Armando Broja

Early career

Broja was born in Slough, England to Albanian parents from Koplik, Malësi e Madhe District. He began his football career with Burnham Juniors, then had trials with Reading and Fulham, before signing with Tottenham Hotspur and joining their under-8 selection.

Chelsea

After a two-year stint at Tottenham, Broja transferred to Chelsea and joined their academy in 2009. With the under-18 side, he won the domestic treble of U18 Premier League, U18 Premier League Cup and FA Youth Cup in 2017–18. He also won the Premier League 2 with the under-23s in 2019–20, scoring three goals in ten appearances. On 26 February 2020, Broja signed his first professional contract with the club after agreeing to a two-year deal. On 8 March, he made his professional debut in a 4–0 Premier League win against Everton after coming on as a substitute in the 86th minute in place of Olivier Giroud.

2020–21 season: Loan to Vitesse

On 21 August 2020, Broja signed for Vitesse on a season-long loan. On 19 September, he scored his first ever league goal in a 2–0 win over Sparta Rotterdam. Broja finished his loan spell at Vitesse as their joint-top scorer in the Eredivisie for the 2020–21 season, netting ten goals.

2021–22 season: Loan to Southampton

On 18 July 2021, Broja signed a new five-year contract with Chelsea. On 10 August 2021, he was loaned to fellow Premier League club Southampton for the 2021–22 season. On his debut on 25 August, he scored two…

Broja was eligible to play for England through his place of birth, and for Albania through his Albanian parents. In early 2019, he declined an invitation by the England national under-21 team as his desire was to play only for Albania. Broja received his first call-up for the Albania U19 in early 2019, debuting in friendlies against North Macedonia, scoring twice, before adding three goals against Kosovo. Later that year, he played in the Euro 2020 qualifiers, scoring against Belgium and receiving a red card against Iceland. On 9 June 2019, aged 17 years and 9 months, Broja debuted for the under-21 side against Wales, scoring twice in a 2–1 win, and scored again three days later in a 3–1 victory. He later played in the 2021 and 2023 UEFA Euro U21 qualification campaigns, and on 4 June 2021 captained the side and scored in a 3–0 away win against Andorra.

Senior

In September 2020, Broja received his first senior call-up from coach Edoardo Reja for Albania's 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C matches against Belarus and Lithuania. On 7 September 2020 he made his debut in a 1–0 home loss against Lithuania. In the following month, he started both of Albania's matches, which ended in goalless draws. After his transfer to Southampton for the 2021–22 Premier League season, Broja opened his scoring account for the national team by netting in three consecutive matches during September–October 2021. On 5 September 2021, Broja scored his first senior goal in the 2022 World Cup…

Club

As of match played 5 September 2026

International

As of match played 6 June 2026

Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Broja goal.

Chelsea U18

Professional Development League: 2017–18