The List of Albania international footballers includes all the individual players who made between 1 and 24 appearances for Albania in the qualifiers of the UEFA European Football Championship, the FIFA World Cup, friendly matches as well as its participation in the Balkan Cup and in the Malta (Rothmans) International Tournament, from 1946 to the present.
Below is a full-list of the players who have made between 1 and 24 appearances for Albania, as of 11 June 2016 after the match against Israel .
Rank | Position | Name | Career | Caps | Goals |
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55 | |||||
FW | 1946–1958 | 24 | 6 | ||
MF | 2010– | 24 | 1 | ||
57 | GK | 1981–1993 | 23 | 0 | |
MF | 2008–2013 | 23 | 1 | ||
59 | DF | 1980–1985 | 22 | 3 | |
FW | 1980–1994 | 22 | 1 | ||
61 | DF | 1970–1981 | 21 | 0 | |
MF | 1984–1990 | 21 | 0 | ||
FW | 2012– | 21 | 4 | ||
64 | |||||
DF | 1946–1953 | 20 | 0 | ||
GK | Samir Ujkani KOS | 2008–2013 | 20 | 0 | |
MF | 1988–1996 | 20 | 0 | ||
FW | 1965–1973 | 20 | 1 | ||
DF | 1946–1952 | 20 | 0 | ||
69 | |||||
MF | 1946–1950 | 19 | 0 | ||
MF | 1985–1997 | 19 | 2 | ||
MF | 1995–2006 | 19 | 0 | ||
DF | 2006–2013 | 19 | 0 | ||
MF | 2008–2013 | 19 | 0 | ||
MF | 2013– | 19 | 2 | ||
75 | |||||
MF | 1946–1952 | 18 | 1 | ||
GK | 1989–2002 | 18 | 0 | ||
MF | 1991–1997 | 18 | 1 | ||
MF | 2014– | 18 | 0 | ||
79 | |||||
MF | 1946–1950 | 17 | 1 | ||
FW | 1996–2002 | 17 | 0 | ||
GK | 2005–2011 | 17 | 0 | ||
FW | 2006–2009 | 17 | 1 | ||
MF | 2013– | 17 | 1 | ||
84 | MF | 1982–1987 | 16 | 2 | |
FW | 1993–2000 | 16 | 1 | ||
FW | 2012– | 16 | 4 | ||
87 | MF | 1963–1970 | 15 | 0 | |
MF | 1967–1976 | 15 | 1 | ||
FW | 1971–1981 | 15 | 5 | ||
MF | 1976–1985 | 15 | 1 | ||
DF | 1985–1990 | 15 | 0 | ||
DF | 1994–1996 | 15 | 0 | ||
MF | 2013–2015 | 15 | 3 | ||
94 | DF | 1947–1957 | 14 | 0 | |
MF | 1963–1967 | 14 | 0 | ||
MF | 1980–1985 | 14 | 0 | ||
MF | 1982–1987 | 14 | 3 | ||
GK | 2002–2006 | 14 | 0 | ||
MF | 2002–2006 | 14 | 0 | ||
DF | 2014– | 14 | 1 | ||
DF | 2015– | 14 | 1 | ||
102 | |||||
FW | 1946–1952 | 13 | 6 | ||
DF | 1946–1950 | 13 | 0 | ||
FW | 1993–2003 | 13 | 0 | ||
MF | 1996–1999 | 13 | 1 | ||
MF | 1996–2002 | 13 | 0 | ||
MF | 2011–2016 | 13 | 0 | ||
108 | FW | 1948–1952 | 12 | 3 | |
DF | 1957–1965 | 12 | 0 | ||
DF | 1963–1970 | 12 | 0 | ||
DF | 1971–1974 | 12 | 1 | ||
DF | 2002–2006 | 12 | 0 | ||
DF | 2005–2013 | 12 | 0 | ||
114 | |||||
DF | 1946–1958 | 11 | 0 | ||
GK | 1947–1953 | 11 | 0 | ||
DF | 1963–1965 | 11 | 0 | ||
FW | 1965–1971 | 11 | 3 | ||
MF | 1971–1976 | 11 | 0 | ||
MF | 1980–1984 | 11 | 0 | ||
DF | 1984–1993 | 11 | 0 | ||
DF | 1986–1993 | 11 | 0 | ||
FW | 1991–1994 | 11 | 0 | ||
MF | 2003–2005 | 11 | 1 | ||
DF | 2006–2011 | 11 | 0 | ||
125 | DF | 1982–1985 | 10 | 0 | |
DF | 1987–1989 | 10 | 0 | ||
FW | 1988–1995 | 10 | 1 | ||
DF | 1990–1997 | 10 | 0 | ||
MF | 1991–1995 | 10 | 0 | ||
DF | 2002–2005 | 10 | 0 | ||
DF | 2015– | 10 | 0 | ||
132 | |||||
FW | 1946–1950 | 9 | 4 | ||
GK | 1964–1967 | 9 | 0 | ||
DF | 1967–1971 | 9 | 0 | ||
DF | 1970–1972 | 9 | 0 | ||
FW | 1973–1983 | 9 | 1 | ||
MF | 1986–1992 | 9 | 0 | ||
MF | 1987–1996 | 9 | 1 | ||
MF | 1995–2000 | 9 | 0 | ||
140 | |||||
GK | 1946–1948 | 8 | 0 | ||
FW | 1949–1958 | 8 | 1 | ||
DF | 1963–1971 | 8 | 0 | ||
MF | 1964–1971 | 8 | 0 | ||
GK | 1967–1973 | 8 | 0 | ||
DF | 1971–1976 | 8 | 0 | ||
FW | 1976–1981 | 8 | 0 | ||
DF | 1982–1983 | 8 | 0 | ||
MF | 1982–1983 | 8 | 0 | ||
MF | 1995–1998 | 8 | 0 | ||
FW | 2010–2013 | 8 | 0 | ||
DF | 2015– | 8 | 0 | ||
152 | FW | 1963–1965 | 7 | 1 | |
MF | 1963–1965 | 7 | 0 | ||
GK | 1971–1973 | 7 | 0 | ||
DF | 1976–1981 | 7 | 1 | ||
DF | 1980–1992 | 7 | 0 | ||
DF | 1980–1981 | 7 | 0 | ||
FW | 1988–1993 | 7 | 1 | ||
MF | 1993–1996 | 7 | 0 | ||
MF | 1995–1997 | 7 | 0 | ||
GK | 1998; 2010– | 7 | 0 | ||
DF | 2009–2013 | 7 | 0 | ||
MF | Alban Meha KOS | 2012–2015 | 7 | 2 | |
164 | |||||
MF | 1946–1948 | 6 | 0 | ||
DF | 1949–1950 | 6 | 0 | ||
FW | 1952–1963 | 6 | 1 | ||
DF | 1970–1972 | 6 | 1 | ||
FW | 1976–1982 | 6 | 0 | ||
GK | 1976–1981 | 6 | 0 | ||
DF | 1982–1985 | 6 | 0 | ||
FW | 1987–1989 | 6 | 0 | ||
GK | 1988–1989 | 6 | 0 | ||
DF | 1991–1997 | 6 | 0 | ||
MF | 1993–1996 | 6 | 0 | ||
FW | 1995–2003 | 6 | 1 | ||
MF | 2000–2005 | 6 | 0 | ||
MF | 2006–2010 | 6 | 0 | ||
MF | 2011–2014 | 6 | 1 | ||
MF | Herolind Shala KOS | 2014–2016 | 6 | 0 | |
180 | MF | 1947–1950 | 5 | 0 | |
GK | 1950–1963 | 5 | 0 | ||
MF | 1963–1967 | 5 | 0 | ||
FW | 1963–1965 | 5 | 0 | ||
DF | 1970–1971 | 5 | 0 | ||
MF | 1980–1985 | 5 | 0 | ||
FW | 1980–1983 | 5 | 0 | ||
FW | 1981–1982 | 5 | 0 | ||
MF | 1987–1992 | 5 | 0 | ||
MF | 1990–1992 | 5 | 0 | ||
DF | 1991–1997 | 5 | 0 | ||
GK | 1993–1996 | 5 | 0 | ||
DF | 1998–2003 | 5 | 1 | ||
DF | 1999–2003 | 5 | 0 | ||
MF | 1999–2000 | 5 | 0 | ||
DF | 2002–2005 | 5 | 0 | ||
196 | MF | 1947 | 4 | 0 | |
FW | 1950–1953 | 4 | 0 | ||
FW | 1963–1965 | 4 | 0 | ||
DF | 1967–1973 | 4 | 0 | ||
GK | 1967–1973 | 4 | 0 | ||
MF | 1972–1976 | 4 | 0 | ||
DF | 1983–1984 | 4 | 0 | ||
GK | 1987–1990 | 4 | 0 | ||
DF | 1987–1990 | 4 | 0 | ||
MF | 1990–1991 | 4 | 0 | ||
DF | 1990–1991 | 4 | 0 | ||
FW | 1991–1995 | 4 | 0 | ||
DF | 1995–1998 | 4 | 0 | ||
FW | 1995–2000 | 4 | 1 | ||
FW | 1996–1997 | 4 | 0 | ||
GK | 1998–2000 | 4 | 0 | ||
MF | 1998–2000 | 4 | 0 | ||
FW | 2000–2002 | 4 | 1 | ||
DF | 2011–2015 | 4 | 0 | ||
MF | 2012 | 4 | 0 | ||
GK | 2016– | 4 | 0 | ||
217 | |||||
GK | 1946 | 3 | 0 | ||
GK | 1947–1950 | 3 | 0 | ||
FW | 1949–1950 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | 1950–1952 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | 1952–1953 | 3 | 0 | ||
FW | 1953–1958 | 3 | 0 | ||
FW | 1957–1963 | 3 | 2 | ||
FW | 1964–1967 | 3 | 0 | ||
FW | 1964–1965 | 3 | 1 | ||
FW | 1965–1967 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | 1967 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | 1972–1973 | 3 | 0 | ||
FW | 1973–1976 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | 1973 | 3 | 0 | ||
FW | 1973 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | 1981 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | 1986–1987 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | 1989–1990 | 3 | 0 | ||
FW | 1989–1990 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | 1989–1990 | 3 | 0 | ||
FW | 1989–1990 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | 1990 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | 1992–1995 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | 1992 | 3 | 0 | ||
GK | 1992 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | 1992–1995 | 3 | 1 | ||
DF | 1995–1996 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | 1995–1997 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | 1998 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | 2002 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | 2002 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | 2006–2007 | 3 | 0 | ||
DF | 2007 | 3 | 0 | ||
FW | 2013 | 3 | 0 | ||
MF | 2013– | 3 | 0 | ||
GK | 2014– | 3 | 0 | ||
FW | 2015– | 3 | 1 | ||
MF | 2016– | 3 | 0 | ||
255 | MF | 1947 | 2 | 0 | |
FW | 1950 | 2 | 0 | ||
GK | 1957–1963 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | 1957–1958 | 2 | 1 | ||
DF | 1957–1958 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | 1957–1958 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | 1965–1967 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | 1965–1967 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | 1971 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | 1971–1972 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | 1973 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | 1980–1982 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | 1980–1982 | 2 | 0 | ||
GK | 1981–1982 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | 1983 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | 1984–1985 | 2 | 0 | ||
GK | 1987 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | 1990 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | 1990 | 2 | 0 | ||
GK | 1990 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | 1990 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | 1992–1994 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | 1992–1997 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | 1993 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | 1994–1995 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | 1995 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | 1995–1996 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | 1996–1997 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | 1996 | 2 | 1 | ||
MF | 1999–2001 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | 2000 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | 2000 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | 2000 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | 2000 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | 2000 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | 2002 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | 2002 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | 2002–2003 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | 2002–2003 | 2 | 0 | ||
GK | 2003 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | 2004 | 2 | 0 | ||
FW | 2006 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | 2009 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | 2010–2012 | 2 | 0 | ||
MF | 2013 | 2 | 0 | ||
DF | Amir Rrahmani KOS | 2014–2016 | 2 | 1 | |
DF | Fidan Aliti KOS | 2014 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | Milot Rashica KOS | 2016 | 2 | 0 | |
MF | 2016– | 2 | 0 | ||
302 | |||||
FW | 1946 | 1 | 2 | ||
DF | 1946 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1946 | 1 | 1 | ||
DF | 1946 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1946 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1947 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 1952 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1952 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 1953 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1957 | 1 | 0 | ||
GK | 1957 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1957 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | 1957 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1958 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1958 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 1963 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | 1963 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1963 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | 1964 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | 1965 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | 1967 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 1967 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | 1971 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1973 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | 1973 | 1 | 0 | ||
GK | 1973 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1976 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 1976 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | 1981 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | 1981 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | 1981 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1983 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | 1983 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 1983 | 1 | 1 | ||
MF | 1983 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1985 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 1985 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1988 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1988 | 1 | 0 | ||
GK | 1989 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1989 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 1990 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1990 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 1991 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 1991 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1992 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1992 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1992 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1993 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 1994 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1994 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 1994 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1995 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 1995 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 1995 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 1996 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 1996 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | 1996 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 1996 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 1998 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | 1998 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 2001 | 1 | 0 | ||
GK | 2002 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 2002 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 2002 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | 2002 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 2003 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | 2007 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | 2008 | 1 | 0 | ||
FW | 2009 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 2010 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 2010 | 1 | 0 | ||
GK | 2010 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 2011 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 2011 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | Mërgim Brahimi SUI | 2012 | 1 | 0 | |
MF | 2013 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 2014 | 1 | 0 | ||
MF | 2014 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 2015 | 1 | 0 | ||
DF | 2017– | 1 | 0 | ||
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