Uerdi Mara

Uerdi Mara (born 30 January 1999) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Georgian club Dinamo Batumi.

Uerdi Mara
Personal information
Date of birth (1999-01-30) 30 January 1999
Place of birth Korçë, Albania
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Dinamo Batumi
Youth career
2011–2018 Skënderbeu Korçë
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2015–2022 Skënderbeu Korçë 92 (3)
2022–2024 Ankara Keçiörengücü 21 (2)
2023 → Beroe (loan) 10 (1)
2024– Dinamo Batumi 12 (1)
International career
2016 Albania U17 2 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 June 2024

Club career

Early career

Mara started his youth career at KF Skënderbeu Korçë in September 2011. During the 2015–16 season he debuted with the under-17 side, where he played 13 matches and scored also 10 goals. During the season he played a match for the under-19 side before he gained entry also with the first team.[1]

He made it his professional debut on 12 October 2015 in the 2015–16 Albanian Cup match against Vllaznia Shkodër coming on as a substitute in the 27th minute in place of Bujar Shabani where the match finished in the 1–1 draw.[2]

On 24 May 2016 Mara went to a trial with Primavera team of Italian Serie A side Udinese, where he participated in a friendly tournament Medunarodni Omladinski Turnir in Rijeka, Croatia.[3]

In January 2023, Mara joined First League club Beroe on loan until the end of the season.[4]

On 15 February 2024, Erovnuli Liga champions Dinamo Batumi announced the signing of Mara.[5]

International career

Mara was called up for the first time at international level in the Albania national under-17 football team by coach Dzemal Mustedanagić for the two friendly match against Italy U-17 on 17 & 19 March 2015.[6]

He was called up also for a friendly tournament in Austria against Mexico, Austria & Brazil on match-dates 25–27 April 2015.[7] He made it his first international debut against Mexico on 25 April 2015 playing as a starter in the match finished in the 0–0 draw.[8] He played also in the next day against Austria, coming on as a substitute in the 78th minute, where the match finished in the 2–0 loss.[9]

Career statistics

Club
As of 12 October 2015 [10]
Season Club League country League League Cup Europe Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2015–16Skënderbeu KorçëAlbanian Superliga --10--10
Total 00100010
Career total 00100010

References
  1. Uerdi Mara profile FSHF.org
  2. Sopoti Librazhd vs. Skënderbeu Korçë - 12 October 2015 Soccerway
  3. Udinese, occhi su Mara: il centrocampista classe '99 dello Skenderbeu in campo con la Primavera bianconera al "Medunarodni Omladinski Turnir" Gianluca Di Marzio
  4. "Уерди Мара ще играе в "Берое" до края на сезона" [Uerdi Mara will play at Beroe until the end of the season]. beroe.bg (in Bulgarian). 29 January 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  5. "ბათუმის "დინამომ" ალბანელი ნახევარმცველი დაიმატა". adjaratv.ge (in Georgian). 15 February 2024.
  6. Grumbullohet kombëtarja U-17 FSHF.org
  7. U-17, turne ne Austri FSHF.org
  8. U17, Shqipëria barazon me Meksikën në turneun prestigjioz europian Panorama Sport
  9. U17/ Lojë e dobët, kuqezinjtë munden nga Austria Panorama Sport
  10. Uerdi Mara at Soccerway
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