Uerdi Mara

Uerdi Mara (born 30 January 1999) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Albanian club Skënderbeu Korçë and the Albania national under-17 football team.

Uerdi Mara
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999
Place of birth Korçë, Albania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Club information
Current team
 Skënderbeu Korçë
Number 10
Youth career
2011– Skënderbeu Korçë
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015– Skënderbeu Korçë 11 (0)
National team‡
2016 Albania U17 2 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20 December 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 April 2015

Club career

Early career

Mara started his youth career at KF Skënderbeu Korçë in September 2011. During the 2015–16 season he debuted with the under-17 side, where he played 13 matches and scored also 10 goals. During the season he played a match for the under-19 side before he gained entry also with the first team.[1]

Skënderbeu Korçë

He made it his first professional debut on 12 October 2015 in the 2015–16 Albanian Cup match against Vllaznia Shkodër coming on as a substitute in the 27th minute in place of Bujar Shabani where the match finished in the 1–1 draw.[2]

On 24 May 2016 Mara went to a trial with Primavera team of Italian Serie A side Udinese, where he participated in a friendly tournament Medunarodni Omladinski Turnir in Rijeka, Croatia.[3]

International career

Mara was called up for the first time at international level in the Albania national under-17 football team by coach Dzemal Mustedanagić for the two friendly match against Italy U-17 on 17 & 19 March 2015.[4]

He was called up also for a friendly tournament in Austria against Mexico, Austria & Brazil on match-dates 25–27 April 2015.[5] He made it his first international debut against Mexico on 25 April 2015 playing as a starter in the match finished in the 0–0 draw.[6] He played also in the next day against Austria, coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute, where the match finished in the 2–0 loss.[7]

Career statistics

Club
As of 12 October 2015 [8]
Season Club League country League League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2015–16Skënderbeu KorçëAlbanian Superliga --10--10
Total 00100010
Career total 00100010

References
  1. Uerdi Mara profile FSHF.org
  2. Sopoti Librazhd vs. Skënderbeu Korçë - 12 October 2015 Soccerway
  3. Udinese, occhi su Mara: il centrocampista classe '99 dello Skenderbeu in campo con la Primavera bianconera al "Medunarodni Omladinski Turnir" Gianluca Di Marzio
  4. Grumbullohet kombëtarja U-17 FSHF.org
  5. U-17, turne ne Austri FSHF.org
  6. U17, Shqipëria barazon me Meksikën në turneun prestigjioz europian Panorama Sport
  7. U17/ Lojë e dobët, kuqezinjtë munden nga Austria Panorama Sport
  8. Uerdi Mara at Soccerway
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