| Mark Marleku | |
| Birth Date: | 27 April 2000 |
| Birth Place: | Lucerne, Switzerland |
| Height: | 1.85 m |
| Position: | Centre-forward |
| Currentclub: | Schaffhausen |
| Clubnumber: | 17 |
| Youthyears1: | –2015 |
| Youthclubs1: | Zug 94 |
| Youthyears2: | 2015–2018 |
| Youthclubs2: | Luzern |
| Years1: | 2018–2020 |
| Clubs1: | Luzern U21 |
| Caps1: | 29 |
| Goals1: | 12 |
| Years2: | 2020–2023 |
| Clubs2: | Luzern |
| Caps2: | 8 |
| Goals2: | 1 |
| Years3: | 2021–2023 |
| Clubs3: | → Kriens (loan) |
| Caps3: | 68 |
| Goals3: | 13 |
| Years4: | 2023– |
| Clubs4: | Schaffhausen |
| Caps4: | 24 |
| Goals4: | 3 |
| Nationalyears1: | 2018 |
| Nationalteam1: | Kosovo U19 |
| Nationalcaps1: | 3 |
| Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
| Nationalyears2: | 2021–2022 |
| Nationalteam2: | Kosovo U21 |
| Nationalcaps2: | 7 |
| Nationalgoals2: | 1 |
| Club-Update: | 28 May 2024 |
| Nationalteam-Update: | 29 March 2022 |
Mark Marleku (born 27 April 2000) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Swiss club Schaffhausen.
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]
On 18 July 2023, Marleku signed a one-season contract with Schaffhausen.[3]
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]
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]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| Luzern U21 | 2018–19 | 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 | 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 | ||||