Antonio Marku (born 24 March 1992) is an Albanian

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who plays as a

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for

KF Vëllaznimi Klubi i futbollit Vëllaznimi, commonly known as KF Vëllaznimi, or simply as Vëllaznimi is a football club based in Gjakova, Kosovo. They currently play in the second division of football in Kosovo, First Football League of Kosovo. History ...

in Kosovo.

Career

Early career

Marku began playing football with the youth teams of his local team Vllaznia Shkodër but in 2010 due to his university studies he moved to

Tirana Tirana ( , ; aln, Tirona) is the capital and largest city of Albania. It is located in the centre of the country, enclosed by mountains and hills with Dajti rising to the east and a slight valley to the northwest overlooking the Adriatic Sea ...

, where he began playing for

Dinamo Tirana Futboll Club Dinamo Tirana is an Albanian professional football club based in the country's capital Tirana. They play in the Kategoria e Parë, the second tier of Albanian football, in the 2022–23 season. Founded in 1950 during the communist r ...

. He was part of the Dinamo Tirana U-19 side for the 2010–11 season where he was the team captain. Marku made his professional debut against

Flamurtari Vlorë Flamurtari FC is a professional football club based in Vlorë, Albania. The club plays in the Kategoria e Parë, which is the second tier of football in the country. Founded in 1923, the club is one of the oldest in Albania, and it is also one ...

on 20 April 2011 in a 6–2 loss, coming on as a substitute in the 57th minute for Nurudeen Orelesi. He was then promoted to the starting line-up for the 2011–12 season because of Dinamo's extreme financial difficulties which resulted in nearly all of the senior players to leave the club in the summer. In the summer of 2013 he joined

FK Kukësi Futboll Klub Kukësi is an Albanian professional football club based in the city of Kukës. The club plays its home games at the Zeqir Ymeri Stadium and they currently compete in the Kategoria Superiore, the highest tier of Albanian football. Th ...

Vllaznia Shkodër

On 24 January 2016, during the first leg of the quarter-finals of the

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against

Skënderbeu Korçë , reign = 28 November 1443 – 17 January 1468 , predecessor = Gjon Kastrioti , successor = Gjon Kastrioti II , spouse = Donika Arianiti , issue = Gjon Kastrioti II , royal house = Kastrioti , father ...

, Marku suffered a head-to-head collision with Skënderbeu's Ademir, forcing him to leave the field with a stretcher and was immediately sent to the nearest hospital along with Ademir.

Drenica

On 17 August 2019 Marku announced on his Facebook profile, that he had joined

KF Drenica KF Drenica ( sq, Klubi Futbollistik Drenica), commonly known as Drenica is a professional football club based in Skënderaj, Kosovo. The club plays in the Football Superleague of Kosovo, which is the top tier of football in the country. Players C ...

in Kosovo.

Career statistics

Club

References

External links

Vllaznia Shkodër official profile
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Marku, Antonio 1992 births Living people Footballers from Shkodër Albanian footballers Albanian expatriate footballers Albania under-21 international footballers Albania youth international footballers Association football defenders FK Dinamo Tirana players KF Laçi players KF Vllaznia Shkodër players FK Kukësi players KF Drenica players KF Vëllaznimi players Kategoria Superiore players Kategoria e Parë players Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo Expatriate footballers in Kosovo