Marash Kumbulla

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Marash Kumbulla
Personal information
Full name Marash Kumbulla [1]
Date of birth (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Peschiera del Garda, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) [2]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
Mallorca
(on loan from Roma)
Number 4
Youth career
2008–2018 Hellas Verona
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2018–2021 Hellas Verona 26 (1)
2020–2021Roma (loan) 21 (1)
2021– Roma 24 (0)
2024Sassuolo (loan) 7 (0)
2024–2025Espanyol (loan) 35 (3)
2025–Mallorca (loan) 1 (0)
International career
2015–2016 Albania U17 6 (0)
2017–2018 Albania U19 5 (0)
2019 Albania U21 1 (0)
2019– Albania 24 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2025
‡ National team caps and goals as of 10 June 2025

Marash Kumbulla (born 8 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Mallorca, on loan from Serie A club Roma. Born in Italy, he plays for the Albania national team.

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Club career

Kumbulla during a match with Roma in 2021. UEFA Europa Conference League CSKA Sofia - Roma, 2021-12-09 (Kumbulla).jpg
Kumbulla during a match with Roma in 2021.

Kumbulla made his professional debut for Hellas Verona on 12 August 2018, starting in a 2–0 away loss to Catania in the Coppa Italia. [3] [4]

On 17 September 2020, Kumbulla joined Roma on loan with an obligation to buy. [5] On 1 February 2024, he moved on loan to Sassuolo. [6]

On 17 August 2024, Kumbulla was announced at Spanish La Liga side Espanyol on a one-year loan deal. [7] Roughly one year later, he returned to Spain, and moved to fellow La Liga club Mallorca also in a one-year loan deal. [8]

International career

Kumbulla made his senior debut for the Albania national team on 14 October 2019, in a 4–0 away win against Moldova in a Euro 2020 qualifier. He came on for Ardian Ismajli in the 89th minute. [9]

Personal life

Kumbulla was born in Peschiera del Garda, Italy to Albanian parents from Shkodër. [10]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 22 August 2025 [11]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNational cup [a] Europe Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Hellas Verona 2018–19 Serie B 101020
2019–20 Serie A 25110261
Total26120281
Roma (loan) 2020–21 Serie A211106 [b] 1282
2021–22 170219 [c] 0281
Roma 2022–23 Serie A70203 [c] 1121
2023–24 00000000
Total45151182684
Sassuolo (loan) 2023–24 Serie A7070
Espanyol (loan) 2024–25 La Liga 35310363
Mallorca (loan) 2025–26 La Liga100010
Career total1145811821408

International

As of match played 10 June 2025 [12]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Albania 201910
202020
202190
202250
202310
202440
202520
Total240

Honours

Roma

References

  1. "Kumbulla, Marash" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
  2. "Marash Kumbulla". Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  3. "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 12 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  4. "Marash Kumbulla is shining in Serie A, the Albanian is wanted by Inter". Oculus News. 24 November 2019. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  5. "UFFICIALE: Roma, preso il difensore Kumbulla. Diaby e Cancellieri all'Hellas Verona".
  6. "MARASH KUMBULLA ARRIVA IN NEROVERDE IN PRESTITO DALLA ROMA" [MARASH KUMBULLA ARRIVES IN NEROVERDE ON LOAN FROM ROMA] (in Italian). Sassuolo. 1 February 2024. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
  7. "Marash Kumbulla joins on loan". RCD Espanyol. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
  8. "Marash Kumbulla, nuevo jugador del RCD Mallorca" [Marash Kumbulla, new player of RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
  9. "Moldova v Albania game report". ESPN. 14 October 2019.
  10. "Marash Kumbulla: Tani të gjithë më pyesin për Shqipërinë". gazetasi.al (in Albanian). 20 March 2021.
  11. Marash Kumbulla at Soccerway
  12. "Marash Kumbulla". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  13. Honeyman, Sam (25 May 2022). "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". UEFA . Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 May 2022.