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.jpg) Kumbulla with Roma in 2021 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marash Kumbulla[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 February 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Peschiera del Garda, Italy | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Rayo Vallecano (on loan from Roma) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2008–2018 | Hellas Verona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2021 | Hellas Verona | 26 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | → Roma (loan) | 21 | (1) |
| 2021– | Roma | 24 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Sassuolo (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| 2024–2025 | → Espanyol (loan) | 35 | (3) |
| 2025–2026 | → Mallorca (loan) | 8 | (0) |
| 2026– | → Rayo Vallecano (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Albania U17 | 6 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | Albania U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Albania U21 | 1 | (0) |
| 2019– | Albania | 26 | (0) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 12 April 2026 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 9 September 2025 | |||
Marash Kumbulla (born 8 February 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for La Liga club Rayo Vallecano, on loan from Serie A club Roma. Born in Italy, he plays for the Albania national team.
Club career
[edit]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] Roughly one year later, he returned to Spain, and moved to fellow La Liga club Mallorca also in a one-year loan deal.[8]
On 7 August 2026, Kumbulla remained in the Spanish top tier after agreeing to a one-year loan deal with Rayo Vallecano.[9]
International career
[edit]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.[10]
Personal life
[edit]Kumbulla was born in Peschiera del Garda, Italy to Albanian parents from Shkodër.[11]
Career statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]- As of match played 12 April 2026[12]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | 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[b] | 1 | 28 | 2 |
| 2021–22 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9[c] | 0 | 28 | 1 | ||
| Roma | 2022–23 | Serie A | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3[c] | 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 | ||
| Espanyol (loan) | 2024–25 | La Liga | 35 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 36 | 3 | |
| Mallorca (loan) | 2025–26 | La Liga | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 9 | 0 | |
| Career total | 121 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 148 | 8 | ||
- ↑ Includes Coppa Italia, Copa del Rey
- ↑ Appearances in UEFA Europa Conference League
- 1 2 Appearances in UEFA Europa League
International
[edit]- As of match played 9 September 2025[13]
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020 | 2 | 0 | |
| 2021 | 9 | 0 | |
| 2022 | 5 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 1 | 0 | |
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 26 | 0 | |
Honours
[edit]Roma
References
[edit]- ↑ "Kumbulla, Marash" (in Spanish). Royal Spanish Football Federation. Retrieved 14 September 2024.
- ↑ "Marash Kumbulla". Archived from the original on 31 December 2021. Retrieved 25 January 2022.
- ↑ "Game Report by Soccerway". Soccerway. 12 August 2018. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ↑ "Marash Kumbulla is shining in Serie A, the Albanian is wanted by Inter". Oculus News. 24 November 2019. Archived from the original on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ↑ "UFFICIALE: Roma, preso il difensore Kumbulla. Diaby e Cancellieri all'Hellas Verona".
- ↑ "MARASH KUMBULLA ARRIVA IN NEROVERDE IN PRESTITO DALLA ROMA" [MARASH KUMBULLA ARRIVES IN NEROVERDE ON LOAN FROM ROMA] (in Italian). Sassuolo. 1 February 2024. Archived from the original on 1 February 2024. Retrieved 1 February 2024.
- ↑ "Marash Kumbulla joins on loan". RCD Espanyol. 17 August 2024. Retrieved 18 August 2024.
- ↑ "Marash Kumbulla, nuevo jugador del RCD Mallorca" [Marash Kumbulla, new player of RCD Mallorca] (in Spanish). RCD Mallorca. 18 August 2025. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ↑ "Marash Kumbulla transferred to Rayo Vallecano". AS Roma. 7 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Moldova v Albania game report". ESPN. 14 October 2019.
- ↑ "Marash Kumbulla: Tani të gjithë më pyesin për Shqipërinë". gazetasi.al (in Albanian). 20 March 2021.
- ↑ Marash Kumbulla at Soccerway
- ↑ "Marash Kumbulla". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- ↑ Honeyman, Sam (25 May 2022). "Roma 1–0 Feyenoord: Zaniolo strike wins the first Europa Conference League final". UEFA. Union of European Football Associations. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
External links
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marash Kumbulla.
- Marash Kumbulla at the AS Roma website
- Marash Kumbulla – UEFA competition record (archive)
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