Indrit Tuci

Indrit Tuci (born 14 September 2000) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a centre forward for Olimpija Ljubljana 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 Early career 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. 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. 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.

Sparta Prague and loans After five years in Croatia, Tuci joined Czech side Sparta Prague on 29 December 2023. 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.

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.

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

Olimpija Ljubljana On 17 August 2026, Tuci signed a two-year contract with Slovenian PrvaLiga club Olimpija Ljubljana.

International career Between 2018 and 2022, Tuci represented Albania U19 and U21, scoring once for the latter.

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. 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. 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.

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Honours Sparta Prague Czech First League: 2023–24 Czech Cup: 2023–24