// Workers AI · dad joke modeIs Rudolf Turkaj a turkey? Fowl play on names.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 3 February 1995 | ||
| Place of birth | Lezhë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Trepça | ||
| Number | 95 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2014 | Shkëndija Tiranë | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2016 | Besëlidhja | 11 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Shënkolli | 21 | (0) |
| 2017–2019 | Iliria | 42 | (6) |
| 2019–2023 | Laçi | 97 | (4) |
| 2023–2024 | Martigues | 3 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | Suhareka | 17 | (0) |
| 2025 | Istiklol | 7 | (1) |
| 2026 | Ferizaj | 7 | (0) |
| 2026– | Trepça | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2022– | Albania | 2 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 June 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 28 April 2023 | |||
Rudolf Turkaj (born 3 February 1995) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back, for Trepça.[1][2]
Career
[edit]On 29 July 2025, Turkaj signed for Tajikistan Higher League club Istiklol, on a contract until the end of 2025.[3] On 10 January 2026, Istiklol announced that they had not renewed their contract with Turkaj after he'd played nine games for the club and scored once.[4]
On 18 January 2026, Kosovo Superleague club Ferizaj announced the signing of Turkaj.[5]
Honors
[edit]- Istiklol
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 24 December 2025[1]
| Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Istiklol | 2025[8] | Tajikistan Higher League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 2[a] | 0 | 0[b] | 0 | 9 | 1 | |
| Career total | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | ||
- ↑ Appearances in the AFC Champions League Two
- ↑ Appearances in the Tajik Supercup
References
[edit]- 1 2 Rudolf Turkaj at Soccerway
- ↑ "Rudolf Turkaj — FSHF". fshf.org. Albanian Football Association. Retrieved 18 May 2020.
- ↑ "ISTIKLOL STRENGTHENS DEFENSE WITH ALBANIAN DEFENDER!". fc-istiklol.tj (in Tajik). FC Istiklol. 29 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
- ↑ "Rudolf Turkay is a free agent!". fc-istiklol.tj (in Tajik). FC Istiklol. 10 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
- ↑ "Mirë se erdhe, Rudolf Turkaj!". instagram.com/fcferizaj/ (in Albanian). FC Ferizaj Instagram. 18 January 2026. Retrieved 20 January 2026.
- ↑ "Ish-mbrojtësi i Laçit dhe i Kombëtares shqiptare, Rudolf Turkaj pranë marrëveshjes me klubin e ri". albeu.com (in Albanian). 9 July 2026.
- ↑ "ИСТИҚЛОЛ» МАРОТИБАИ 7-УМ СОҲИБИ ҶОМИ ФФТ ШУД! ДАР БОЗИИ НИҲОИИ ҶОМИ ФЕДЕРАТСИЯИ ФУТБОЛИ ТОҶИКИСТОН ДАСТАИ ПОЙТАХТ ТИМИ КМВА-РО ДУЧОРИ БОХТ НАМУД". t.me/fcistiklol2007 (in Tajik). FC Istiklol Telegram. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 22 February 2025.
- ↑ 2025 FC Istiklol season
  | This biographical article related to association football in Albania, about a defender, is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by adding missing information. |
Categories:
- 1995 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Lezhë
- Albanian men's footballers
- Men's association football central defenders
- Albania men's international footballers
- Kategoria Superiore players
- Kategoria e Parë players
- Ligue 3 players
- Football Superleague of Kosovo players
- First Football League of Kosovo players
- Shkëndija Tiranë players
- KF Besëlidhja Lezhë players
- KF Shënkolli players
- KF Iliria Fushë-Krujë players
- KF Laçi players
- FC Martigues players
- FC Istiklol players
- FC Ferizaj players
- KF Trepça players
- Albanian expatriate men's footballers
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in France
- Expatriate men's footballers in France
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo
- Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo
- Expatriate men's footballers in Tajikistan
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Tajikistan
- 21st-century Albanian sportsmen
- Albanian football defender stubs