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Driton Camaj (Montenegrin: Дритон Цамај; born 7 March 1997) is a Montenegrin professional footballer who plays as a left winger for Nemzeti Bajnokság II club Kisvárda and the Montenegro national team.
Club career
Camaj first played competitive football with Budućnost in Podgorica. In July 2015, Camaj went on a trial with Croatian club Inter Zaprešić at the age of 18, during which he scored in a friendly match against NK Rudeš. As a result, he signed with Inter Zaprešić. However, he only played two league matches with Inter Zaprešić, and subsequently returned to Montenegro where he spent a half season with Dečić from Tuzi. In the summer of 2016, Camaj returned to Budućnost. On 29 January 2018, Camaj signed a new three-year contract with Budućnost.
International career
Camaj was elegible to play for the
Albania national football team due to being an ethnic Albanian and the Montenegro national football team.Camaj played for Montenegro's U19 team in the 2016 UEFA Euro U19 Championship qualifiers, scoring a goal against Hungary in the group stage of qualification.
Camaj debuted for the Montenegro U21 in 2016. He played in a friendly match with Bosnia and Herzegovina U21 on 10 November 2016, which Bosnia won 2–0. In May 2017, Camaj was called up by Montenegro U21 coach Mojaš Radonjić for the Valeriy Lobanovskyi tournament in Ukraine. In the tournament, Camaj played against Slovenia U21 and Ukraine U21. After the tournament, Camaj played in a friendly match against Georgia U21 on 12 June 2017. In 2021 the Albania national football team was interested in calling Camaj up.
Camaj scored his first goal for Montenegro in a friendly match against the Czech Republic on 20 June 2023.
On 18 October 2023 a clash broke out at a international friendly as Montenegrin fans were breaking chairs and throwing them at the Serbian police, who retaliated.The clash was thought to have been caused due to Montenegro having 3 players on the pitch who were of Albanian descent, one of whom was Camaj
Career statistics
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External links
Driton Camaj at Soccerway