Uerdi Mara (born 30 January 1999) is an

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professional

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who plays as a midfielder for Georgian club

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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. He made it his professional debut on 12 October 2015 in the

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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. 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

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, Croatia. In January 2023, Mara joined First League club Beroe on loan until the end of the season. On 15 February 2024,

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champions

announced the signing of Mara.

International career

Mara was called up for the first time at international level in the

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by coach Dzemal Mustedanagić for the two friendly match against Italy U-17 on 17 & 19 March 2015. He was called up also for a friendly tournament in Austria against Mexico, Austria & Brazil on match-dates 25–27 April 2015. 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. 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.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Mara, Uerdi 1999 births Footballers from Korçë Living people Albanian men's footballers Men's association football midfielders Albania men's youth international footballers KF Skënderbeu Korçë players Ankara Keçiörengücü S.K. footballers PFC Beroe Stara Zagora players FC Dinamo Batumi players Kategoria Superiore players TFF First League players First Professional Football League (Bulgaria) players Albanian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in Bulgaria Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Bulgaria Expatriate men's footballers in Georgia (country) Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Georgia (country)