Ilion Lika
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Ilion Lika | ||
| Date of birth | 17 May 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Tiranë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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KF Tirana | ||
| Number | 1 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1997–1999 | Dinamo | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2007 | Dinamo | 200 | (0) |
| 2007–2008 | Elbasani | 17 | (0) |
| 2008–2009 | Terek Grozny | 27 | (0) |
| 2009–2010 | Kastrioti | 15 | (0) |
| 2010–2013 | Tirana | 75 | (0) |
| 2013 | Kastrioti | 16 | (0) |
| 2014 | Tirana | 12 | (0) |
| 2014–2016 | Flamurtari | 38 | (0) |
| 2016– | Tirana | 36 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1995 | Albania U16 | 2 | (0) |
| 1997 | Albania U18 | 3 | (0) |
| 2000 | Albania U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2002–2010 | Albania | 14 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Ilion Lika (born 17 May 1980) is an Albanian football player who plays for Tirana in the Albanian Superliga as a goalkeeper. He has previously played for Dinamo, Elbasani, Kastrioti and Flamurtari in Albania and Terek Grozny in Russia. He was also a member of the Albania national team between 2002 and 2010, and he earned 14 senior international caps.
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.
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