Kristian Kushta

Kristian Kushta (born 16 December 1997) is an Albanian–Greek professional association football player who plays as a forward for Super League Greece club Iraklis.

Club career Early career Kushta was born in Albania but moved to Greece when he was very young and started his youth career with P.A.O.K. aged five.

P.A.O.K. He made it his professional debut under the coach Igor Tudor on 17 December 2015 in a 2015–16 Greek Football Cup match against Olympiacos Volos coming on as a substitute in the 46th minute in place of Nikos Syrakos, where the match finished in the 1–1 away draw.

International career Kushta participated with Albania national under-17 football team in the 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round in October 2013 under the coach Džemal Mustedanagić where he managed to appear in all 3 group matches, playing as a substitute in the opening match against Romania U17 replacing Franc Bakalli, then two other matches as a starter to help his side to advance in the next elite round.

Personal life His uncle is the retired association football player Sokol Kushta.

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