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Dion Gallapeni
Personal information
Date of birth (2004-12-22) 22 December 2004 (age 21)
Place of birth Suharekë, Kosovo under UN administration
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Position Left-back
Team information
Current team
Wisła Płock
Number 19
Youth career
Winner Prizren
–2023 Prishtina
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2023–2025 Prishtina 49 (2)
2025–2026 Widzew Łódź 10 (1)
2026Wisła Płock (loan) 10 (0)
2026– Wisła Płock 0 (0)
International career
2024– Kosovo U21 3 (0)
2025– Kosovo 13 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17:12, 29 May 2026 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:53, 7 June 2026 (UTC)

Dion Gallapeni (born 22 December 2004) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Ekstraklasa club Wisła Płock and the Kosovo national team.

Club career

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Gallapeni began his career at Winner Prizren and then transferred to Prishtina.[2] On 4 January 2023, he signed his first professional contract with the first team competing in the Kosovo Superleague.[2] On 12 February, he was named as a Prishtina substitute for the first time in a league match against Dukagjini.[3] His debut with Prishtina came on 19 April in the 2022–23 Kosovar Cup semi-finals against Vushtrria after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Gledi Mici.[4]

On 30 June 2025, Gallapeni joined Polish Ekstraklasa club Widzew Łódź on a four-year contract, after Widzew activated his €300,000 release clause.[5] On 16 February 2026, he joined fellow Ekstraklasa side Wisła Płock on loan for the remainder of the season, with an option to buy.[6] On 31 May 2026, Wisła triggered the buy option in Gallapeni's loan deal; he joined the club permanently on a four-year deal, for a fee reported to be between €700,000 and €800,000.[7]

International career

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In May 2024, Gallapeni received a call-up from Kosovo U20 for a three-day training camp in Hajvalia.[8] On 2 September 2024, he received a urgent call-up from Kosovo U21 for the UEFA Euro 2025 qualification match against Israel.[9] On 9 January 2025, Gallapeni received a call-up from Kosovo national senior team for a three-day training camp in Pristina.[10]

After his call-up from Kosovo, there were reports that he would switch his allegiance to Albania.[11] After this on 14 March 2025, Gallapeni received again a call-up from Kosovo for the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League play-offs against Iceland.[12] His debut with Kosovo came seven days later in the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League play-offs against Iceland after coming on as a substitute at 87th minute in place of Florent Muslija.[13]

Career statistics

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International

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As of match played 7 June 2026[14]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kosovo 202590
202640
Total130

Honours

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Prishtina[15]

References

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  1. "Dion Gallapeni" (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 "Prishtina nënshkruan me pesë talentë të rinj" [Prishtina signs five new talents] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 4 January 2023.
  3. "KF Dukagjini – FC Prishtina 1:0 (Superliga 2022/2023, 19. Round)". WorldFootball.net. 12 February 2023.
  4. "Igball Jashari shënon golin e parë në fanellën e Prishtinës, debutojnë Dion Gallapeni e Amar Demolli" [Igball Jashari scores his first goal in the Prishtina shirt, Dion Gallapeni and Amar Demolli make their debuts] (in Albanian). FC Prishtina. 19 April 2023. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023.
  5. Jabłoński, Jakub (30 June 2025). "Oficjalnie: Dion Gallapeni kolejnym nowym piłkarzem Widzewa Łódź. To kosowski lewy obrońca". gol24.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  6. "Dion Gallapeni wypożyczony do Wisły Płock" (in Polish). Widzew Łódź. 16 February 2026. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
  7. Galiński, Tomasz (31 May 2026). "Wykupili piłkarza Widzewa, pobili rekord". sportowefakty.wp.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 31 May 2026.
  8. "Kombëtarja U20 filloi grumbullimin e radhës treditor" [The national U20 team began its next three-day training camp] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 27 May 2024.
  9. FC Prishtina [@FC_Prishtina] (2 September 2024). "Dion Gallapeni ftohet nga U21 e Kosovës së prirë nga trajneri Afrim Tovërlani" [Dion Gallapeni is invited by Kosovo U21 led by coach Afrim Tovërlani] (Tweet) (in Albanian) via X (formerly Twitter).
  10. "Kamp stërvitor me futbollistët potencialë për Kombëtaren A" [Training camp with potential footballers for the senior national team] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 9 January 2025.
  11. "Shqipëria interesohet edhe për Gallapenin" [Albania is also interested in Gallapeni] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 11 March 2025.
  12. "Foda publikon listën e futbollistëve për dy ndeshjet kundër Islandës" [Foda publishes the list of footballers for the two matches against Iceland] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 14 March 2025.
  13. FC Prishtina [@FC_Prishtina] (23 March 2025). "Dion Gallapeni debuton te përfaqësuesja A e Kosovës" [Dion Gallapeni makes his debut for the Kosovo senior national team] (Tweet) (in Albanian) via X (formerly Twitter).
  14. "Dion Gallapeni". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 July 2025.
  15. "Dion Gallapeni". 90minut.pl (in Polish). Retrieved 2 July 2025.
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