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Indrit Tuci
Personal information
Date of birth (2000-09-14) 14 September 2000 (age 25)
Place of birth Lezhë, Albania
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position Centre forward
Team information
Current team
 Kayserispor
(on loan from Sparta Prague)
Number 22
Youth career
2012–2016 AF Brians
2016–2018 Akademia e Futbollit
2019 Lokomotiva Zagreb
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2019–2023 Lokomotiva Zagreb 94 (20)
2024– Sparta Prague 20 (2)
2025 → Sparta Prague B 3 (2)
2025– → Kayserispor (loan) 20 (3)
International career‡
2018 Albania U19 2 (0)
2019–2022 Albania U21 7 (1)
2024– Albania 5 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 17 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 13 November 2025

Indrit Tuci (born 14 September 2000) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Süper Lig club Kayserispor on loan from Sparta Prague and the Albania national team.

Having started playing football in Albania, he moved to Croatia in 2018 to join Lokomotiva Zagreb, where he spent five seasons, before signing for Sparta Prague in 2023, winning both the Czech First League and the Czech Cup in his first season. In 2025, he was loaned to Kayserispor in Turkey.

At international level, he represented Albania at youth categories before making his senior debut in 2024.

Club career

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Early career

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Tuci began playing football at the age of 12 with AF Brians, where he remained until 2016, before moving to Akademia e Futbollit in Tirana.[1] In 2018, Tuci was spotted by scouts from 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.[2] Tuci made his first-team debut for Lokomotiva under manager Goran Tomić on 26 May 2019, in the closing match of the 2018–19 Croatian First League against Gorica.[3]

Sparta Prague and loans

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After five years in Croatia, Tuci joined Czech side Sparta Prague on 29 December 2023.[4][5] Tuçi was part of the team that completed the domestic double by winning the 2023–24 Czech First League and the 2023–24 Czech Cup, with the cup secured through a 2–1 victory over Viktoria Plzeň in the final on 23 May 2024.[6]

On 31 July 2024, Tuci scored the fourth goal in Sparta Prague’s 4–2 home victory over Shamrock Rovers in the second qualifying round of the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League, securing a 6–2 aggregate win and qualification to the next round.[7]

On 9 August 2025, Tuci moved on a one-year loan to Turkish Süper Lig club Kayserispor, with an option to buy.[8] On 28 September 2025, Tuci scored his first goal for Kayserispor against Gençlerbirliği, equalising in stoppage time for a 1–1 draw.[9]

International career

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Between 2018 and 2022, Tuci represented Albania U19 and U21, scoring once for the latter.[10]

In October 2024, he received his first call-up to the senior team by coach Sylvinho, as a replacement for the injured Myrto Uzuni, ahead of the 2024–25 UEFA Nations League B matches against the Czech Republic and Georgia.[11] 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 in the 65th minute.[12] Three days later, Tuci started the match against Georgia and provided the assist for Kristjan Asllani’s winning goal in Albania’s 1–0 away victory.[13][14]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 17 May 2026[15]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup[a] Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lokomotiva Zagreb 2018–19 Croatian League 1 0 — — 1 0
2019–20 Croatian League 25 4 3 0 — 28 4
2020–21 Croatian League 14 3 1 0 2[b] 0 17 3
2021–22 Croatian League 7 1 1 0 — 8 1
2022–23 Croatian League 30 6 3 1 — 33 7
2023–24 Croatian League 17 6 1[16] 0 — 18 6
Total 94 20 9 1 2 0 105 21
Sparta Prague 2023–24 Czech First League 9 0 2 0 3[c] 1 14 1
2024–25 Czech First League 11 2 0 0 4[d] 1 15 3
Total 20 2 2 0 7 2 29 4
Sparta Prague B 2024–25 Czech National League 3 2 — — 3 2
Kayserispor 2025–26 Süper Lig 20 3 2 1 — 22 4
Career total 137 27 13 2 9 2 159 31
  1. ^ Includes Croatian Cup, Czech Cup & Turkish Cup
  2. ^ One appearance in UEFA Champions League, one appearance in UEFA Europa League
  3. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  4. ^ Appearance(s) in UEFA Champions League

International

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As of match played 13 November 2025[17][18]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team Year Apps Goals
Albania
2024 4 0
2025 1 0
Total 5 0

Honours

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Sparta Prague

References

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  1. ^ Indrit Tuci at the Albanian Football Federation (in Albanian and English)
  2. ^ "I rritur me Canën, Ibren si shembuj, rrugëtimi i Indrit Tucit nga moshat te Lokomotiva Zagreb" (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 8 January 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  3. ^ "Lokomotiva vs. HNK Gorica – 26 May 2019". BeSoccer. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  4. ^ Mls, Martin (29 December 2023). "Sparta má první zimní posilu. Pořídila si útočníka z Albánie". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Archived from the original on 29 December 2023. Retrieved 29 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Spartu posílí Indrit Tuci". AC Sparta Prague (in Czech). 29 December 2023. Archived from the original on 31 December 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2024.
  6. ^ Erald Kodhelaj (23 May 2024). "Qazim Laçi dhe Indrit Tuci, pas titullit fitojnë dhe Kupën e Çekisë" [Qazim Laçi and Indrit Tuci, after the title also win the Czech Cup] (in Albanian). A2 CNN. Retrieved 30 April 2026.
  7. ^ "Laçi and Tuci protagonists in the Champions League, goal and assist for the qualification of the Czech champions". BalkanWeb. 31 July 2024. Retrieved 2 May 2026.
  8. ^ "Sparta hlásí další odchod. Útočník Tuci bude hostovat v Turecku". Deník (in Czech). Vltava Labe Media. Czech News Agency. 9 August 2025. Retrieved 9 August 2025.
  9. ^ "VIDEO/ Gol në minutën e 91-të, sulmuesi i Kombëtares e bën "sefte" në Superligën turke". Panorama Sport (in Albanian). 28 September 2025. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  10. ^ Indrit Tuci at BeSoccer
  11. ^ "Uzuni humbet sfidat me Çekinë & Gjeorgjinë për shkak dëmtimi, ftohet në Kombëtare sulmuesi Indrit Tuci". Albanian Football Federation (in Albanian). 8 October 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  12. ^ "Indrit Tuci debuton me Kombëtaren shqiptare, aktivizohet kundër Çekisë" (in Albanian). Balkan Web. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
  13. ^ ""Thjeshtësia është kaq e vështirë të gjendet në futboll…" – Pse fitorja kalon nga Indrit Tuci" (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  14. ^ "Albania–Georgia". UEFA. 14 October 2024. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  15. ^ Indrit Tuci at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  16. ^ "Dugo Selo - Lokomotiva 0:1". SuperSport HNL (in Croatian). 27 September 2023. Retrieved 29 September 2025.
  17. ^ "Indrit Tuci". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 28 September 2025.
  18. ^ Indrit Tuci at EU-Football.info (archived)
  19. ^ "Sestřih: Boleslav 0–5 Sparta | Titul pro Letenské! Kuchta dal čtyři góly". Blesk (in Czech). Czech News Center. Czech News Agency. 18 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  20. ^ Neumann, Robert (22 May 2024). "Sparta slaví double! Triumf v nervózním finále trefil Birmančevič". Sport.cz (in Czech). Borgis. Retrieved 23 May 2024.
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