Loreta Kullashi (born 20 May 1999) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Spanish Liga F club Badalona.
She began playing football at Snöstorp Nyhem FF before joining AIK, where she started her senior career. She later played for Eskilstuna United, FC RosengÃÂ¥rd, had a loan spell at Sassuolo, and subsequently played for Inter Milan and Napoli before joining Badalona in 2025.
Kullashi represented Sweden across youth levels, including the U17, U19 and U23 teams, before making eight appearances and scoring three goals for the senior Sweden national team between 2018 and 2020. She declared her intention to represent the Kosovo national team in February 2026.
Kullashi was born in Helsinki, Finland, to Kosovar-Albanian parents. She moved to Sweden from Finland when she was five years old, and she grew up in Halmstad. She started playing organised football with Snöstorp Nyhem FF's youth system and moved to AIK in summer 2011. She made her debut for AIK as a 15-year-old, in a Svenska Cupen quarter-final fixture at UmeÃÂ¥ IK on 29 March 2015.
She made six appearances in the 2015 Damallsvenskan for relegated AIK, but was given a more central role the following season. In 2016 she scored 15 goals in 20 Elitettan matches and 20 goals in 23 matches across all competitions. In January 2017 she joined English FA WSL club Manchester City on trial, but ultimately re-signed for AIK in time for the 2017 season. In July 2017 she transferred to Damallsvenskan club Eskilstuna United.
On her debut appearance for Eskilstuna United, Kullashi scored two goals in a 4âÂÂ0 home win over IF Limhamn Bunkeflo. She was praised by teammate Olivia Schough and her new coach for her dribbling abilities.
Kullashi was the youngest player named to the Sweden squad for the 2016 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Papua New Guinea.
In January 2018, 18-year-old Kullashi enjoyed a "dream" debut for the senior Sweden team, scoring two goals in a 3âÂÂ0 win over South Africa.
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