Dren Terrnava

Dren Terrnava
Personal information
Date of birth (2005-05-21) 21 May 2005
Place of birth Turku, Finland
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Perugia (on loan from Parma)
Number 17
Youth career
–2022 TPS
2022– Parma
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2021 TPS II 13 (0)
2021–2022 TPS 0 (0)
2022– Parma 0 (0)
2025–Perugia (loan) 2 (0)
International career
2021–2022 Finland U17 9 (0)
2022–2023 Finland U18 9 (1)
2023–2024 Finland U19 5 (0)
2024– Finland U21 1 (0)
Medal record
Finland U18
Baltic Cup 2023[1]
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 4 November 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 June 2024

Dren Terrnava (Albanian: Dren Tërrnava ; born 21 May 2005) is a Finnish professional football midfielder for Serie C club Perugia, on loan from Parma.

Career

TPS

Born in Turku, Terrnava spent his youth years with Turun Palloseura (TPS). He made his senior debut with the club's reserve team in the fourth-tier Kolmonen in 2021.[2]

Parma

In January 2022, he moved to Italy and signed a deal with Parma for an undisclosed fee, and was first registered to their U17 academy squad. He played a total of 37 matches in the U17 and U18 squads, before in April 2023 he was promoted to U19 squad, playing in Primavera 2.[3][4][5][6]

Loan to Perugia

On 1 September 2025, Terrnava joined Serie C club Perugia on a loan deal.[7]

International career

A regular Finnish youth international, Terrnava has represented Finland at various youth levels, in under-17, under-18 and under-19 youth national teams.[8][9]

Terrnava was part of the Finland U18 squad winning the friendly tournament Baltic Cup in June 2023.[10]

In October 2023, Terrnava was part of the Finland U19 squad in the 2024 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification tournament, in three games against Romania, Czech Republic and San Marino.[11]

Personal life

Born and raised in Finland, Terrnava is of Kosovo Albanian descent.[12]

Honours

Finland U18

  • Baltic Cup: 2023

References