# Donald Rapo > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Donald_Rapo > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Donald_Rapo.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Rapo > Source revision: 1294294643 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Albanian footballer}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Donald Rapo | image = | fullname = Donald Rapo | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1990|10|4}} | birth_place = [Tirana](/source/Tirana), Albania | height = 1.83 m | position = [Left-back](/source/Left-back) | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 2011–2014 | clubs1 = [Olimpic](/source/Olimpic_CF) | caps1 = 73 | goals1 = 6 | years2 = 2014–2015 | clubs2 = [Burreli](/source/KS_Burreli) | caps2 = 21 | goals2 = 4 | years3 = 2015–2020 | clubs3 = [Luftëtari](/source/Luft%C3%ABtari_Gjirokast%C3%ABr) | caps3 = 125 | goals3 = 11 | years4 = 2020 | clubs4 = [Laçi](/source/KF_La%C3%A7i) | caps4 = 24 | goals4 = 3 | years5 = 2021 | clubs5 = [Drenica](/source/KF_Drenica) | caps5 = 13 | goals5 = 2 | years6 = 2021 | clubs6 = [Kukësi](/source/FK_Kuk%C3%ABsi) | caps6 = 0 | goals6 = 0 | nationalyears1 = | nationalteam1 = | nationalcaps1 = | nationalgoals1 = | pcupdate = 17:17, 16 January 2022 (UTC) | ntupdate = }} '''Donald Rapo''' (born 4 October 1990) is an [Albania](/source/Albania)n professional football player who plays as a [left-back](/source/left-back). ==Club career== ===Burreli=== In August 2014, Rapo moved to [Kategoria e Parë](/source/Kategoria_e_Par%C3%AB) club [KS Burreli](/source/KS_Burreli). He made his league debut for the club on 27 September 2014 in a 1–0 away loss to [Besëlidhja](/source/Bes%C3%ABlidhja_Lezh%C3%AB). He played all ninety minutes of the match, receiving a yellow card in the 77th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/09/27/albania/league-1/ks-beselidhja-lezhe/ks-burreli/1701789/|title=Beselidhja Lezhë vs. Burreli 0 – 1|publisher=Soccerway|date=27 September 2014|accessdate=4 July 2018}} He scored his first league goal for the club on 13 December 2014 in a match against the same side he made his debut against, Besëlidhja. The match ended 2–1 in favor of Burreli. His goal, scored in the 85th minute, made the score 2–1. He played all ninety minutes of the match.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2014/12/13/albania/league-1/ks-burreli/ks-beselidhja-lezhe/1701879/|title=Burreli vs. Beselidhja Lezhe 2 – 1|publisher=Soccerway|date=13 December 2014|accessdate=4 July 2018}} ===Luftëtari=== In the summer 2015, Rapo moved to then Kategoria e Parë side [Luftëtari](/source/Luft%C3%ABtari_Gjirokast%C3%ABr). He made his league debut for the club on 12 September 2015 in a 2–0 away victory over [Dinamo](/source/FK_Dinamo_Tirana). He was subbed on for [Mustafa Agastra](/source/Mustafa_Agastra) in the 67th minute.{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2015/09/12/albania/league-1/ks-dinamo-tirana/ks-luftetari-gjirokaster/2138868/|title=Dinamo Tirana vs. Luftetari Gjirokaster 0 – 2|publisher=Soccerway|date=12 September 2015|accessdate=4 July 2018}} He scored his first league goal for the club came after their promotion to the [Kategoria Superiore](/source/Kategoria_Superiore). It came on 22 December 2016 in a 2–2 home draw with [FK Kukësi](/source/FK_Kuk%C3%ABsi). His goal, scored in the 88th minute, made the score 2–2. He was subbed off three minutes later, being replaced by [Brixhild Brahimaj](/source/Brixhild_Brahimaj).{{cite web|url=https://int.soccerway.com/matches/2016/12/22/albania/super-league/ks-luftetari-gjirokaster/ks-perparimi-kukes/2342659/|title=Lufetari Gjirokaster vs. Kukesi 2 – 2|publisher=Soccerway|date=22 December 2016|accessdate=4 July 2018}} ===Kukësi=== In July 2021, FK Kukësi announced to have signed Rapo on a two-year contract.{{cite web|url=https://lumapost.net/kukesi-kthen-ne-superiore-mbrojtesin-donald-rapo/|title=Kukësi kthen në Superiore mbrojtësin Donald Rapo|trans-title=Kukësi brings back to Kategoria Superiore the defender Donald Rapo|website=lumapost.net|language=sq|date=3 July 2021|accessdate=13 June 2023}} Soon following his arrival, the defender fell out of favor with manager [Diego Longo](/source/Diego_Longo), who excluded him from the team.{{cite web|url=http://www.panorama.com.al/sport/erdhi-dita-te-flas-donald-rapo-shperthen-keq-ndaj-diego-longos/|title="Erdhi dita të flas", Donald Rapo shpërthen keq ndaj Diego Longos|trans-title="The day has come to talk", Donald Rapo explodes badly against Diego Longo|publisher=Panorama Sport|language=sq|date=13 June 2023|accessdate=13 June 2023}} Rapo did not play a single match in the Kategoria Superiore, but did feature six times on the bench. He did, however, play in two cup matches against [KF Maliqi](/source/KF_Maliqi) in the [first round](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_Albanian_Cup).{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/09/22/albania/cup/ks-maliqi/ks-perparimi-kukes/3645031/|title=Maliqi vs. Kukesi 0 – 0|publisher=Soccerway|date=22 September 2022|accessdate=13 June 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://us.soccerway.com/matches/2021/10/13/albania/cup/ks-perparimi-kukes/ks-maliqi/3645032/|title=Kukësi vs. Maliqi 4 – 0|publisher=Soccerway|date=13 October 2022|accessdate=13 June 2023}} In December, he announced his departure from the club.{{cite web|url=https://www.news.oversport.tv/zyrtare-albin-gashin-e-pason-edhe-donald-rapo-largimi-i-dyte-nga-kukesi/|title=Zyrtare: Albin Gashin e pason edhe Donald Rapo, largimi i dytë nga Kukësi|trans-title=Official: Albin Gashi is followed by Donald Rapo, the second departure from Kukësi|publisher=OverSport|language=sq|date=3 December 2021|accessdate=13 June 2023}} ==Honours== ;Luftëtari *[Kategoria e Parë](/source/Kategoria_e_Par%C3%AB) (1): [2015–16](/source/2015%E2%80%9316_Kategoria_e_Par%C3%AB) ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{ESPN FC|271045/donald-rapo}} *{{Soccerway|donald-rapo/269385}} *{{FSHF player|222919}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rapo, Donald}} Category:1990 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Tirana Category:Albanian men's footballers Category:Men's association football defenders Category:Albanian expatriate men's footballers Category:KF Olimpic players Category:KS Burreli players Category:Luftëtari FC players Category:KF Laçi players Category:KF Drenica players Category:Kategoria Superiore players Category:Kategoria e Parë players Category:Kategoria e Dytë players Category:Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Kosovo Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Kosovo Category:21st-century Albanian sportsmen {{Albania-footy-defender-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Donald Rapo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Rapo) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Rapo?action=history)). 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