Redon Ismaili

Redon Ismaili (born 23 October 2002) is a Kosovan professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Kategoria Superiore club Partizani Tirana.

Club career Early career Ismaili was born in Gjilan to Kosovo Albanian parents from the village of Prilepnica. He took his first steps as a footballer at the age of 9 with the local team Shkëndija Gjilan, where, after seven years, he was transferred to the youth team of the Kosovo Superleague club Gjilani.

On 16 December 2020, Ismaili signed his first professional contract with Gjilani's senior team who competed in the Kosovo Superleague after agreeing to a five-year deal, but he still continued to be part of the under-19 team. On 5 February 2022, Ismaili was named as a Gjilani substitute for the first time in the 2021–22 Kosovar Cup round of 16 match against Dukagjini. His debut with Gjilani came a month later against Ulpiana after coming on as a substitute at 88th minute in place of Blerim Krasniqi.

In the first six months of the 2022–23 season, Ismaili was loaned to Kosovo First League side Vllaznia Pozheran.

Partizani Tirana On 7 January 2024, Ismaili signed a three-and-a-half-year contract with Kategoria Superiore club Partizani Tirana. His debut with Partizani Tirana came six days later against Teuta after coming on as a substitute at 76th minute in place of Maguette Gueye.

International career Under-19 On 20 January 2020, Ismaili received a call-up from Kosovo U19 for a three-day training camp in Pristina. On 16 February 2020, he was named as part of the Kosovo U19 squad for 2020 Roma Caput Mundi. His debut with Kosovo U19 came five days later in the 2020 Roma Caput Mundi match against Moldova after being named in the starting line-up.

Under-21 On 2 September 2023, Ismaili received a call-up from Kosovo U21 for the UEFA Euro 2025 qualification matches against Poland and Germany. His debut with Kosovo U21 came on 21 November in the UEFA Euro 2025 qualification match against Israel after being named in the starting line-up.

Honours Kosovo U19 Roma Caput Mundi: 2020