Armando Broja is showing signs of finding his form. On Saturday, the Albanian striker played from the 65th minute for Burnley. Immediately in the 67th minute, this team suffered a 1-0 defeat in the away match against Bournemouth. But in the 90th minute, Broja scored with a header for a 1-1 draw and an important point for his team.
For the 24-year-old, it was the first goal in 11 Premier League appearances for Burnley. And also the first goal after a very long time at club level. He last scored on October 14 in Albania's 4:2 friendly victory over Jordan. He had also scored with Albania on June 3 last year, while he had last scored with club when he was at Chelsea, on January 6, 2024. Broja's last goal in the Premier League was on October 2, 2023.
"It's a great feeling, to be honest. The goal couldn't have come at a better time," Broja said.
"I'm feeling really good and the goal came at the perfect time for me and the team."
Burnley are only in the penultimate position in the Premier League with 11 points. For this team, every point is important.
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"Bournemouth are a really good team and we knew how dangerous they could be. But I think we got better and better throughout the game. It was a battle throughout the game. We were lucky to get a draw. We could have scored the winning goal, but we accept the point and look ahead," added Broja.
He failed to make it to Chelsea, largely due to injuries. He had loan spells at Vitesse, Southampton, Fulham and Everton.
On August 8, he signed a five-year contract with Burnley. He hopes to get his career back on track with this team.
With Broja's goal, Burnley ended their seven-game losing streak.
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"It's not easy when you're bottom of the Premier League table and everyone knows that. It can be very difficult and sometimes it can be very ruthless. Seven losses in a row were not easy for us at all. But that's over and now we have to take advantage of this point and move forward," says Broja.
Burnley host Everton, one of Broja's former teams, next Saturday. Perhaps it will be a good opportunity for the Albanian striker to start. and lead the team to its first victory in a long time.
