Ilir Kukleci

Ilir Kukleci (born 27 October 1998) is a Norwegian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Teuta.

Career Kukleci was born in Oslo the son of an Albanian father and a Croatian mother.

After Frigg ended the 2018 3. divisjon campaign "one goal shy of promotion", Kukleci left Oslo and signed for 2. divisjon club Arendal. In June 2019 he was sidelined by a groin injury, which took over a year to heal. He returned in July 2020 following a visit to a private clinic in Croatia. In 2021 he returned to Frigg for his third spell. In 2025 he was signed by his first Eliteserien club, FK Haugesund. He was thought of as a replacement for Ulrik Fredriksen, but when the season started in April, Kukleci was out with another groin injury. He made his Eliteserien debut in July, He was released by Haugesund after their relegation, and picked up by Hamkam where he was reunited with his former Moss manager, Thomas Myhre.