Jetmir Topalli (born 7 February 1998) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a centre-forward for Turkish club İstanbulspor and the Kosovo national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 24) | ||
| Place of birth | Kaçanik, FR Yugoslavia | ||
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | İstanbulspor | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 0000–2010 | New Star Football School | ||
| 2010–2013 | Besëlidhja Prishtinë | ||
| 2013–2014 | Galatasaray Kosova Football School | ||
| 2014–2017 | 2 Korriku | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | 2 Korriku | ||
| 2018 | Vushtrria | ||
| 2018–2020 | Ballkani | 59 | (17) |
| 2019 | → Feronikeli (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2020–2021 | Yeni Malatyaspor | 13 | (1) |
| 2021– | İstanbulspor | 31 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2020– | Kosovo | 3 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 23:21, 5 August 2022 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 23:21, 5 August 2022 (UTC) | |||
On 13 June 2018, Topalli signed a two-year contract with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Ballkani.[1] On 25 August 2018, he made his debut in a 3–0 home defeat against Llapi after being named in the starting line-up.[2]
On 13 June 2019, Topalli joined in a short-time loan with Football Superleague of Kosovo club Feronikeli, only for European competition matches.[3] Twelve days later, he was named as a Feronikeli substitute for the first time in semi-final of 2019–20 UEFA Champions League preliminary round against the Gibraltarian side Lincoln Red Imps.[4] His debut with Feronikeli came on 28 June in final of 2019–20 UEFA Champions League preliminary round against the Andorran side FC Santa Coloma after coming on as a substitute at 67th minute in place of Jean Carioca.[5]
On 13 August 2020, Topalli signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig club Yeni Malatyaspor,[6] and received squad number 98.[7] On 12 September 2020, he made his debut in a 3–0 away defeat against Fatih Karagümrük after coming on as a substitute at 81st minute in place of Umut Bulut.[8]
On 31 August 2021, Topalli signed a five-year contract with TFF First League club İstanbulspor.[9]
On 24 December 2019, Topalli received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Sweden,[10] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Flamur Kastrati.[11]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental[lower-alpha 1] | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Ballkani | 2018–19 | Kosovo Superleague | 29 | 10 | 0 | 0 | — | 29 | 10 | |
| 2019–20 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 2] | 0 | 34 | 7 | ||
| Total | 59 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 63 | 17 | ||
| Yeni Malatyaspor | 2020–21 | Süper Lig | 13 | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | 17 | 4 | |
| İstanbulspor | 2021–22 | TFF First League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 72 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 80 | 21 | ||
| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kosovo | 2020 | 1 | 0 |
| 2021 | 2 | 0 | |
| Total | 3 | 0 | |
İstanbulspor – current squad | |
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