Jetmir Topalli
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 26)
Place of birth Kaçanik, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Team information
Current team
 Manisa (on loan from İstanbulspor)
Number 98
Youth career
0000–2010 New Star Football School
2010–2013 Besëlidhja Prishtinë
2013–2014 Galatasaray Kosova Football School
2014–2017 2 Korriku
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2017–2018 2 Korriku
2018 Vushtrria
2018–2020 Ballkani 59 (17)
2019 → Feronikeli (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 Yeni Malatyaspor 13 (1)
2021– İstanbulspor 56 (13)
2023– → Manisa (loan) 0 (0)
International career‡
2020– Kosovo 3 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 22 May 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:21, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Jetmir Topalli (born 7 February 1998) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for TFF First League club Manisa, on loan from İstanbulspor, and the Kosovo national team.

Club career

Ballkani

On 13 June 2018, Topalli signed a two-year contract with Kosovo Superleague club Ballkani.[1] On 25 August 2018, he made his debut in a 3–0 home defeat against Llapi after being named in the starting line-up.[2]

Loan at Feronikeli

On 13 June 2019, Topalli joined in a short-time loan with Kosovo Superleague club Feronikeli, only for European competition matches.[3] Twelve days later, he was named as a Feronikeli substitute for the first time in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League preliminary round semi-final against the Gibraltarian side Lincoln Red Imps.[4] His debut with Feronikeli came on 28 June in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League preliminary round final against the Andorran side Santa Coloma after coming on as a substitute at 67th minute in place of Jean Carioca.[5]

Yeni Malatyaspor

On 13 August 2020, Topalli signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig club Yeni Malatyaspor,[6] and received squad number 98.[7] On 12 September 2020, he made his debut in a 3–0 away defeat against Fatih Karagümrük after coming on as a substitute at 81st minute in place of Umut Bulut.[8]

İstanbulspor

On 31 August 2021, Topalli signed a five-year contract with TFF First League club İstanbulspor.[9]

Manisa

On August 30, 2023, he signed with TFF First League club Manisa.[10]

International career

On 24 December 2019, Topalli received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Sweden,[11] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Flamur Kastrati.[12]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 13 November 2022[13]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental[a] Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Ballkani 2018–19 Kosovo Superleague 29 10 0 0 — 29 10
2019–20 30 7 4 0 4[b] 0 34 7
Total 59 17 4 0 4 0 63 17
Yeni Malatyaspor 2020–21 Süper Lig 13 1 4 3 — 17 4
İstanbulspor 2021–22 TFF First League 30 9 1 0 — 31 9
2022–23 Süper Lig 13 4 1 1 — 14 5
Total 43 13 2 1 — 45 14
Career total 115 31 10 4 4 0 129 35
  1. ^ Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. ^ Played with Feronikeli in a short-time loan

International

As of 7 December 2022[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Kosovo 2020 1 0
2021 2 0
2022 2 0
Total 5 0

References

  1. ^ "Ballkani nënshkruan me talentin e Vushtrrisë, Jetmir Topallin" [Ballkani signed with the talent of Vushtrri, Jetmir Topalli] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 13 June 2018.
  2. ^ "Formacionet zyrtare: Ballkani – Llapi" [Official line-ups: Ballkani – Llapi]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 25 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Jetmir Topalli i bashkohet Feronikelit" [Jetmir Topalli joins Feronikeli]. Gazeta Olle (in Albanian). 13 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Feronikeli fiton përballjen e parë parakualifikuese për Ligën e Kampionëve" [Feronikeli wins the first pre-qualifying match for the Champions League] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 25 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Formacionet zyrtare: Feronikeli – Santa Coloma" [Official line-ups: Feronikeli – Santa Coloma] (in Albanian). Epoka e Re. 28 June 2019.
  6. ^ Yeni Malatyaspor [@YMSkulubu] (13 August 2020). "TRANSFER: Kulübümüz Kosova milli takım oyuncusu Jetmir Topalli ile anlaşmaya varmıştır. #AilemizeHoşgeldin" [TRANSFER: Our club has reached an agreement with the Kosovo national team player Jetmir Topalli. #WelcomeToOurFamily] (Tweet) (in Turkish) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ "Topalli nënshkruajti me Malatyaspor, dhe ja cilin numër do ta bartë" [Topalli signed with Malatyaspor, and behold number which shall bear]. Korneri (in Albanian). 13 August 2020.
  8. ^ "Jetmir Topalli debuton në Superligën e Turqisë, por skuadra e tij pëson humbje të thellë" [Jetmir Topalli debuts in Turkish Super League, but his team suffers deep losses] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 12 September 2020.
  9. ^ İstanbulspor [@istanbulspor] (31 August 2021). "Profesyonel futbolcu Jetmir Topalli ile 2025–2026 sezonu sonuna kadar (5 yıllık) anlaşma sağlanmıştır. İstanbulspor'a Hoş Geldin! #JetmirTopalli" [An agreement has been signed with professional football player Jetmir Topalli until the end of the 2025–2026 season (5 years). Welcome to Istanbulspor! #JetmirTopalli] (Tweet) (in Turkish) – via Twitter.
  10. ^ "Kosovalı milli futbolcu Jetmir Topalli, Manisa FK'da". memleket.com.tr (in Turkish). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Lista e futbollistëve për ndeshjen Kosovë–Suedi" [List of players for the match Kosovo–Sweden] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 December 2019.
  12. ^ "Sweden (1–0) Kosovo". eu-football.info. 12 January 2020.
  13. ^ Jetmir Topalli at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ "Jetmir Topalli". eu-football.info. 11 June 2021.

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