Jetmir Topalli

Jetmir Topalli (born 7 February 1998) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Turkish club Yeni Malatyaspor and the Kosovo national team.

Jetmir Topalli
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998
Place of birth Kaçanik, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Centre-forward
Club information
Current team
 Yeni Malatyaspor
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– Yeni Malatyaspor 6 (1)
National team‡
2020– Kosovo 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 December 2020
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12 January 2020

Club career

Ballkani

On 13 June 2018, Topalli signed a two-year contract with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Ballkani.[1] On 25 August 2018, he made his debut in a 0–3 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 Football Superleague of Kosovo club Feronikeli, only for European competition matches.[3] Twelve days later, he was named as a Feronikeli substitute for the first time in semi-final of 2019–20 UEFA Champions League preliminary round against the Gibraltarian side Lincoln Red Imps.[4] His debut with Feronikeli came on 28 June in final of 2019–20 UEFA Champions League preliminary round against the Andorran side FC 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 receiving 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]

International career

On 24 December 2019, Topalli received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Sweden[9] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Flamur Kastrati.[10]

Career statistics

Club
As of 28 November 2020[11]
Club Season League Cup Continental[lower-alpha 1] Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ballkani 2018–19 Football Superleague of Kosovo 291000—2910
2019–20 307404[lower-alpha 2]0—347
Total 59174040—6317
Yeni Malatyaspor 2020–21 Süper Lig 5121—72
Total 5121—72
Career total 64186140—7019
  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 12 January 2020[12]
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kosovo
202010
Total10

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. "Lista e futbollistëve për ndeshjen Kosovë–Suedi" [List of players for the match Kosovo–Sweden] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 December 2019.
  10. "Sweden (1–0) Kosovo". eu-football.info. 12 January 2020.
  11. Jetmir Topalli at Soccerway
  12. "Jetmir Topalli - national football team player". eu-football.info. Retrieved 12 January 2020.
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