Mark Marleku
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Lucerne, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Breitenrain Bern | ||
| Number | 9 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Zug 94 | ||
| 2015–2018 | Luzern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Luzern U21 | 29 | (12) |
| 2020–2023 | Luzern | 8 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | → Kriens (loan) | 68 | (13) |
| 2023–2025 | Schaffhausen | 39 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Cham (loan) | 15 | (6) |
| 2026– | Breitenrain Bern | 16 | (4) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Kosovo U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Kosovo U21 | 7 | (1) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 October 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 March 2022 | |||
Mark Marleku (born 27 April 2000) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Swiss club Breitenrain Bern.
Club career
[edit]Luzern
[edit]On 24 June 2020, Marleku made his debut as a professional footballer in a 2–0 away defeat against Lugano after coming on as a substitute at 86th minute in place of Silvan Sidler.[1] On 18 September 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Swiss Super League side Luzern after agreeing to a three-year deal.[2]
Schaffhausen
[edit]On 18 July 2023, Marleku signed a one-season contract with Schaffhausen.[3]
International career
[edit]Under-19
[edit]On 2 October 2018, Marleku was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications.[4] Eight days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U19 in 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match against Austria U19 after coming on as a substitute at 82nd minute in place of Bleart Tolaj.[5]
Under-21
[edit]On 15 March 2021, Marleku received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Qatar U23,[6] but was unable to join the squad due to COVID-related travel restrictions.[7] On 8 June 2021, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Andorra U21 after coming on as a substitute at 67th minute in place of Rilind Nivokazi and scored his side's second goal during a 2–0 home win.[8]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of 20 May 2021[9]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Luzern U21 | 2018–19 | Swiss 1. Liga | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 15 | 2 | |
| 2019–20 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 6 | |||
| 2020–21 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 5 | 4 | |||
| Total | 29 | 12 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 12 | |||
| Luzern | 2019–20 | Swiss Super League | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| 2020–21 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |||
| Total | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | |||
| Kriens (loan) | 2020–21 | Swiss Challenge League | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 5 | |
| Total | 18 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 19 | 5 | |||
| Career total | 55 | 18 | 2 | 0 | — | 57 | 18 | |||
References
[edit]- ↑ "FC Lugano – FC Luzern" (in German). FC Luzern. 24 June 2020.
- ↑ "Profiverträge für Lang und Marleku" [Professional contracts for Lang and Marleku] (in German). FC Luzern. 18 September 2020.
- ↑ "Mark Marleku unterschreibt beim FC Schaffhausen" [Mark Marleku signs with FC Schaffhausen] (in German). Schaffhausen. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ "Kombëtarja U-19 grumbullohet më 5 tetor për ndeshjet kualifikuese" [The national U-19 team gathers on October 5 for the qualifying matches] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 2 October 2018.
- ↑ "Kombëtarja U-19 në ndeshjen e parë luajti baras kundër Austrisë" [The national U-19 team in the first match played draw against Austria] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 10 October 2018.
- ↑ "Përzgjedhësi Nees publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy miqësoret kundër Katarit" [Selector Nees publishes the list of footballers for the two friendlies against Qatar] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 15 March 2021.
- ↑ "Kombëtarja U21 po përgatitet për dy miqësoret me Katarin" [The national U21 team is preparing for the two friendlies with Qatar] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 March 2021.
- ↑ "Dardanët e rinj e nisin mbarë ciklin kualifikues për Evropianin 2023" [The young Dardanians start the whole qualification cycle for the European 2023] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 8 June 2021.
- ↑ Mark Marleku at Soccerway
External links
[edit]- Mark Marleku at Soccerway
- Mark Marleku at Swiss Football League
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