Shefki Kuqi

Quick Facts

Full Name	Shefki Kuqi
Occupation	Association Football Player
Date Of Birth	Nov 10, 1976(1976-11-10)
Age	48
Birthplace	Vučitrn
Country	Kosovo
Birth City	District of Mitrovica
Horoscope	Scorpio

Shefki Kuqi Biography

Shefki Kuqi is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on November 10, 1976 in Vučitrn, District of Mitrovica, Kosovo. Shefki Kuqi (pronounced”‘Sefki’kuci’] born 10 November, 1975) is one of the Finnish former professional footballer.

Kuqi was signed by Sheffield Wednesday for an undisclosed sum , and he signed a 3-year contract. Kuqi was first introduced with the club in a 1-0 victory against Crewe on the 12th of January, 2002. In his time at Sheffield Wednesday he scored 19 times between January 2002 between September 2003 and January 2002, but he was not able to score the club was relegated to Division Two in September 2003. Wednesday being dropped into Division Two (or League One as it’s now called) while he was at Hillsborough. A lot of fans at Sheffield Wednesday were puzzled by then Chris Turner’s decision to allow Kuqi go to Ipswich at no cost after tensions among the two. While there in Sheffield, Kuqi also scored an assist at Sheffield United in The Steel City Derby. He scored his 2nd goal of the game in the 80th minute of the game at Hillsborough to ensure victory after Lloyd Owusu scored through his first touch during his debut.

Kuqi scored seven Premier League goals for Blackburn in the 2005–06 season, but couldn’t replicate his form from his time at Ipswich Town. During the following season Kuqi struggled to break into the first team and made only one appearance, coming on as a substitute in a 3–0 loss against Portsmouth. Six years later, Kuqi revealed he almost joined Celtic, but the club instead opted to sign Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink.

His form with Ipswich earned him a move to the Premier League with Blackburn. Kuqi made his debut in a 3–1 loss against West Ham United on 13 September 2005 and scored his first goal of the Premier League and scored again in a 2–0 win over West Brom on 1 October 2005. After the match, manager Mark Hughes praised Kuqi for his two-goal performance. Kuqi then scored his second brace of the season in a 2–0 win over Middlesbrough on 26 December 2005. During the season, Kuqi struggled to command a first team place and found himself on the bench.

Kuqi was signed by Stockport County in January 2001. Kuqi began his first game for the club during the 1-1 draw against Tranmere Rovers on the 3rd of February 2001. Many consider him to be the hero of County’s 2000-01 season , as Kuqi was awe-inspiring by his quickness and power and strength, he would go through to net six goals over 18 games, helping County keep their Division One status. Kuqi is the club’s second most international recognized player. But under manager-player Carlton Palmer, after he succeeded Andy Kilner as manager, Kuqi was not used as often. Kuqi’s performance was a highlight and led to Kuqi to be considered for his club of choice Blackburn. Kuqi was close to of signing with Blackburn with an PS1.2 million. However, the deal fell through and he blamed Palmer of threat of sacking him due to injuries. Palmer was responsible for threatening Graeme Souness for Kuqi not signing with the club. Kuqi persists in his allegations against Palmer and claims that his management is “flawed” and feels that the club made a mistake by retaining Palmer as their manager. Kuqi later joined Blackburn Rovers four years later.

Shefki Kuqi Net Worth

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

Kuqi started his professional profession playing for Kangasniemen Palloseura. He later played for Mikkelin Kissat, Mikkelin Palloilijat, HJK and FC Jokerit in Finland’s Veikkausliiga. Kuqi was a part of the UEFA Champions League in the autumn of 1998 alongside HJK. Kuqi was the league’s highest scorer during the 2000 season and was playing for FC Jokerit. After having played for three Finnish clubs in the Veikkausliiga, Kuqi became more popular, which led to his move into Stockport County.

Kuqi began his career with Kuqi’s Finnish National team the 18th of August 1999, in the match against Belgium shortly after he was granted Finnish citizenship. He was a regular part of the Finland team from 1999 until the year 2010. Kuqi played in 62 games in the national team of Finland as well as scoring eight goals. Kuqi declared his resignation from football the 24th of November, 2010.

In September 2003, Kuqi joined Ipswich Town in September 2003 on loan. After making 11 appearance and scoring 4 goals, Kuqi joined Ipswich Town permanently in November despite late interest from Town’s rival Norwich City. For the next two seasons at Ipswich Town, Kuqi became a regular in the first team and able to score goals. He scored 20 goals in the Championship for Ipswich in the 2004–05 season, which made him the club’s leading top scorer, along with Darren Bent. By the end of the season with his contract at Ipswich Town coming to an end, Kuqi rejected the offer of a new contract with the club.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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In March 2008, Kuqi returned to Ipswich on loan until the end of the season to fill in for the injured Jonathan Walters but failed to reproduce his form at Ipswich Town. He began the 2008–09 campaign with his first team prospects seemingly irretrievable but Crystal Palace manager Neil Warnock named (and used) him as a substitute for the away draw at Ipswich Town and home victory over Charlton in September and on 4 October he scored the second goal of Palace’s 2–0 victory at Nottingham Forest. Kuqi’s return to the first team completed a remarkable sequence of events, and he ended his season as the top scorer of his team. Kuqi was offered a new contract on 27 January 2009 which he rejected. By the end of the season, Kuqi was offered a new contract again along with 5 other players but a few months later, Warnock said he was expecting Kuqi to leave.

Facts & Trivia

Shefki Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Kosovo. Shefki Kuqi celebrates birthday on November 10 of every year.

Kuqi signed for Swansea City on a free transfer from TuS Koblenz on 25 January

2010. He made his debut for the club in a 0–0 draw against Coventry City and scored his first goal for Swansea in a 1–0 win at former club Crystal Palace on 9 February 2010.