Zenica, Bosnia and Herzegovina  Bosnia and Herzegovina 1–4 0 Loss UEFA Euro U-21 2015 qualification

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 October 2014[11]
Season Club League country League League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2012–13 Doxa Drama Football League (Greece) 0 0 0 0 - - 0 0
2013–14 8 0 0 0 - - 8 0
Total 8 0 0 0 0 0 8 0
2014–15 Aiginiakos Football League (Greece) 0 0 1 0 - - 1 0
Total 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0
Career total 8 0 1 0 0 0 9 0

References

  1. ^ Orestis Menka at Soccerway
  2. ^ Talenti Orest Menka debuton në futbollin grek aSport.al
  3. ^ Doxa Dramas vs. Panachaiki - 6 January 2013 - Soccerway
  4. ^ Albania - O. Menka - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway
  5. ^ Anagennisi Giannitsa vs. Doxa Dramas - 15 December 2013 - Soccerway
  6. ^ Anagennisi Karditsas vs. Doxa Dramas - 12 January 2014 - Soccerway
  7. ^ Doxa Dramas vs. Tyrnavos - 19 January 2014 - Soccerway
  8. ^ Vataniakos vs. Doxa Dramas - 29 March 2014 - Soccerway
  9. ^ Albania U21 vs. Hungary U21 - 7 June 2013 - Soccerway
  10. ^ Bosnia-Herzegovina U21 vs. Albania U21 - 11 June 2013 - Soccerway
  11. ^ Orestis Menka at Soccerway

External links

  • Orestis Menka at Soccerway


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