Marlind Nuriu

Marlind Nuriu

Personal information
Full name	Marlind Lutfi Nuriu
Date of birth	(1997-07-05) 5 July 1997 (age 27)
Place of birth	Tiranë, Albania
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s)	Defender
Youth career
2011–2013	KDK
2013–	Tirana
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2014–2019	Tirana	4	(0)
2017	→ Tirana B	14	(0)
2018–2019	→ Dinamo Tirana (loan)	37	(0)
2019–2020	Skënderbeu Korçë	0	(0)
2020–2022	Tirana	22	(0)
2022	→ Kastrioti (loan)	0	(0)
International career‡
2017–2018	Albania U21	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 May 2022 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 September 2018

Marlind Lutfi Nuriu (born 5 July 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defender.

Club career

Early career

Nuriu started his youth career at a local club in Tirana KDK. In 2013, he moved at KF Tirana academy and in 2014 he signed for the club's first team. ^[1]

Tirana

He made his debut for Tirana on 28 September 2016 in the Albanian Cup match against Sopoti Librazhd. ^[2]

Loan to Dinamo Tirana

On 9 January 2018 Nuriu was loaned out to fellow Albanian First Division side Dinamo Tirana for the remainder of the 2017–18 season to gain more playing experience. ^[3]

International career

Albania U21

He was called up at the Albania national under-21 football team by coach Alban Bushi for a double Friendly match against Moldova U21 on 25 & 27 March 2017. ^[4]

2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification

Nuriu was called up for the Friendly match against France U21 on 5 June 2017 and the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Estonia U21 on 12 June 2017. ^[5] In the opening match of the qualifiers against Estonia U21, Nuriu was an unused substitute in the bench for the entire match. ^[6]

Career statistics

Club

As of 10 January 2018 ^{[7] [1]}

Club statistics

Club	Season	League			Cup		Europe [a]		Other [b]		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Tirana	2014–15	Albanian Superliga	0	0	—		—		—		0	0
	2015–16		0	0	0	0	—		—		0	0
	2016–17		2	0	2	0	—		—		4	0
	2017–18	Albanian First Division	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	3	0
	Total		4	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	7	0
Tirana B	2016–17	Albanian Second Division	10	0	—		—		—		10	0
	2017–18	Albanian Second Division	4	0	—		—		—		4	0
Total			14	0	—		—		—		14	0
Dinamo Tirana	2017–18	Albanian First Division	—		—		—		—		10	0
Career total			18	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	21	0

1. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
2. Including other competitions, such as Albanian Supercup

Honours

Club

Tirana

• Kategoria Superiore: 2021–22
• Albanian Cup: 2016–17
• Albanian Supercup: 2017

References

1. "Marlind Nuriu profile" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
2. "Tirana luan tenis , Taku e Olaki super" [Tirana plays tennis, Taku and Olaki super] (in Albanian). Sporti Shqiptar. 28 September 2016. Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
3. Skerdilaid Sulozeqi (9 January 2018). "Mbrojtësi i Kombëtares U21 huazohet te Dinamo, blutë në kërkim të një sulmuesi" [The U21 national team defender lent to Dinamo, Blues looking for a striker] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. Retrieved 10 January 2018.
4. "Kombëtarja U-21, pak risi në miqësoret ndaj Moldavisë" [Under-21 national team, less innovation against Moldova] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 18 March 2017. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
5. Alban Bushi shpall listën e U21 për Francën dhe Estoninë Archived 2017-07-05 at the Wayback Machine FSHF.org
6. Under-21 - Albania-Estonia UEFA.com
7. Marlind Nuriu at Soccerway. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

External links

• Marlind Nuriu at WorldFootball.net