Armando Broja

2020–21 season: Loan to Vitesse On 21 August 2020, Broja signed for Vitesse on a season-long loan. On 19 September, he scored his first ever league goal in a 2–0 win over Sparta Rotterdam. Broja finished his loan spell at Vitesse as their joint-top scorer in the Eredivisie for the 2020–21 season, netting ten goals.

2021–22 season: Loan to Southampton

On 18 July 2021, Broja signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea. On 10 August 2021, he was loaned to fellow Premier League club Southampton for the 2021–22 season. On his debut on 25 August, he scored two goals in an 8–0 win over League Two side Newport County in the second round of the EFL Cup. On 16 October, Broja scored his first league goal for The Saints in a 1–0 win against Leeds United, and became the first Albanian player to score in the Premier League.

2022–23 season On 2 September 2022, Broja signed a new long-term contract with Chelsea until 2028. He scored his first goal for the club on 8 October 2022 against Wolverhampton Wanderers, helping Chelsea seal a 3–0 win.

2023–24 season: Loan to Fulham After scoring two goals in 19 games across all competitions for Chelsea in the first half of the season, Broja was sent on loan to fellow Premier League side Fulham on 1 February 2024, signing a contract until the end of the season. He made his debut on 3 February, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for Rodrigo Muniz in a 2–2 away draw to Burnley in the Premier League.

2024–25 season: Loan to Everton On 30 August 2024, shortly before the transfer window closed, Broja signed for fellow Premier League side Everton on a season-long loan with an option to make the transfer permanent.

Burnley

On 8 August 2025, Broja joined fellow Premier League club Burnley signing a five-year contract in a deal worth around £20 million. He made his league debut on 14 September 2025, against Liverpool, coming on as a substitute in the 89th minute of a 1–0 home defeat, decided by a stoppage-time penalty from Mohamed Salah in the 95th minute. On 20 December 2025, Broja scored his first goal for Burnley against Bournemouth in the 90th minute, heading past Đorđe Petrović to secure a 1–1 draw. In January 2026, Broja was included in the Premier League "Team of the Week" following his assist against Newcastle United. In Burnley's 1–0 loss to Manchester City on 23 April 2026, Broja played briefly in the closing minutes and was congratulated by Pep Guardiola after the match, as Burnley were relegated to the Championship.

On 16 August 2026, Broja returned to competitive action after a lengthy absence, coming on as a 76th-minute substitute against West Ham United in Burnley's opening Championship match of the season, with the team trailing 2–0; his pass led to a penalty converted by Zian Flemming, who later scored the stoppage-time equaliser to complete Burnley's comeback.

International career Broja was eligible to play for England through his place of birth, and for Albania through his Albanian parents. In early 2019, he declined an invitation by the England national under-21 team as his desire was to play only for Albania. Later that year, he played in the Euro 2020 qualifiers, scoring against Belgium and receiving a red card against Iceland.

On 9 June 2019, aged 17 years and 9 months, Broja debuted for the under-21 side against Wales, scoring twice in a 2–1 win, and scored again three days later in a 3–1 victory. He later played in the 2021 and 2023 UEFA Euro U21 qualification campaigns, and on 4 June 2021 captained the side and scored in a 3–0 away win against Andorra.

Senior In September 2020, Broja received his first senior call-up from coach Edoardo Reja for Albania's 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C matches against Belarus and Lithuania. On 7 September 2020 he made his debut in a 1–0 home loss against Lithuania. In the following month, he started both of Albania's matches, which ended in goalless draws. On 5 September 2021, Broja scored his first senior goal in the 2022 World Cup qualification match against Hungary, helping his team to a 1–0 victory. It was Albania's first ever win against Hungary. Three days later, in the next qualifying match against San Marino, Broja came on as a half-time substitute and contributed significantly by scoring once and providing two assists in a 5–0 victory. On 9 October 2021, Broja came on as a second-half substitute and scored the decisive goal in the 80th minute of a 1–0 victory over Hungary. Albania ultimately finished third in the group, two points behind Poland, and did not qualify for the play-offs.

On 10 June 2022, Broja scored from the penalty spot at the end of the first half in a 2022–23 UEFA Nations League B match against Israel, though Albania went on to lose 2–1 after conceding twice in the second half.

Broja missed the entire Euro 2024 qualifying campaign after suffering a serious injury while at Chelsea in December 2022, He recovered in time for the finals and was included in Albania's 26-man squad for the tournament in Germany. Ahead of the tournament, on 3 June 2024, Broja scored in the 31st minute of a 3–0 warm-up victory over Liechtenstein. During the finals in Euro 2024 Group B, he featured in Albania's defeats to Italy (1–2) and Spain (0–1). Albania finished bottom of the group with a single point and were eliminated from the tournament.

In August 2024, Broja suffered an Achilles tendon injury which sidelined him for the rest of the year, preventing him from featuring in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B. In his absence, Albania finished bottom of their group and were relegated to League C.

International

Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Broja goal.

Honours Chelsea U18 Professional Development League: 2017–18