Jetmir Topalli (born 7 February 1998) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a forward for Turkish TFF First League club Serikspor on loan from Bandırmaspor[1] and the Kosovo national team.

Jetmir Topalli
Personal information
Date of birth (1998-02-07) 7 February 1998 (age 28)
Place of birth Kaçanik, FR Yugoslavia
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
Serikspor (on loan from Bandırmaspor)
Youth career
–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)
2019Feronikeli (loan) 0 (0)
2020–2021 Yeni Malatyaspor 13 (1)
2021–2025 İstanbulspor 56 (14)
2023–2024Manisa (loan) 30 (5)
2024–2025Pendikspor (loan) 31 (2)
2025– Bandırmaspor 14 (0)
2026–Serikspor (loan) 13 (5)
International career
2020– Kosovo 3 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 7 May 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 23:21, 5 August 2022 (UTC)

Club career

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Ballkani

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On 13 June 2018, Topalli signed a two-year contract with Kosovo Superleague club Ballkani.[2] On 25 August 2018, he made his debut in a 3–0 home defeat against Llapi after being named in the starting line-up.[3]

Loan at Feronikeli

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On 13 June 2019, Topalli joined in a short-time loan with Kosovo Superleague club Feronikeli, only for European competition matches.[4] Twelve days later, he was named as a Feronikeli substitute for the first time in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League preliminary round semi-final against the Gibraltarian side Lincoln Red Imps.[5] His debut with Feronikeli came on 28 June in the 2019–20 UEFA Champions League preliminary round final against the Andorran side Santa Coloma after coming on as a substitute at 67th minute in place of Jean Carioca.[6]

Yeni Malatyaspor

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On 13 August 2020, Topalli signed a three-year contract with Süper Lig club Yeni Malatyaspor,[7] and received squad number 98.[8] 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.[9]

İstanbulspor

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On 31 August 2021, Topalli signed a five-year contract with TFF First League club İstanbulspor.[10]

Manisa

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On August 30, 2023, he signed with TFF First League club Manisa.[11]

International career

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On 24 December 2019, Topalli received a call-up from Kosovo for the friendly match against Sweden,[12] and made his debut after coming on as a substitute at 46th minute in place of Flamur Kastrati.[13]

Career statistics

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Club

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As of match played 13 November 2022[14]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League Cup Continental[a] Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Ballkani 2018–19 Kosovo Superleague 2910002910
2019–20 307404[b]0347
Total 591740406317
Yeni Malatyaspor 2020–21 Süper Lig 13143174
İstanbulspor 2021–22 TFF First League 30910319
2022–23 Süper Lig 13411145
Total 4313214514
Career total 115311044012935
  1. Including continental competitions, such as UEFA Champions League and UEFA Europa League
  2. Played with Feronikeli in a short-time loan

International

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As of 7 December 2022[15]
Appearances and goals by national team and year
National teamYearAppsGoals
Kosovo 202010
202120
202220
Total50

References

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  1. "JETMİR TOPALLİ - Futbolcu Bilgileri TFF". www.tff.org. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  2. "Ballkani nënshkruan me talentin e Vushtrrisë, Jetmir Topallin" [Ballkani signed with the talent of Vushtrri, Jetmir Topalli] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 13 June 2018.
  3. "Formacionet zyrtare: Ballkani – Llapi" [Official line-ups: Ballkani – Llapi]. TopSporti (in Albanian). 25 August 2018.
  4. "Jetmir Topalli i bashkohet Feronikelit" [Jetmir Topalli joins Feronikeli]. Gazeta Olle (in Albanian). 13 June 2019. Archived from the original on 11 September 2019. Retrieved 13 August 2020.
  5. "Feronikeli fiton përballjen e parë parakualifikuese për Ligën e Kampionëve" [Feronikeli wins the first pre-qualifying match for the Champions League] (in Albanian). Koha Ditore. 25 June 2019.
  6. "Formacionet zyrtare: Feronikeli – Santa Coloma" [Official line-ups: Feronikeli – Santa Coloma] (in Albanian). Epoka e Re. 28 June 2019.
  7. Yeni Malatyaspor [@YMSkulubu] (13 August 2020). "TRANSFER: Kulübümüz Kosova milli takım oyuncusu Jetmir Topalli ile anlaşmaya varmıştır. #AilemizeHoşgeldin" [TRANSFER: Our club has reached an agreement with the Kosovo national team player Jetmir Topalli. #WelcomeToOurFamily] (Tweet) (in Turkish) via Twitter.
  8. "Topalli nënshkruajti me Malatyaspor, dhe ja cilin numër do ta bartë" [Topalli signed with Malatyaspor, and behold number which shall bear]. Korneri (in Albanian). 13 August 2020.
  9. "Jetmir Topalli debuton në Superligën e Turqisë, por skuadra e tij pëson humbje të thellë" [Jetmir Topalli debuts in Turkish Super League, but his team suffers deep losses] (in Albanian). Telegrafi. 12 September 2020.
  10. İstanbulspor [@istanbulspor] (31 August 2021). "Profesyonel futbolcu Jetmir Topalli ile 2025–2026 sezonu sonuna kadar (5 yıllık) anlaşma sağlanmıştır. İstanbulspor'a Hoş Geldin! #JetmirTopalli" [An agreement has been signed with professional football player Jetmir Topalli until the end of the 2025–2026 season (5 years). Welcome to Istanbulspor! #JetmirTopalli] (Tweet) (in Turkish) via Twitter.
  11. "Kosovalı milli futbolcu Jetmir Topalli, Manisa FK'da". memleket.com.tr (in Turkish). 30 August 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  12. "Lista e futbollistëve për ndeshjen Kosovë–Suedi" [List of players for the match Kosovo–Sweden] (in Albanian). Football Federation of Kosovo. 24 December 2019.
  13. "Sweden (1–0) Kosovo". eu-football.info. 12 January 2020.
  14. Jetmir Topalli at Soccerway Edit this at Wikidata
  15. "Jetmir Topalli". eu-football.info. 11 June 2021.
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