Edon Pruti
Footballer (born 2002)
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Edon Pruti (born 8 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a central defender for EFL League Two club Grimsby Town.
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Pruti warming up for Hartlepool United in 2023 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Edon Pruti[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 8 April 2002 | ||
| Place of birth | Chelsea, England[2] | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)[2] | ||
| Position | Central defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Grimsby Town | ||
| Number | 26 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2018 | Stevenage | ||
| 2018–2020 | Burnley | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2020 | Burnley | 0 | (0) |
| 2019 | → Abbey Hey (loan) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Hanwell Town | 7 | (1) |
| 2021 | Loughborough University | 1 | (0) |
| 2022 | Slough Town | 22 | (1) |
| 2022–2023 | Brentford | 0 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | Hartlepool United | 23 | (0) |
| 2023–2024 | → Farnborough (loan) | 12 | (0) |
| 2024 | → Farnborough (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2024–2025 | Farnborough | 23 | (1) |
| 2025 | Slough Town | 16 | (2) |
| 2025–2026 | Sutton United | 36 | (3) |
| 2026– | Grimsby Town | 1 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 2019 | Albania U18 | 1 | (0) |
| Albania U19 | |||
| 2023 | Albania U21 | 1 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 21:35, 13 September 2026 (UTC) | |||
Pruti is a product of the Stevenage and Burnley academies and began his senior career in non-League football with Hanwell Town and Slough Town. He began his professional career with Brentford B in 2022. Pruti briefly played in the English Football League for Hartlepool United in 2023, before continuing his career in non-League football. He returned to the English Football League with Grimsby Town in 2026. Born in England, Pruti was capped by Albania at youth international level.
Club career
Youth years
A central defender, Pruti began his career in Sunday league football.[3] Following a spell in the Stevenage academy, he signed a two-year scholarship with the Burnley academy at the end of the 2017–18 season.[4] Prior to the cancellation of the 2019–20 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Pruti played the first senior football of his career away on loan at North West Counties League First Division South club Abbey Hey.[5][6] Pruti sign a three-month extension to his scholarship in June 2020,[7] but was released when it expired in September 2020.[8]
Non-League football
Late in the COVID-19-affected 2020–21 season, Pruti made cup appearances for Isthmian League South Central Division club Hanwell Town.[9] He was a part of the club's Middlesex Senior Cup-winning squad and played, scored and was named man of the match in the 1–0 victory over Harefield United in the Final.[9][10] Pruti remained with the club and made 10 appearances, scoring one goal, during the first half of the 2021–22 season.[11] He transferred to National League South club Slough Town in January 2022 and made 9 appearances and scored one goal during the remainder of the 2021–22 season.[12][13] Following three appearances during the opening month of the 2022–23 season,[13] Pruti departed Arbour Park.[14]
Brentford
On 31 August 2022, Pruti joined the B team at Premier League club Brentford on a one-year contract, with the option of a further year, for an undisclosed fee.[14] He had played for the team on trial early in the 2021–22 season.[3] Following 14 appearances and one goal, Pruti transferred out of the club in January 2023.[15]
Hartlepool United
On 13 January 2023, Pruti signed a short-term contract with League Two club Hartlepool United,[16] with an option to extend.[17] He made 21 appearances during the remainder of the 2022–23 season,[18] which culminated in relegation to the National League.[19] In May 2023, the club opted to extend Pruti's contract.[17] Following two early-2023–24 season appearances,[20] he was dropped from the matchday squad and played much of the remainder of the campaign away on loan.[21][22][23][24] Pruti was released by Hartlepool United when his contract expired at the end of the 2023–24 season.[25]
Return to non-League football
Pruti spent the majority of 2023–24 season on loan at National League South club Farnborough,[22][23][24] whom he initially joined on 20 October 2023.[26] He transferred to the club on a permanent basis on 2 August 2024.[27] After making 25 appearances and scoring one goal during the first half of the 2024–25 season,[28] Pruti returned to Slough Town and signed an 18-month contract.[29] He made 16 appearances and scored two goals during the remainder of a mid-table 2024–25 season.[13][30]
On 17 May 2025, Pruti transferred to National League club Sutton United for an undisclosed fee.[31] He made 43 appearances during the 2025–26 season, scoring three goals and captaining the team in 21 matches.[32] Pruti remained under contract for the 2026–27 season,[33] but was replaced as captain by Jake Taylor.[34] He departed the club in June 2026.[32]
Grimsby Town
On 17 June 2026, Pruti transferred to League Two club Grimsby Town and signed a two-year contract for an undisclosed fee.[35]
International career
Pruti was called up to a Kosovo U19 training camp held in April 2019.[36] He was also called into a Bosnia and Herzegovina U18 training camp in January 2020, but did not participate.[37] Pruti later switched his international allegiance to Albania, with whom he was capped at U18 and U19 level.[14][38] He was called into the U21 squad for friendly matches versus Poland and Azerbaijan in March 2023,[39] but remained with his club.[40] Pruti made his U21 debut with a substitute appearance in a 3–1 friendly defeat to Bulgaria on 20 June 2023.[41] He won further call-ups for 2025 European U21 Championship qualifiers in October and November 2023, but did not make an appearance.[20]
Personal life
Pruti was born at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital from Bosnian father and Kosovan mother.[2][3] He was brought up in Ladbroke Grove.[3] As of 2023, Pruti was in a relationship with Tallulah-May Flood, niece of Victoria Beckham.[42]
Career statistics
- As of match played 12 September 2026
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup[b] | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Hanwell Town | 2020–21[9] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 5[c] | 2 | 5 | 2 | |
| 2021–22[11] | Isthmian League South Central Division | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ― | 2[d] | 0 | 10 | 1 | ||
| Total | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ― | 7 | 2 | 15 | 3 | |||
| Loughborough University | 2021–22[43] | United Counties League Premier Division North | 1 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 1 | 0 | |||
| Slough Town | 2021–22[13] | National League South | 19 | 1 | ― | ― | ― | 19 | 1 | |||
| 2022–23[13] | National League South | 3 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 3 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 22 | 1 | ― | ― | ― | 22 | 1 | |||||
| Hartlepool United | 2022–23[18] | League Two | 21 | 0 | ― | ― | ― | 21 | 0 | |||
| 2023–24[20] | National League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| Total | 23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ― | 0 | 0 | 23 | 0 | |||
| Farnborough (loan) | 2023–24[20] | National League South | 27 | 2 | ― | ― | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2 | ||
| Farnborough | 2024–25[28] | National League South | 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ― | 1[e] | 0 | 25 | 1 | |
| Total | 50 | 3 | 1 | 0 | ― | 1 | 0 | 52 | 3 | |||
| Slough Town | 2024–25[13] | National League South | 16 | 2 | ― | ― | ― | 16 | 2 | |||
| Sutton United | 2025–26[20] | National League | 36 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 3 |
| Grimsby Town | 2026–27[44] | League Two | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Career total | 148 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 173 | 12 | ||
- Includes National League Cup, EFL Cup
- 3 appearances and 1 goal in London Senior Cup, 2 appearances and 1 goal in Middlesex Senior Cup
- 1 appearance in FA Trophy, 1 appearance in London Senior Cup
Honours
Hanwell Town
- Middlesex Senior Cup: 2020–21[10]