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Lorik Cana (born 27 July 1983) is an Albanian footballer. A defensive midfielder, he plays for Sunderland and the Albania national football team. He carved his reputation as a strong, tenacious tackler and a leader on the field during his duration in France.
[edit] Club careerAt Paris Saint-Germain he spent three years working through the ranks of the French club. Lorik finally broke into the first team of Paris Saint-Germain in 2003 and quickly became one of their main players. During the 2003-2004 season he played 32 games and scored one goal, as the team won the Coupe de France and finished second in the French Division 1 league, proving to be one of the most successful seasons of his career so far. This success was repeated the next season when he also played 32 games for the Paris team and scored one goal. However, at the beginning of the 2005-2006 season, there was a change of coach at Paris Saint-Germain and Lorik fell out of favour. This prompted him to move to the south of France to join the most successful club in French history, Olympique de Marseille. Since joining Olympique de Marseille, he has cemented his place in the starting eleven, and scored the winning goal in the first match between his new club (Olympique de Marseille) and his former club (Paris Saint-Germain). He has also been team captain since the departure of the former captain Habib Beye to Newcastle United during the summer of 2007. Cana joined Sunderland on a four-year contract for a fee of over £5 million on 24 July 2009.[1] He was soon handed the team's captaincy by manager Steve Bruce,[2] although Bruce later stated a captain had yet to be appointed.[3] On 15 August Cana made his league debut for Sunderland and contributed with an impressive performance in a 1–0 win over Bolton Wanderers. He has also enjoyed Man Of The Match performances over Chelsea and Blackburn Rovers, becoming a fans favourite already at the club.[1] He was appointed as Sunderland's captain for the 2009–10 season on 3 September.[4] [edit] International careerLorik Cana was eligible to play for either Switzerland, Albania or France as he has all three passports,[citation needed] although out of these three he chose Albania. Cana has been involved with the Albania national football team since early 2003, after receiving a call-up by the federation. He accepted the invitation and by 11 June he had already made his international debut at the age of just 19. On 12 September 2007, he was sent off by referee Mike Riley in the 87th minute of Albania's home game against the Netherlands national football team after clashing with Wesley Sneijder and Ruud van Nistelrooy.[citation needed] Since his first call-up to the team he has made 36 appearances and scored 1 goal for Albania. [edit] Honours
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Categories: People from Pristina | Albanian footballers | Albanian expatriate footballers | Albania international footballers | Paris Saint-Germain F.C. players | Olympique de Marseille players | Sunderland A.F.C. players | Ligue 1 players | Expatriate footballers in France | Premier League players | 1983 births | Living people | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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