![]() Rama in 2025 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 4 December 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Athens, Greece | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back, Right-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Forge FC | ||
Number | 24 | ||
Youth career | |||
2010–2019 | Olympiacos | ||
2019–2021 | Nottingham Forest | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2021–2022 | Nottingham Forest | 0 | (0) |
2021 | → Truro City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
2022–2023 | Forge FC | 45 | (1) |
2024 | Egnatia | 18 | (0) |
2025– | Forge FC | 0 | (0) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2016 | Albania U17 | 6 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Albania U19 | 5 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 20 May 2022 |
Rezart Rama (born 4 December 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Canadian club Forge FC. Born in Greece, he has represented Albania at youth international levels.
Rama was born in Athens, Greece, and grew up in neighbouring Piraeus. [1] He developed in the academy of Olympiacos from 2010 to 2019. [2] where he scored two goals in 23 appearances for the Olympiacos U19 in 2018–19. [3]
In 2019, Rama joined the Nottingham Forest youth system, [4] featuring extensively with the U19 team in 2019, [5] before moving up to the U23 team in the Premier League 2. [6] He made his first team debut for Nottingham Forest in a 2021 pre-season friendly on 10 July against Alfreton Town. [7] In September 2021, he went on loan to Southern Premier League South side Truro City. [8] [9] After returning to Forest that season, he went on to make fifteen appearances in Premier League 2, before being released. [10]
On 19 May 2022, Rama signed with Canadian Premier League side Forge FC. [11] He made his professional debut as a starter the following day in a 4–0 win over HFX Wanderers. [12]
On 23 September 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 victory over Pacific FC. [13] In October of the same year, he helped Forge win their fourth league title, following a 2–1 win over Cavalry FC in the play-off final. [14] [15]
On 17 January 2024, Rama joined Albanian side Egnatia on a free transfer, signing a two-year-and-a-half contract with the club. [16] [17]
On 28 January 2025, Rama returned to Canada, signing a multi-year contract with Forge FC. [18]
Rama played for the Albanian U17 team in 2015 and 2016 and the U19 team in 2017 and 2018. [19] He also served as captain of both teams. [20]
Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Nottingham Forest | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
Truro City (loan) | 2021–22 | Southern Football League | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
Forge FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 [a] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
2023 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
Total | 45 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1 | ||
Egnatia | 2023–24 | Kategoria Superiore | 11 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
2024–25 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
Career total | 64 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 1 |