Marsel Ismailgeci

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Marsel Ismailgeci
Personal information
Full name Marsel Ismailgeci
Date of birth (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000 (age 24)
Place of birth Tirana, Albania
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
Ballkani (loan)
Number 14
Youth career
2012–2019 Tirana
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2017–2023 Tirana 105 (7)
2019–2022Tirana B 4 (0)
2023– Zrinjski Mostar 8 (0)
2023–Ballkani (loan) 15 (0)
International career
2018–2019 Albania U19 3 (0)
2019– Albania U21 10 (0)
2020– Albania 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 25 March 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2020

Marsel Ismailgeci (born 14 March 2000) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a left-back for ALBI MALL Superleague of Kosovo club Ballkani and the Albania national team.

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Club career

In July 2017, Ismailgeci signed his first professional contract with Tirana until June 2021. [1]

Ismailgeci spent most of the 2019–20 Kategoria Superiore season on the bench, however he managed to appear in 21 matches, including 13 as starter, as Tirana won the championship title for the 25th time in their 100th anniversary. [2] His only goal in the league came on 18 July in the 2–0 home win over Flamurtari. [3] In 2019–20 Albanian Cup, where Tirana reached the final, [4] Ismailgeci scored once in eight appearances; the goal, which was his first as a professional, came on 29 January against Kastrioti. [5]

On 19 August 2020, Ismailgeci made his UEFA Champions League debut in Tirana's first qualifying round match against Dinamo Tbilisi; in the 86th minute, he scored from a rebound to make the score 2–0 and help Tirana progress to the next round, also achieving their first win in the competicion after 14 years. [6]

International career

Ismailgeci made his international debut for Albania on 11 November 2020 in a friendly match against Kosovo. [7]

Career statistics

Club

As of 19 August 2020 [8]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueCup Europe OtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tirana B 2018–19 Kategoria e Dytë 2020
2019–20 2020
Total4040
Tirana 2017–18 Kategoria e Parë 200020
2018–19 Kategoria Superiore 102030
2019–20 21181292
2020–21 00001 [lower-alpha 1] 10011
Total2411011100353
Career total2811011100393
  1. All appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club

Tirana [8]
Zrinjski Mostar

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References

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  7. Albania v Kosovo
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