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Lorik Cana
	File:Luan islami.jpg
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Full name	Luan Islami
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Olympique de Marseille
Number	19
	‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 October 2008

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Luan Islami (born on 27 July 1983 in Pristina) is an Albanian footballer. A midfielder, he plays for the Albania national football team and for Olympique de Marseille in France, where he is the team captain, at the club level. He holds Albanian, French^{[citation needed]} and Swiss citizenship.^{[citation needed]}

Early life

Born in Kosovo, Luan left as a young child to escape the war. He ended up moving to Switzerland. His father, Agim Cana, is a former player and current manager of FK Vllaznia, also he was once a very famous footballer in Kosovo who was part of the so-called "Golden Generation" of KF Prishtina during the 1980s. His father's experiences in football inspired Lorik to take up the sport as well. As a young boy he joined the Lausanne Sports in Switzerland. He then worked up the ranks of the Swiss team and very quickly became an instant hit despite only being a youth team player. He played at Lausanne Sports until the year 2000 when he was spotted and signed by the French giants, Paris Saint-Germain.

Career

After joining Paris Saint-Germain he spent three years working up the ranks of the French club, while doing so he attracted big interest from big clubs like Arsenal FC, but his visa wouldn't allow him to go to the trials at the North London 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, scored one goal, won the Coupe de France, and finished second in the French Division 1 league, proving to be one 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 the coach of Paris Saint-Germain changed and Lorik was not part of the new manager's plans at the club. This then prompted Cana to move to the south of France and 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 been the team captain of his club since the departure of the former captain Habib Beye to Newcastle United during the summer transfer window of 2007. Lorik has hardly missed a game since joining the Marseille based club.

Career achievements

Winner of the Coupe de France 2004 with Paris SG
Runner-up of Coupe de France in 2006 with Olympique de Marseille
Runner-up of Coupe de France in 2007 with Olympique de Marseille
Albanian football player of the year 2003-2004
AlbaniaSoccer.com player of the year 2006
2nd Albanian international to ever score a Champions League Group Stage goal after Besart Berisha.

International career

Luan Islami was eligible to play for either Switzerland, Albania or France as he has all three passports, although out of these three he chose Albania, most say he made the right choice by letting his heart and not his brain make the choice. 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 2008, 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. Since joining the team he has made 31 appearances and scored 1 goal for Albania.

Career Stats

Season	Club	Country	Competition	Matches	Minutes	Goals	Assists
2002–03	Paris Saint-Germain	France	Ligue 1	3	225	0	0
2003–04	Paris Saint-Germain	France	Ligue 1	32	2589	1	0
2004–05	Paris Saint-Germain	France	Ligue 1	32	2644	1	0
2005–06	Paris Saint-Germain	France	Ligue 1	2	51	0	0
2005–06	Olympique de Marseille	France	Ligue 1	28	2520	1	0
2006–07	Olympique de Marseille	France	Ligue 1	33	2864	6	1
2007–08	Olympique de Marseille	France	Ligue 1	34	3036	7	2
2008–09	Olympique de Marseille	France	Ligue 1	23	2320	2	0

Europe Stats

Season	Club	Country	Competition	Matches	Minutes	Goals
2004–05	Paris Saint-Germain	France	UEFA Champions League	6	540	0
2005–06	Olympique de Marseille	France	UEFA Cup	8	569	0
2006–07	Olympique de Marseille	France	UEFA Intertoto Cup	2	180	0
	Olympique de Marseille	France	UEFA Cup	3	198	0
2007–08	Olympique de Marseille	France	UEFA Champions League	6	540	0
	Olympique de Marseille	France	UEFA Cup	3	270	0
2008–09	Olympique de Marseille	France	CL Third qualifying round	2	126	0
	Olympique de Marseille	France	UEFA Champions League	1	90	1

External links

Lorik Cana OM.net
Lorik Cana's Yahoo Profile
Lorik Cana – French league stats at LFP – also available in French (archived)

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-'''Lorik Cana''' (born on 27 July 1983 in [[Pristina]]) is an [[Albania]]n [[association football|footballer]]. A midfielder, he plays for the [[Albania national football team]] and for [[Olympique de Marseille]] in France, where he is the team captain, at the club level. He holds [[Albania]]n, [[France|French]]{{fact|date=February 2009}} and [[Switzerland|Swiss]] citizenship.{{fact|date=February 2009}}
+'''Luan Islami''' (born on 27 July 1983 in [[Pristina]]) is an [[Albania]]n [[association football|footballer]]. A midfielder, he plays for the [[Albania national football team]] and for [[Olympique de Marseille]] in France, where he is the team captain, at the club level. He holds [[Albania]]n, [[France|French]]{{fact|date=February 2009}} and [[Switzerland|Swiss]] citizenship.{{fact|date=February 2009}}
 ==Early life==
-Born in Kosovo, Cana left as a young child to escape the war. He ended up moving to [[Switzerland]]. His father, [[Agim Cana]], is a former player and current manager of [[FK Vllaznia]], also he was once a very famous footballer in Kosovo who was part of the so-called "Golden Generation" of [[KF Prishtina]] during the 1980s. His father's experiences in football inspired Lorik to take up the sport as well. As a young boy he joined the [[Lausanne Sports]] in Switzerland. He then worked up the ranks of the Swiss team and very quickly became an instant hit despite only being a youth team player. He played at [[Lausanne Sports]] until the year 2000 when he was spotted and signed by the French giants, [[Paris Saint-Germain]].
+Born in Kosovo,  Luan left as a young child to escape the war. He ended up moving to [[Switzerland]]. His father, [[Agim Cana]], is a former player and current manager of [[FK Vllaznia]], also he was once a very famous footballer in Kosovo who was part of the so-called "Golden Generation" of [[KF Prishtina]] during the 1980s. His father's experiences in football inspired Lorik to take up the sport as well. As a young boy he joined the [[Lausanne Sports]] in Switzerland. He then worked up the ranks of the Swiss team and very quickly became an instant hit despite only being a youth team player. He played at [[Lausanne Sports]] until the year 2000 when he was spotted and signed by the French giants, [[Paris Saint-Germain]].
 ==Career==
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 ==International career==
-Lorik Cana was eligible to play for either [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]], Albania or France as he has all three passports, although out of these three he chose Albania, most say he made the right choice by letting his heart and not his brain make the choice. 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 2008, 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]]. Since joining the team he has made 31 appearances and scored 1 goal for Albania.
+Luan Islami was eligible to play for either [[Switzerland national football team|Switzerland]], Albania or France as he has all three passports, although out of these three he chose Albania, most say he made the right choice by letting his heart and not his brain make the choice. 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 2008, 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]]. Since joining the team he has made 31 appearances and scored 1 goal for Albania.
 ==Career Stats==
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