Indrit Tuci
Albanian footballer (born 2000)
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Indrit Tuci (born 14 September 2000) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Süper Lig club Kayserispor on loan from Sparta Prague and the Albania national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 14 September 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Lezhë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position | Centre forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
Kayserispor (on loan from Sparta Prague) | ||
| Number | 22 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2016 | AF Brians | ||
| 2016–2018 | Akademia e Futbollit | ||
| 2019 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2019–2023 | Lokomotiva Zagreb | 94 | (20) |
| 2024– | Sparta Prague | 20 | (2) |
| 2025 | → Sparta Prague B | 3 | (2) |
| 2025– | → Kayserispor (loan) | 8 | (2) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Albania U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 2019–2022 | Albania U21 | 7 | (1) |
| 2024– | Albania | 5 | (0) |
|
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 2 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 November 2025 | |||
Having started playing football in Albania, he moved to Croatia in 2018 to join Lokomotiva Zagreb, where he spent five seasons, before signing for Sparta Prague in 2023, winning both the Czech First League and the Czech Cup in his first season. In 2025, he was loaned to Kayserispor in Turkey.
At international level, he represented Albania at youth categories before making his senior debut in 2024.
Club career
Early career
Tuci began playing football at the age of 12 with AF Brians, where he remained until 2016, before moving to Akademia e Futbollit in Tirana.[1] In 2018, Tuci was spotted by scouts from Lokomotiva Zagreb and was invited in a one-month trial in Croatia at which he impressed, subsequently joining the club, initially playing with the under-19 team before moving to the first team within six months.[2] Tuci made his first-team debut for Lokomotiva under manager Goran Tomić on 26 May 2019, in the closing match of the 2018–19 Croatian First League against Gorica.[3]
After five years in Croatia with Lokomotiva Zagreb, Tuci joined Czech side Sparta Prague on 29 December 2023.[4][5]
On 9 August 2025, Tuci moved on a one-year loan to Turkish Süper Lig club Kayserispor, with an option to buy.[6] On 28 September 2025, Tuci scored his first goal for Kayserispor against Gençlerbirliği, equalising in stoppage time for a 1–1 draw.[7]
International career
Between 2018 and 2022, Tuci represented Albania U19 and U21, scoring once for the latter.[8]
In October 2024, he received his first call-up to the senior team by coach Sylvinho, as a replacement for the injured Myrto Uzuni, ahead of the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B matches against the Czech Republic and Georgia.[9] He made his debut on 11 October 2024 in a 2–0 loss to the Czech Republic, coming on as a substitute for Mirlind Daku in the 65th minute.[10] Three days later, Tuci started the match against Georgia and provided the assist for Kristjan Asllani’s winning goal in Albania’s 1–0 away victory.[11][12]
Career statistics
Club
- As of match played 28 September 2025[13]
| Club | Season | League | National cup[a] | League cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Lokomotiva Zagreb | 2018–19 | Croatian League | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | Croatian League | 25 | 4 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 28 | 4 | ||||
| 2020–21 | Croatian League | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | — | 2[b] | 0 | — | 17 | 3 | |||
| 2021–22 | Croatian League | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 8 | 1 | ||||
| 2022–23 | Croatian League | 30 | 6 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 33 | 7 | ||||
| 2023–24 | Croatian League | 17 | 6 | 1[14] | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 6 | ||||
| Total | 94 | 20 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 105 | 21 | ||
| Sparta Prague | 2023–24 | Czech First League | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3[c] | 1 | — | 14 | 1 | |
| 2024–25 | Czech First League | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | — | 4[d] | 1 | — | 15 | 3 | |||
| Total | 20 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 4 | ||
| Sparta Prague B | 2024–25 | Czech National League | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | ||||
| Kayserispor | 2025–26 | Süper Lig | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | ||||
| Career total | 122 | 25 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 28 | ||
- Includes Croatian Cup, Czech Cup & Turkish Cup
- One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
- Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League
International
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | |||
| 2024 | 4 | 0 | |
| 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| Total | 5 | 0 | |
