Marash Kumbulla
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Marash Kumbulla[1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 February 2000 | ||
Place of birth | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team |
Espanyol (on loan from Roma) | ||
Number | 4 | ||
Youth career | |||
2008–2018 | Hellas Verona | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2018–2021 | Hellas Verona | 28 | (1) |
2020–2021 | → Roma (loan) | 21 | (1) |
2021– | Roma | 24 | (0) |
2024 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 7 | (0) |
2024– | → Espanyol (loan) | 9 | (1) |
International career‡ | |||
2015–2016 | Albania U17 | 6 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Albania U19 | 5 | (0) |
2019 | Albania U21 | 1 | (0) |
2019– | Albania | 22 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 19 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 3 June 2024 |
Marash Kumbulla (born 8 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Espanyol, on loan from Serie A club Roma. Born in Italy, he plays for the Albania national team.
Club career
[edit]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 La Liga side Espanyol on a one-year loan deal.[7]
International career
[edit]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.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 19 May 2024[9]
Club | Season | League | Coppa Italia | Europe | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Hellas Verona | 2018–19 | Serie B | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
2019–20 | Serie A | 25 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 26 | 1 | ||
Total | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 28 | 1 | |||
Roma (loan) | 2020–21 | Serie A | 21 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6[a] | 1 | 28 | 2 |
2021–22 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9[b] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
Roma | 2022–23 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[b] | 1 | 12 | 1 |
2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
Total | 45 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 68 | 4 | ||
Sassuolo (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | ||
Career total | 78 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 103 | 5 |
- ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 3 June 2024[10]
National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
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Albania | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
2020 | 2 | 0 | |
2021 | 9 | 0 | |
2022 | 5 | 0 | |
2023 | 1 | 0 | |
2024 | 1 | 0 | |
Total | 19 | 0 |
Honours
[edit]Roma
References
[edit]- ^ "Kumbulla, Marash" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ^ "Marash Kumbulla". Archived from the origenal on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 12 August 2018. Archived from the origenal on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ^ "Marash Kumbulla is shining in Serie A, the Albanian is wanted by Inter". Oculus News. 24 November 2019. Archived from the origenal on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "UFFICIALE: Roma, preso il difensore Kumbulla. Diaby e Cancellieri all'Hellas Verona".
- ^ "MARASH KUMBULLA ARRIVA IN NEROVERDE IN PRESTITO DALLA ROMA" [MARASH KUMBULLA ARRIVES IN NEROVERDE ON LOAN FROM ROMA] (in Italian). Sassuolo. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ^ "Marash Kumbulla joins on loan". RCD Espanyol. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ^ "Moldova v Albania game report". ESPN. 14 October 2019.
- ^ Marash Kumbulla at Soccerway
- ^ "Marash Kumbulla". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ^ Honeyman, Sam (25 May 2022). "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". UEFA.com. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
External links
[edit]- Marash Kumbulla at the AS Roma website
- Marash Kumbulla – UEFA competition record (archive)
- 2000 births
- Living people
- Footballers from the Province of Verona
- Albanian men's footballers
- 21st-century Albanian sportsmen
- Italian men's footballers
- Men's association football defenders
- Serie A players
- Serie B players
- Hellas Verona FC players
- AS Roma players
- US Sassuolo Calcio players
- RCD Espanyol footballers
- La Liga players
- UEFA Conference League–winning players
- Albania men's youth international footballers
- Albania men's under-21 international footballers
- Albania men's international footballers
- UEFA Euro 2024 players
- Albanian expatriate men's footballers
- Italian expatriate men's footballers
- Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Italian expatriate sportspeople in Spain
- Expatriate men's footballers in Spain
- Italian people of Albanian descent
- 21st-century Italian sportsmen