Ilion Lika

Quick Facts

Full Name	Ilion Lika
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	May 17, 1980(1980-05-17)
Age	44
Birthplace	Tirana
Country	Albania
Birth City	Tirana
Horoscope	Taurus

Ilion Lika Biography

Ilion Lika is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on May 17, 1980 in Tirana, Tirana, Albania.

Lika played for Dinamo Tirana from 1999 to June 2007. He became a fan favourite during his time at Dinamo Tirana and was considered as being one of the best goalkeepers in the Albanian Superliga. Lika was tested by the Danish side Odense BK but he wasn’t offered a contract at the club. His failed trial in Denmark paved the way for him to be transferred to the 2005–06 Albanian Superliga champions, Elbasani in August 2007 where he signed a 1-year contract. He played just under 6 months in at Elbasani before looking for a new team. It emerged in January that Tirana were interested in signing the Albanian international and that Lika had spoken to one of the club’s owners about a possible switch back to the capital, however Lika himself quickly squashed these rumours insisting that he had never spoken to anyone about a move to Tirana and that it was all speculation. He also had offers from abroad as well with Vorskla Poltava apparently leading the chase for the goalkeeper’s signature, although he had other clubs from Turkey and the rest of Europe interested in him. According to his agent, he was in contact with Vorskla Poltava and he stated that Lika had been offered a very good contract but it was still hard to accept because the location and the weather of Ukraine would have been a problem for Lika.

During his 19-year career span, Lika has played more than 500 matches on club level. He begun his professional career in 1999 with Dinamo Tirana, recording more than 200 appearances in all competitions before leaving for Elbasani in

2007. Lika moved for the first time aboard in January 2008 by joining Terek Grozny of Russian Premier League. He returned in Albania in January 2010, representing in quick succession Vllaznia Shkodër and Kastrioti Krujë before joining Tirana in the summer of that year where he went on to play for the next three years.

Ilion Lika Net Worth

Ilion Lika is one of the richest Association Football Player from Albania. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Ilion Lika 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Ilion Lika (born 17 May 1980) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for Albanian club Tirana in the Albanian Superliga.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Lika continued to be part of the team in UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers, where Albania was placed in Group G. He was called up for the opening two matches against Belarus and Romania in September 2006, starting in the opening match which ended in a 2–2 draw. Otto Barić then removed Lika from the team in March 2007 due to problems with his club Dinamo Tirana, as he was forced to become a free agent until the end of the season. Arjan Beqaj was used as the starting keeper with Isli Hidi as his backup. He returned to the national team in October 2007 after half a year absence for the match versus Slovenia due to an injury of Beqaj. Speaking about that, Lika stated return to the national team was an “indescribable joy”.

Facts & Trivia

Badri Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Albania. Ilion Lika celebrates birthday on May 17 of every year.

Even though he had turned down a move to Ukraine, Lika was still wanted by Tom Tomsk and Terek Grozny, both in Russia. Both clubs had offered him a contract but Lika chose the one from Grozny side as it was “too hard” to refuse. He completed his move to the club on 29 January 2008 and he signed a two-year contract worth $500,000. During his presentation, Lika stated that one of the main reasons for his move was that he hoped to one day become the Albania national team’s first choice goalkeeper. Lika quickly became the club’s 1st choice goalkeeper and put in many impressive performances throughout the 2008–09 season including one against CSKA Moscow where he impressed even the CSKA Moscow’s coach with his performance, he also kept a clean sheet in the historic 1–0 victory over one of the biggest clubs in Russia.