Lorik Cana

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Lorik Cana
Personal information
Date of birth	27 July 1983 (1983-07-27) (age 26)
Place of birth	Prishtina, Kosovo
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Defensive Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Sunderland
Number	11
Youth clubs
2000–2002	Lausanne Sports Paris Saint-Germain
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2002–2005 2005–2009 2009–	Paris Saint-Germain Olympique Marseille Sunderland	069 (2) 122 (8) 000 (0)
National team2
2003–	Albania	036 (1)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 30 May 2009. 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 27 October 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Lorik Cana (born on 27 July 1983) is an Albanian footballer. A defensive midfielder, he plays for Sunderland A.F.C. and the Albania national football team. He holds Albanian, French and Swiss citizenship. He carved his reputation as a strong, tenacious tackler and a leader on the field during his stint in France with Olympic Marseille. He joined Sunderland on July 25, in the transfer window 2009/2010 season

Cana is the current captain of Sunderland, having suceeded Dean Whitehead who departed for Stoke on the same day Cana joined the club.

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