Marash Kumbulla
Personal information
Full name Marash Nikolin Kumbulla
Date of birth (2000-02-08) 8 February 2000 (age 23)
Place of birth Peschiera del Garda, Italy
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Position(s) Centre-back
Team information
Current team
 Roma
Number 24
Youth career
2008–2018 Hellas Verona
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2018–2020 Hellas Verona 28 (1)
2020– Roma 45 (1)
International career‡
2015–2016 Albania U17 6 (0)
2017–2018 Albania U19 5 (0)
2019 Albania U21 1 (0)
2019– Albania 18 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 April 2023
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 27 March 2023

Marash Nikolin Kumbulla (born 8 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Serie A club Roma. Born in Italy, he plays for the Albania national team.

Club career

Kumbulla during a match with Roma in 2021.

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.[2][3]

On 17 September 2020, Kumbulla joined Roma on loan with an obligation to buy.[4]

International career

Kumbulla made his senior debut for the Albania national football 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.[5]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 29 April 2023[6]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
Club Season League Coppa Italia Europe Total
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 7 0 2 0 3[b] 1 12 1
Total 45 1 5 1 18 2 68 4
Career total 71 2 7 1 18 2 96 5
  1. ^ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
  2. ^ a b Appearances in UEFA Europa League

International

As of match played 27 March 2023[7]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Albania 2019 1 0
2020 2 0
2021 9 0
2022 5 0
2023 1 0
Total 18 0

Honours

Roma

References

  1. ^ "Marash Kumbulla". Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 12 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Marash Kumbulla is shining in Serie A, the Albanian is wanted by Inter". Oculus News. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
  4. ^ "UFFICIALE: Roma, preso il difensore Kumbulla. Diaby e Cancellieri all'Hellas Verona".
  5. ^ "Moldova v Albania game report". ESPN. 14 October 2019.
  6. ^ Marash Kumbulla at Soccerway
  7. ^ "Marash Kumbulla". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  8. ^ 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

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