| Marash Kumbulla | |
| Full Name: | Marash Kumbulla[1] |
| Birth Date: | 8 February 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Peschiera del Garda, Italy |
| Height: | 1.91 m[2] |
| Position: | Centre-back |
| Currentclub: | Espanyol (on loan from Roma) |
| Clubnumber: | 4 |
| Youthyears1: | 2008–2018 |
| Youthclubs1: | Hellas Verona |
| Years1: | 2018–2021 |
| Clubs1: | Hellas Verona |
| Caps1: | 28 |
| Goals1: | 1 |
| Years2: | 2020–2021 |
| Clubs2: | → Roma (loan) |
| Caps2: | 21 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2021– |
| Clubs3: | Roma |
| Caps3: | 24 |
| Goals3: | 0 |
| Years4: | 2024 |
| Clubs4: | → Sassuolo (loan) |
| Caps4: | 7 |
| Goals4: | 0 |
| Years5: | 2024– |
| Clubs5: | → Espanyol (loan) |
| Caps5: | 9 |
| Goals5: | 1 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2015–2016 |
| Nationalteam1: | Albania U17 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 6 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2017–2018 |
| Nationalteam2: | Albania U19 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
| Nationalyears3: | 2019 |
| Nationalteam3: | Albania U21 |
| Nationalcaps3: | 1 |
| Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
| Nationalyears4: | 2019– |
| Nationalteam4: | Albania |
| Nationalcaps4: | 22 |
| Nationalgoals4: | 0 |
| Club-Update: | 19 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 3 June 2024 |
Marash Kumbulla (born 8 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for club Espanyol, on loan from club Roma. Born in Italy, he plays for the Albania national team.
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.[3] [4]
On 17 September 2020, Kumbulla joined Roma on loan with an obligation to buy.[5] On 1 February 2024, he moved on loan to Sassuolo.[6]
On 17 August 2024, Kumbulla was announced at La Liga side Espanyol on a one-year loan deal.[7]
Kumbulla made his senior debut for the Albania national 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.[8]
| 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 | 1 | 28 | 2 | |
| 2021–22 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 28 | 1 | |||
| Roma | 2022–23 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 1 | |
| 2023–24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 68 | 4 | |||
| Sassuolo (loan) | 2023–24 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | — | — | 7 | 0 | |||
| Career total | 78 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 103 | 5 | |||
| Albania | 2019 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | ||
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2024 | 1 | 0 | ||
| Total | 19 | 0 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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