Marsel Ismailgeci

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.

Marsel Ismailgeci
Personal information
Full name Marsel Ismailgeci
Date of birth (2000-03-14) 14 March 2000
Place of birth Tirana, Albania
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Left back
Team information
Current team
 Ballkani
Number 14
Youth career
2012–2019 Tirana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2023 Tirana 105 (7)
2019–2022 → Tirana B 4 (0)
2023– Zrinjski Mostar 8 (0)
2023– → Ballkani (loan) 0 (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 28 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 11 November 2020

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
Club Season League Cup Europe Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Tirana B 2018–19 Kategoria e Dytë 20———20
2019–20 20———20
Total 40———40
Tirana 2017–18 Kategoria e Parë 2000——20
2018–19 Kategoria Superiore 1020——30
2019–20 21181——292
2020–21 00001[lower-alpha 1]10011
Total 2411011100353
Career total 2811011100393
  1. All appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

Honours

Club
Tirana[8]
Zrinjski Mostar

References
  1. "Tirana "blindon" 2 talente, firmosin për 3 vjet..." [Tirana "armores" 2 talents, they sign for 3 years...] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 4 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. "Nga Egbo te Ngo, ja notat e sezonit te kampionët e Tiranës" [From Ebgo to Ngoo, here are the season's grades for the champions of Tirana] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 21 July 2020. Retrieved 5 August 2020.
  3. "Tirana vs. Flamurtari 2 – 0". Soccerway. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  4. "Teuta është fituesja e Kupës së Shqipërisë për edicionin 2019–2020" [Teuta is the winner of Albanian Cup for the 2019–2020 edition]. fshf.org (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 2 August 2020. Retrieved 8 August 2020.
  5. "Kastrioti Krujë vs. Tirana 1 – 3". Soccerway. 29 July 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  6. "Dinamo Tbilisi 0–2 Tirana". UEFA. 19 August 2020. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  7. Albania v Kosovo
  8. "Marsel Ismailgeci". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
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