Jurgen Vrapi (born 14 November 1998) is an Albanian professional

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who plays as a

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for Vora.

Club career

Early career

Vrapi started his youth career aged 13 at KF Tirana Reserves and Academy in 2011. In the 2016–17 season he played for the under-19 side 11 matches and made 3 appearances for

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in the 2016–17 Albanian Second Division. In February 2017 he moved abroad at Croatian side

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Dinamo Tirana

On 29 August 2018, fellow capital club

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signed Vrapi on a one-year contract.

International career

Vrapi received his first call up to the Albania national under-19 team by coach

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for the friendly tournament Roma Caput Mundi in

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between 8–13 March 2015 against Malta U-19, Wales U-19 and Italy U-19. He was called up again to the Albania under-19 almost 1 year later by coach

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for the next friendly tournament Roma Caput Mundi from 29 February–4 March 2016.

Career statistics

Club

References

Honours

;Tirana * Albanian First Division: 2017–18 {{DEFAULTSORT:Vrapi, Jurgen 1998 births Living people Footballers from Tirana Albanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Albania men's youth international footballers KF Tirana players FC Dinamo City players Flamurtari FC players KF Skënderbeu Korçë players KF Vora players Kategoria Superiore players Kategoria e Dytë players Kategoria e Parë players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia