Albert_Vallci
Albert Vallci
Austrian footballer
Albert Vallci (Albanian: Vallçi; born 2 July 1995) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss Super League club St. Gallen.
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Vallci with Red Bull Salzburg in July 2022 | |||
| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1995-07-02) 2 July 1995 (age 28) | ||
| Place of birth | Voitsberg, Austria | ||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | St. Gallen | ||
| Number | 20 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2001–2009 | FC Lankowitz | ||
| 2009–2013 | Kapfenberger SV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2013–2015 | Kapfenberger SV II | 34 | (4) |
| 2014–2015 | Kapfenberger SV | 7 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | SV Lafnitz | 37 | (1) |
| 2016–2017 | SV Horn | 32 | (4) |
| 2017–2019 | Wacker Innsbruck | 49 | (3) |
| 2019–2022 | Red Bull Salzburg | 45 | (4) |
| 2022– | St. Gallen | 38 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15 December 2023 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 May 2019 | |||
Early career
Vallci at the age of 6, he started playing football in FC Lankowitz, where after eight years it was transferred to Kapfenberger SV. On 9 March 2013, he made his debut with Kapfenberger SV II in Matchday 16 of Austrian Regionalliga Central against Villacher SV after coming on as a substitute at 63rd minute in place of Michael Vollmann.[1] After one year, Vallci made his debut on 13 May as professional footballer in a 1–0 away defeat against Liefering after being named in the starting line-up.[2] In January 2015, he joined Austrian Regionalliga Central side SV Lafnitz.
SV Horn
On 10 June 2016, Vallci signed a two-year contract with Austrian Second League club SV Horn.[3] On 16 July 2016, he made his debut with SV Horn in the 2016–17 Austrian Cup first round against FCM Traiskirchen after coming on as a substitute at 62nd minute in place of Milan Bortel.[4]
Wacker Innsbruck
On 2 June 2017, Vallci signed a one-year contract with Austrian Second League club Wacker Innsbruck. On 19 September 2017, he made his debut with Wacker Innsbruck in the 2017–18 Austrian Cup second round against SKU Amstetten after being named in the starting line-up.[5]
Red Bull Salzburg
On 18 January 2019, Vallci signed a three-year contract with Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.[6] On 21 February 2019, he made his debut with Red Bull Salzburg in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League round of 32 against the Belgian side Club Brugge after coming on as a substitute at 77th minute in place of injured Marin Pongračić.[7]
St. Gallen
On 4 August 2022, Vallci signed a three-year contract with Swiss Super League club St. Gallen and receiving squad number 20.[8] Two days later, he was named as a St. Gallen substitute for the first time in a league match against Grasshoppers.[9]
On 28 May 2019, Vallci received a call-up from Austria for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Slovenia and North Macedonia,[10] he was an unused substitute in these matches. In addition to Austria, he has the right to represent his father's homeland, Kosovo and his mother's homeland, Romania at the international level.[11][12]
Vallci was born in Voitsberg, Austria by Kosovo Albanian father from Mitrovica,[11] and a Romanian mother.[12]
Club
- As of match played 4 August 2022[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Continental | Total | |||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Kapfenberger SV II | 2012–13 | Austrian Regionalliga Central | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | |
| 2013–14 | 24 | 3 | 0 | 0 | — | 24 | 3 | |||
| 2014–15 | Landesliga Steiermark | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 9 | 1 | ||
| Total | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 | — | 34 | 4 | |||
| Kapfenberger SV | 2013–14 | Austrian First League | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |||
| SV Lafnitz | 2014–15 | Austrian Regionalliga Central | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 0 | |
| 2015–16 | 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 25 | 1 | |||
| Total | 37 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 37 | 1 | |||
| SV Horn | 2016–17 | Austrian First League | 32 | 4 | 2 | 0 | — | 34 | 4 | |
| Wacker Innsbruck | 2017–18 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 0 | — | 35 | 3 | ||
| 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 16 | 0 | 3 | 2 | — | 19 | 2 | ||
| Total | 49 | 3 | 5 | 2 | — | 54 | 5 | |||
| Red Bull Salzburg | 2018–19 | Austrian Bundesliga | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 12 | 1 |
| 2019–20 | 18 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | 17 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 2 | ||
| 2021–22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 45 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 61 | 5 | ||
| St. Gallen | 2022–23 | Swiss Super League | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | |
| Career total | 204 | 16 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 228 | 19 | ||
- Red Bull Salzburg[13]
- "Villacher SV vs. Kapfenberger SV II 4–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 9 March 2013.
- "Liefering vs. Kapfenberger SV 1–0". Soccerway. Retrieved 13 May 2014.
- "Vallci verstärkt die Defensive" [Vallci reinforces the defense] (in German). SV Horn. 10 June 2016. Archived from the original on 18 August 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2019.
- "FCM Traiskirchen - SV Horn 1:3 (ÖFB-Cup 2016/2017, 1. Round)". worldfootball.net. 16 July 2016.
- "SKU Amstetten - FC Wacker Innsbruck 0:1 (ÖFB-Cup 2017/2018, 2. Round)". worldfootball.net. 19 September 2017.
- "Welcome to Salzburg, Albert Vallci!". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 18 January 2019.
- "Our European journey will continue". FC Red Bull Salzburg. 21 February 2019.
SUBSTITUTIONS: Minamino for Wolf (63'), Mwepu for Junuzovic (71'), Vallci for Pongracic (77')
- "Albert Vallci verstärkt den FCSG" [Albert Vallci strengthens the FCSG] (in German). FC St. Gallen. 4 August 2022.
- "Grasshopper vs. St. Gallen 3–2". Soccerway. Retrieved 6 August 2022.
- "Foda verkündet ÖFB-Kader vs. Slowenien und Nordmazedonien" [Foda announces ÖFB squad vs. Slovenia and North Macedonia] (in German). Austrian Football Association. 28 May 2019. Archived from the original on 28 May 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2019.
- "Refuzoi Kosovën për Austrinë, këta të fundit nuk e ftojnë fare për dy ndeshjet e shtatorit" [It rejected Kosovo for Austria, the latter do not invite him at all for the two September matches]. Gazeta Olle (in Albanian). 27 August 2019. Archived from the original on 18 October 2020.
Vallci vjen nga një familje me prejardhje nga Mitrovica
- "Romanul de care nu stia NIMENI! Va fi titular in Europa League cu Napoli in meciul carierei!" [The Romanian that NOBODY knew! He will start in the Europa League with Napoli in the match of his career!]. SPORT.RO (in Romanian). 6 March 2019.
- Albert Vallci at Soccerway
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