Mark Marleku
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 April 2000 | ||
| Place of birth | Lucerne, Switzerland | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Schaffhausen | ||
| Number | 17 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –2015 | Zug 94 | ||
| 2015–2018 | Luzern | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2018–2020 | Luzern U21 | 29 | (12) |
| 2020–2023 | Luzern | 8 | (1) |
| 2021–2023 | → Kriens (loan) | 68 | (13) |
| 2023– | Schaffhausen | 27 | (3) |
| 2025 | → Cham (loan) | 15 | (6) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2018 | Kosovo U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 2021–2022 | Kosovo U21 | 7 | (1) |
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* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 1 July 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 29 March 2022 | |||
Mark Marleku (born 27 April 2000) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Swiss club Schaffhausen.
Luzern
On 24 June 2020, Marleku made his debut as a professional footballer in a 2–0 away defeat against Lugano after coming on as a substitute at 86th minute in place of Silvan Sidler.[1] On 18 September 2020, he signed his first professional contract with Swiss Super League side Luzern after agreeing to a three-year deal.[2]
Schaffhausen
On 18 July 2023, Marleku signed a one-season contract with Schaffhausen.[3]
International career
Under-19
On 2 October 2018, Marleku was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications.[4] Eight days later, he made his debut with Kosovo U19 in 2019 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification match against Austria U19 after coming on as a substitute at 82nd minute in place of Bleart Tolaj.[5]
Under-21
On 15 March 2021, Marleku received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the friendly matches against Qatar U23,[6] but was unable to join the squad due to COVID-related travel restrictions.[7] On 8 June 2021, he made his debut with Kosovo U21 in 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Andorra U21 after coming on as a substitute at 67th minute in place of Rilind Nivokazi and scored his side's second goal during a 2–0 home win.[8]
