Marko_Çema
Marko Çema
Albanian footballer
Marko van Basten Çema (born 16 January 1998), commonly known as Marko Çema is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a forward for Albanian club Korabi and the Chameria national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marko van Basten Çema | ||
| Date of birth | (1998-01-16) 16 January 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Tirana, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.96 m (6 ft 5 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Korabi | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2012 | Olimpic | ||
| 2012–2014 | Tirana | ||
| 2014 | Partizani Tirana | ||
| 2014–2015 | Olimpic | ||
| 2015–2017 | Internacional Tirana | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2015–2017 | Internacional Tirana | 12 | (1) |
| 2017–2019 | Dinamo Tirana | 47 | (6) |
| 2019–2020 | Kukësi | 8 | (1) |
| 2020–2021 | Erzeni | 8 | (0) |
| 2021 | Partizani Tirana B | 11 | (1) |
| 2021–2022 | Burreli | 26 | (3) |
| 2022–2023 | Turbina | 20 | (0) |
| 2023– | Korabi | 24 | (5) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2015–2016 | Albania U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 2019 | Chameria | 3 | (3) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 4 May 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 4 June 2019 | |||
Kukësi
On 15 June 2019, Çema signed a two-year contract with Kategoria Superiore club Kukësi.[1] On 1 October 2019, he made his debut in the 2019–20 Albanian Cup first round against Shkumbini after being named in the starting line-up and scored his side's hattrick during a 6–0 home win.[2]
Erzeni
On 23 August 2020, Çema signed a one-year contract with Kategoria e Parë club Erzeni.[3] On 4 November 2020, he made his debut in a 0–2 home defeat against former club Dinamo Tirana after being named in the starting line-up.[4]
Partizani Tirana B
On 1 February 2021, Çema joined Kategoria e Parë side Partizani Tirana B.[5] Nineteen days later, he made his debut in a 0–0 away draw against Besëlidhja Lezhë after coming on as a substitute at 83rd minute in place of Odeon Bërdufi.[6]
Born in the Albania, Çema is of Cham Albanian descent,[7] he represented Albania U19 at both the 2016 and 2017 editions of the UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifications. In May 2019, Çema was named as part of the Chameria squad for 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup.[8] On 3 June 2019, he made his debut with Chameria in 2019 CONIFA European Football Cup group stage match against Artsakh and scored his side's two goals during a 4–1 home win.[9]
Club
- As of 20 March 2021[10]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Other | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Internacional Tirana | 2014–15 | Kategoria e Tretë | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |
| 2015–16 | Kategoria e Dytë | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2016–17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 12 | 1 | |||
| Dinamo Tirana | 2017–18 | Kategoria e Parë | 22 | 1 | 2 | 0 | — | 24 | 1 | |
| 2018–19 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 0 | — | 27 | 5 | |||
| Total | 47 | 6 | 4 | 0 | — | 51 | 6 | |||
| Kukësi | 2019–20 | Kategoria Superiore | 8 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1[lower-alpha 1] | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Erzeni | 2020–21 | Kategoria e Parë | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 8 | 0 | |
| Partizani Tirana B | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | 6 | 1 | |||
| Total | 22 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 5 | ||
| Career total | 81 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 12 | ||
- Appearance in Albanian Supercup
- "Zyrtare: Marko Van Basten nënshkruan me Kukësin" [Official: Marko Van Basten signs with Kukësi]. IndeksOnline (in Albanian). 15 June 2019.
- "Kukësi goleadë në Kupë, Vanbasteni shqiptar shënon tripletë. Triumfojnë Partizani dhe Luftëtari, ja rezultatet" [Kukësi goal in the Cup, Albanian Vanbasten scores a triple. Partizan and Luftëtari triumph, here are the results] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 1 October 2019.
- "ZYRTARE/Tjetër largim nga Kukësi, sulmuesi firmos me skuadrën e re" [OFFICIAL/Another departure from Kukësi, the striker signs with the new team] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 23 August 2020.
- "KF Erzeni 0–2 FK Dinamo" (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 4 November 2020.
- "Partizani e zyrtarizon, rikthehet djali i një legjende të kuqe" [Partizan makes it official, the son of a red legend returns] (in Albanian). ABC News Albania. 1 February 2021.
- "Besëlidhja 0–0 Partizani B" (in Albanian). Albanian Football Association. 20 February 2021.
- "Zyrtare/Shkëlqeu me Çamërinë, Mark Van Basten zyrtarizohet te Kukësi" [Official/Shined with Chameria, Mark Van Basten is made official in Kukësi]. VipSport.al (in Albanian). 15 June 2019.
- "Chameria squad" (PDF). CONIFA. May 2019.
- "Chameria 4–1 Artsakh". CONIFA. 3 June 2019.
- Marko Çema at Soccerway
- Marko Çema at Soccerway
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