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

References

  1. ^ a b "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.


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