# Indrit Tuci > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Indrit_Tuci > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Indrit_Tuci.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indrit_Tuci > Source revision: 1354833215 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Albanian footballer (born 2000)}} {{BLP sources|date=February 2025}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Indrit Tuci | image = | upright = | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2000|9|14|df=y}} | birth_place = [Lezhë](/source/Lezh%C3%AB), Albania | height = 1.91 m | position = [Centre forward](/source/Centre_forward) | currentclub = [Kayserispor](/source/Kayserispor)
(on loan from [Sparta Prague](/source/AC_Sparta_Prague)) | clubnumber = 22 | youthyears1 = 2012–2016 | youthclubs1 = AF Brians | youthyears2 = 2016–2018 | youthclubs2 = [Akademia e Futbollit](/source/Akademia_e_Futbollit) | youthyears3 = 2019 | youthclubs3 = [Lokomotiva Zagreb](/source/NK_Lokomotiva_Zagreb) | years1 = 2019–2023 | clubs1 = [Lokomotiva Zagreb](/source/NK_Lokomotiva_Zagreb) | caps1 = 94 | goals1 = 20 | years2 = 2024– | clubs2 = [Sparta Prague](/source/AC_Sparta_Prague) | caps2 = 20 | goals2 = 2 | years3 = 2025 | clubs3 = → [Sparta Prague B](/source/AC_Sparta_Prague_B) | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 2 | years4 = 2025– | clubs4 = → [Kayserispor](/source/Kayserispor) (loan) | caps4 = 20 | goals4 = 3 | nationalyears1 = 2018 | nationalteam1 = [Albania U19](/source/Albania_national_under-19_football_team) | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2019–2022 | nationalteam2 = [Albania U21](/source/Albania_national_under-21_football_team) | nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 1 | nationalyears3 = 2024– | nationalteam3 = [Albania](/source/Albania_national_football_team) | nationalcaps3 = 5 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | club-update = 17 May 2026 | nationalteam-update = 13 November 2025 }} '''Indrit Tuci''' (born 14 September 2000) is an Albanian professional [footballer](/source/association_football) who plays as a [centre forward](/source/centre_forward) for [Süper Lig](/source/S%C3%BCper_Lig) club [Kayserispor](/source/Kayserispor) on loan from [Sparta Prague](/source/AC_Sparta_Prague) and the [Albania national team](/source/Albania_national_football_team). Having started playing football in Albania, he moved to Croatia in 2018 to join [Lokomotiva Zagreb](/source/NK_Lokomotiva_Zagreb), where he spent five seasons, before signing for [Sparta Prague](/source/AC_Sparta_Prague) in 2023, winning both the [Czech First League](/source/Czech_First_League) and the [Czech Cup](/source/Czech_Cup) in his first season. In 2025, he was loaned to [Kayserispor](/source/Kayserispor) in Turkey. At international level, he represented Albania at youth categories before making his senior debut in 2024. ==Club career== ===Early career=== Tuci began playing football at the age of 12 with AF Brians, where he remained until 2016, before moving to [Akademia e Futbollit](/source/Akademia_e_Futbollit) in Tirana.{{FSHF player|241988}} In 2018, Tuci was spotted by scouts from [Lokomotiva Zagreb](/source/NK_Lokomotiva_Zagreb) and was invited in a one-month trial in Croatia at which he impressed, subsequently joining the club, initially playing with the under-19 team before moving to the first team within six months.{{cite news |title=I rritur me Canën, Ibren si shembuj, rrugëtimi i Indrit Tucit nga moshat te Lokomotiva Zagreb |url=https://fshf.org/sq/i-rritur-me-canen-ibren-si-shembuj-rrugetimi-i-indrit-tucit-nga-moshat-te-lokomotiva-zagreb/ |publisher=Albanian Football Association |date=8 January 2021 |access-date=29 September 2025 |language=sq}} Tuci made his first-team debut for Lokomotiva under manager [Goran Tomić](/source/Goran_Tomi%C4%87) on 26 May 2019, in the closing match of the [2018–19 Croatian First League](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_Croatian_First_Football_League) against [Gorica](/source/HNK_Gorica).{{cite web |title=Lokomotiva vs. HNK Gorica – 26 May 2019 |url=https://www.besoccer.com/match/lokomotiva/hnk-gorica/201914216/lineups |website=BeSoccer |access-date=29 September 2025}} ===Sparta Prague and loans=== After five years in Croatia, Tuci joined Czech side [Sparta Prague](/source/AC_Sparta_Prague) on 29 December 2023.{{Cite news|first=Martin|last=Mls|title=Sparta má první zimní posilu. Pořídila si útočníka z Albánie|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-ceska-1-liga-prvni-posila-pro-spartu-poridila-si-utocnika-z-albanie-5019049|website=Sport.cz|date=29 December 2023|publisher=Borgis|access-date=29 December 2023|language=cs|archive-date=29 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231229202012/https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-ceska-1-liga-prvni-posila-pro-spartu-poridila-si-utocnika-z-albanie-5019049|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Spartu posílí Indrit Tuci |url=https://sparta.cz/en/article/spartu-posili-indrit-tuci-42024|website=AC Sparta Prague|date=29 December 2023|access-date=1 January 2024|language=cs|archive-date=31 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231231120414/https://sparta.cz/en/article/spartu-posili-indrit-tuci-42024 |url-status=live}} Tuçi was part of the team that completed the domestic double by winning the [2023–24 Czech First League](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Czech_First_League) and the [2023–24 Czech Cup](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Czech_Cup), with the cup secured through a 2–1 victory over Viktoria Plzeň in the final on 23 May 2024.{{cite web|url=https://a2news.com/sport/futboll/qazim-laci-dhe-indrit-tuci-pas-titullit-fitojne-dhe-kupen-e-ekise-i1120231|title=Qazim Laçi dhe Indrit Tuci, pas titullit fitojnë dhe Kupën e Çekisë|trans-title=Qazim Laçi and Indrit Tuci, after the title also win the Czech Cup|publisher=[A2 CNN](/source/A2_CNN)|date=23 May 2024|access-date=30 April 2026|language=sq|author=Erald Kodhelaj}} On 31 July 2024, Tuci scored the fourth goal in Sparta Prague’s 4–2 home victory over [Shamrock Rovers](/source/Shamrock_Rovers_F.C.) in the second qualifying round of the [2024–25 UEFA Champions League](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_UEFA_Champions_League), securing a 6–2 aggregate win and qualification to the next round.{{cite web|url=https://www.balkanweb.com/en/Laci-and-Tuci-protagonists-in-the-champions-goal-and-assist-for-the-qualification-of-the-Czech-champions/|title=Laçi and Tuci protagonists in the Champions League, goal and assist for the qualification of the Czech champions|publisher=BalkanWeb|date=31 July 2024|access-date=2 May 2026}} On 9 August 2025, Tuci moved on a one-year loan to Turkish [Süper Lig](/source/S%C3%BCper_Lig) club [Kayserispor](/source/Kayserispor), with an option to buy.{{Cite web|title=Sparta hlásí další odchod. Útočník Tuci bude hostovat v Turecku|url=https://www.denik.cz/fotbal-prvni-liga/sparta-praha-indrit-tuci-hostovani-turecko-kayserispor.html|website=[Deník](/source/Den%C3%ADk)|publisher=[Vltava Labe Media](/source/Vltava_Labe_Media)|date=9 August 2025|access-date=9 August 2025|language=cs|agency=[Czech News Agency](/source/Czech_News_Agency)}} On 28 September 2025, Tuci scored his first goal for Kayserispor against [Gençlerbirliği](/source/Gen%C3%A7lerbirli%C4%9Fi_S.K.), equalising in stoppage time for a 1–1 draw.{{cite news |title=VIDEO/ Gol në minutën e 91-të, sulmuesi i Kombëtares e bën “sefte” në Superligën turke |url=https://www.panorama.com.al/sport/video-gol-ne-minuten-e-91-te-sulmuesi-i-kombetares-e-ben-sefte-ne-superligen-turke/ |website=Panorama Sport |date=28 September 2025 |access-date=29 September 2025 |language=sq}} ==International career== Between 2018 and 2022, Tuci represented [Albania U19](/source/Albania_national_under-19_football_team) and [U21](/source/Albania_national_under-21_football_team), scoring once for the latter.{{BeSoccer|i-tuci-865951}} In October 2024, he received his first call-up to the [senior team](/source/Albania_national_football_team) by coach [Sylvinho](/source/Sylvinho), as a replacement for the injured [Myrto Uzuni](/source/Myrto_Uzuni), ahead of the [2024–25 UEFA Nations League B](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_UEFA_Nations_League_B) matches against the [Czech Republic](/source/Czech_Republic_national_football_team) and [Georgia](/source/Georgia_national_football_team).{{cite news |title=Uzuni humbet sfidat me Çekinë & Gjeorgjinë për shkak dëmtimi, ftohet në Kombëtare sulmuesi Indrit Tuci |url=https://fshf.org/sq/uzuni-humbet-sfidat-me-cekine-gjeorgjine-per-shkak-demtimi-ftohet-ne-kombetare-sulmuesi-indrit-tuci/ |website=[Albanian Football Federation](/source/Albanian_Football_Federation) |date=8 October 2024 |access-date=29 September 2025 |language=sq}} He made his debut on 11 October 2024 in a 2–0 loss to the Czech Republic, coming on as a substitute for [Mirlind Daku](/source/Mirlind_Daku) in the 65th minute.{{cite news |title=Indrit Tuci debuton me Kombëtaren shqiptare, aktivizohet kundër Çekisë |url=https://www.balkanweb.com/indrit-tuci-debuton-me-kombetaren-shqiptare-aktivizohet-kunder-cekise/|publisher=Balkan Web |date=11 October 2024 |access-date=10 February 2025 |language=sq}} Three days later, Tuci started the match against Georgia and provided the assist for [Kristjan Asllani](/source/Kristjan_Asllani)’s winning goal in Albania’s 1–0 away victory.{{cite news |title=“Thjeshtësia është kaq e vështirë të gjendet në futboll…” – Pse fitorja kalon nga Indrit Tuci |url=https://sportekspres.com/thjeshtesia-eshte-kaq-e-veshtire-te-gjendet-ne-futboll-mund-te-jete-si-nje-as-nen-menge-per-silvinjon-ja-pse-fitorja-kalon-nga-indrit-tuci/ |publisher=Sport Ekspres |date=14 October 2024 |access-date=29 September 2025 |language=sq}}{{cite web |title=Albania–Georgia |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefanationsleague/match/2040129/ |website=UEFA |date=14 October 2024 |access-date=29 September 2025 |language=en}} ==Career statistics== ===Club=== {{Updated|match played 17 May 2026}}{{Soccerway}} {| class=wikitable style="text-align: center;" |+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition |- !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|National cup{{efn|Includes [Croatian Cup](/source/Croatian_Football_Cup), [Czech Cup](/source/Czech_Cup) & [Turkish Cup](/source/Turkish_Cup)}} !colspan="2"|Continental !colspan="2"|Total |- !Division!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="7" |[Lokomotiva Zagreb](/source/NK_Lokomotiva_Zagreb) |[2018–19](/source/2018%E2%80%9319_NK_Lokomotiva_season) |[Croatian League](/source/Croatian_Football_League) |1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0 |- |[2019–20](/source/2019%E2%80%9320_NK_Lokomotiva_season) |Croatian League |25||4||3||0||colspan="2"|—||28||4 |- |[2020–21](/source/2020%E2%80%9321_NK_Lokomotiva_season) |Croatian League |14||3||1||0||2{{efn|One appearance in [UEFA Champions League](/source/UEFA_Champions_League), one appearance in [UEFA Europa League](/source/UEFA_Europa_League)}}||0||17||3 |- |[2021–22](/source/2021%E2%80%9322_NK_Lokomotiva_Zagreb_season) |Croatian League |7||1||1||0||colspan="2"|—||8||1 |- |[2022–23](/source/2022%E2%80%9323_NK_Lokomotiva_Zagreb_season) |Croatian League |30||6||3||1||colspan="2"|—||33||7 |- |[2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_NK_Lokomotiva_Zagreb_season) |Croatian League |17||6||1{{Cite web|title=Dugo Selo - Lokomotiva 0:1|url=https://hnl.hr/matches/78204230/nogometni-klub-dugo-selo-nogometni-klub-lokomotiva-zagreb-0-1/|website=[SuperSport HNL](/source/SuperSport_HNL)|date=27 September 2023|access-date=29 September 2025|language=hr}}||0||colspan="2"|—||18||6 |- !colspan="2"|Total !94!!20!!9!!1!!2!!0!!105!!21 |- |rowspan="3" |[Sparta Prague](/source/AC_Sparta_Prague) |[2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_AC_Sparta_Prague_season) |[Czech First League](/source/Czech_First_League) |9||0||2||0||3{{efn|name=UEL|Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League}}||1||14||1 |- |[2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_AC_Sparta_Prague_season) |Czech First League |11||2||0||0||4{{efn|name=UECh|Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League}}||1||15||3 |- !colspan="2"|Total !20!!2!!2!!0!!7!!2!!29!!4 |- |[Sparta Prague B](/source/AC_Sparta_Prague_B) |[2024–25](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_AC_Sparta_Prague_B_season) |[Czech National League](/source/2024%E2%80%9325_Czech_National_Football_League) |3||2||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||2 |- |[Kayserispor](/source/Kayserispor) |[2025–26](/source/2025%E2%80%9326_Kayserispor_season) |[Süper Lig](/source/S%C3%BCper_Lig) |20||3||2||1||colspan="2"|—||22||4 |- !colspan="3"|Career total !137!!27!!13!!2!!9!!2!!159!!31 |} {{notelist}} ===International=== {{updated|match played 13 November 2025}}{{NFT|95968|access-date=28 September 2025}}{{EU-Football.info|32894}} {| class=wikitable style=text-align:center |+ Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team!!Year!!Apps!!Goals |- |rowspan="3"|[Albania](/source/Albania_national_football_team) |- |2024||4||0 |- |2025||1||0 |- !colspan="2"|Total!!5!!0 |} ==Honours== '''Sparta Prague''' *[Czech First League](/source/Czech_First_League): [2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Czech_First_League){{Cite news|title=Sestřih: Boleslav 0–5 Sparta {{!}} Titul pro Letenské! Kuchta dal čtyři góly|url=https://isport.blesk.cz/clanek/fotbal-1-liga-rocnik-2023-24/447579/sestrih-boleslav-sparta-0-5-titul-pro-letenske-kuchta-dal-ctyri-goly.html|website=[Blesk](/source/Blesk)|date=18 May 2024|language=cs|publisher=[Czech News Center](/source/Czech_News_Center)|agency=[Czech News Agency](/source/Czech_News_Agency)|access-date=19 May 2024}} *[Czech Cup](/source/Czech_Cup): [2023–24](/source/2023%E2%80%9324_Czech_Cup){{Cite news|last=Neumann|first=Robert|title=Sparta slaví double! Triumf v nervózním finále trefil Birmančevič|url=https://www.sport.cz/clanek/fotbal-pohar-fotbaliste-sparty-budou-ve-finale-domaciho-poharu-v-plzni-usilovat-o-zisk-double-5028779|website=Sport.cz|publisher=Borgis|date=22 May 2024|access-date=23 May 2024|language=cs}} ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== *{{Soccerway|indrit-tuci/612703}} {{Kayserispor squad}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Tuci, Indrit}} Category:2000 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Lezhë Category:Albanian men's footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Akademia e Futbollit players Category:NK Lokomotiva Zagreb players Category:AC Sparta Prague players Category:Croatian Football League players Category:Czech First League players Category:Albania men's youth international footballers Category:Albania men's under-21 international footballers Category:Albania men's international footballers Category:Albanian expatriate men's footballers Category:Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Croatia Category:Albanian expatriate sportspeople in the Czech Republic Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Croatia Category:Expatriate men's footballers in the Czech Republic Category:21st-century Albanian sportsmen Category:Kayserispor footballers Category:Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Category:Albanian expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Category:Czech National Football League players Category:Long stubs with short prose {{Albania-footy-forward-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Indrit Tuci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indrit_Tuci) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indrit_Tuci?action=history)). 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