Bujar Pllana

Bujar Pllana (born 29 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss Super League club Grasshopper. Born in Kosovo under United Nations administration, he plays for the Albania national team.

He spent part of his youth career in Australia before joining the youth team of Trepça '89 in 2019. He later played for Feronikeli and Prishtina in the Kosovo Superleague. In 2023, he moved abroad to join Slaven Belupo in the Croatian League, before transferring to Lechia Gdańsk in 2024. In August 2026, he signed with Swiss club Grasshopper.

At international level, Pllana represented Kosovo at under-19 and under-21 levels, but in 2026 he switched to play for the Albania national team at senior level.

Club career Early career Pllana began his youth career in Australia, where he developed his foundational skills and remained until 2019. In the same year, he joined Trepça '89, initially as part of the club's youth setup for the 2019–20 season.

On 8 September 2020, Pllana signed with Feronikeli, where he played for two seasons and during his time at the club, he made 35 appearances. In January 2022, he moved to Prishtina, recording 40 appearances and scoring four goals during the 2022–23 season.

Lechia Gdańsk On 9 August 2024, Pllana signed a four-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdańsk. His debut with Lechia Gdańsk came seven days later against Puszcza Niepołomice after being named in the starting line-up.

Grasshopper Club Zurich On 12 August 2026, he signed with Grasshopper in the Swiss Super League. He joined the Swiss record champions on a two-year contract until summer 2028.

International career From 2019, until 2021, Pllana has been part of Kosovo at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U19 and U21 teams and he with these teams played seven matches.

In February 2026, after five years away from international football, reports emerged that Pllana might switch his international allegiance to the Albania. Shortly afterward, he obtained an Albanian passport, making him eligible to represent Albania. On 9 March 2026, his request to change international allegiance to Albania was approved by FIFA. Twelve days later, Pllana received his first call-up from Albania for the 2026 World Cup qualification play-offs.

Personal life Pllana was born in Mitrovica, Kosovo under UN administration and is the younger brother of former Kosovo under-21 international Leonard Pllana.

Career statistics International

Honours Prishtina Kosovar Cup: 2022–23