# List of Albania international footballers born outside Albania

This is a list of Albania international footballers who were born outside Albania. Players born in countries outside Albania including those born in diaspora may qualify for the Albania team through Albanian parents or grandparents, or through residency in Albania and subsequent naturalisation as Albanian citizens.
In the Treaty of London (1913) the newly Independent Albania left territories in boundering countries with substantial Albanian minorities. As mentioned above, the Republic of Albania and the Albanian Football Association opened their ways to footballers of Albanian descent even born outside the territories. In fact the first footballer born outside Albania to represent the national side was Italian ethnic goalkeeper Giacomo Poselli which was born in Greece and debuted in the 1946 Balkan Cup a competition which Albania won. Instead the first Albanian origin footballer was fellow goalkeeper Arjan Beqaj born in Prizren of Kosovo, which at the time was playing for Albanian Superliga competers Partizani Tirana and managed his debut in 1998. It was succeeded by fellow Kosovan born Besnik Hasi two years later and by another Kosovan origin Lorik Cana after another two years, as both midfielders became captains subsequently during their last years and Cana himself holds the record for most appearances with a tally of 93. All 4 upcomers were managed by German coach Hans-Peter Briegel in his arrival in 2003, which himself managed another upcomings especially from his country's championship Bundesliga bringing 3 components Mehmet Dragusha in 2003 and Bekim Kastrati & Besart Berisha in 2006, but also the duo of Ukrainian side Vorskla Poltava defenders Armend Dallku and Debatik Curri.

## List of players

* Players with flags in front of their name are players who represented Albania, but now represent another national team.
* A light red background indicates the most recent match.

### Capped players

    As of 19 November 2024
| Name | Place of birth | Origin | Pos. | Caps | Goals | First cap | Last cap |
| Lorik Cana | Pristina | Gjakova | DF | 93 | 1 | 2003 | 2016 |
| Etrit Berisha | Pristina | Pristina | GK | 81 | 0 | 2012 | 2024* |
| Armend Dallku | Vushtrri | Vushtrri | DF | 64 | 1 | 2005 | 2013 |
| Berat Djimsiti | Zürich | Bujanovac | DF | 61 | 1 | 2015 | 2024* |
| Amir Abrashi | Bischofszell | Gjakova | MF | 51 | 1 | 2013 | 2024* |
| Mërgim Mavraj | Hanau | Istog | DF | 50 | 3 | 2012 | 2019 |
| Ermir Lenjani | Gjilan | Gjilan | MF | 45 | 5 | 2013 | 2022* |
| Frédéric Veseli | Renens | | DF | 45 | 0 | 2015 | 2023* |
| Debatik Curri | Pristina | Pristina | DF | 44 | 1 | 2006 | 2014 |
| Ardian Ismajli | Majac | Majac | DF | 44 | 3 | 2018 | 2024* |
| Ylber Ramadani | Starnberg | Shtime | MF | 44 | 1 | 2018 | 2024* |
| Arjan Beqaj | Prizren | Prizren | GK | 43 | 0 | 1998 | 2011 |
| Besnik Hasi | Gjakova | Gjakova | MF | 43 | 2 | 2000 | 2007 |
| Thomas Strakosha | Athens | Memaliaj | GK | 37 | 0 | 2017 | 2024* |
| Migjen Basha | Lausanne | Suva Reka | MF | 34 | 3 | 2013 | 2019 |
| Arlind Ajeti | Basel | Podujevo | DF | 32 | 1 | 2014 | 2024* |
| Nedim Bajrami | Zürich | Tetovo | MF | 32 | 6 | 2021 | 2024* |
| Taulant Xhaka | Basel | Podujevo | MF | 31 | 1 | 2014 | 2019* |
| Burim Kukeli | Gjakova | Gjakova | MF | 27 | 0 | 2012 | 2017 |
| Taulant Seferi | Kumanovo | Kumanovo | MF | 26 | 3 | 2019 | 2024* |
| Armando Broja | Slough | Koplik | FW | 23 | 5 | 2020 | 2024* |
| Mario Mitaj | Athens | Vermosh | DF | 23 | 0 | 2021 | 2024* |
| Marash Kumbulla | Peschiera del Garda | Shkodër | DF | 22 | 0 | 2019 | 2024* |
| Jasir Asani | Skopje | Skopje | FW | 22 | 5 | 2023 | 2024* |
| Samir Ujkani | Vushtrri | Vushtrri | GK | 20 | 0 | 2009 | 2013 |
| Enea Mihaj | Rhodes | Pogradec | DF | 19 | 0 | 2018 | 2024* |
| Iván Balliu | Caldes de Malavella | | DF | 17 | 0 | 2017 | 2024* |
| Besart Berisha | Pristina | Pristina | FW | 17 | 1 | 2006 | 2009 |
| Shkëlzen Gashi | Zürich | Klina | FW | 17 | 1 | 2013 | 2016* |
| Valdet Rama | Mitrovica | Mitrovica | MF | 15 | 3 | 2013 | 2015 |
| Naser Aliji | Kumanovo | Kumanovo | DF | 14 | 0 | 2015 | 2024* |
| Eros Grezda | Gjakova | Gjakova | MF | 13 | 1 | 2017 | 2019* |
| Kastriot Dermaku | Scandiano | Kamenica | DF | 13 | 1 | 2018 | 2021* |
| Mehmet Dragusha | Pristina | Pristina | MF | 11 | 1 | 2003 | 2005 |
| Arbër Hoxha | Istog | Istog | FW | 11 | 0 | 2024 | 2024* |
| Mirlind Daku | Prilepnica | Prilepnica | FW | 9 | 1 | 2023 | 2024* |
| Ahmed Januzi | Vushtrri | Vushtrri | FW | 8 | 0 | 2010 | 2013 |
| Giacomo Poselli | Thessaloniki | Vlorë (by naturalization) | GK | 7 | 0 | 1946 | 1948 |
| Alban Meha | Mitrovica | Skenderaj | MF | 7 | 2 | 2012 | 2015 |
| Herolind Shala | Porsgrunn | Drenas | MF | 6 | 0 | 2014 | 2016 |
| Azdren Llullaku | Istog | Istog | FW | 6 | 0 | 2016 | 2017* |
| Emanuele Ndoj | Catania | Rubik | MF | 6 | 1 | 2018 | 2019* |
| Giacomo Vrioni | San Severino Marche | | FW | 6 | 0 | 2018 | 2022* |
| Arbnor Muçolli | Fredericia | Podujevo | MF | 6 | 0 | 2022 | 2024* |
| Liridon Latifi | Pristina | Pristina | MF | 5 | 0 | 2017 | 2017* |
| Egzon Binaku | Åmål | Mitrovica | DF | 5 | 0 | 2018 | 2018* |
| Arbnor Muja | Mitrovica | Mitrovica | FW | 5 | 0 | 2023 | 2023* |
| Kamer Qaka | Peja | Peja | MF | 4 | 0 | 2017 | 2018* |
| Lindon Selahi | Namur | Kumanovo | MF | 4 | 0 | 2019 | 2020* |
| Marvin Çuni | Freising | Peja | FW | 4 | 0 | 2023 | 2023* |
| Blerim Rrustemi | Vushtrri | Vushtrri | DF | 3 | 0 | 2007 | 2007 |
| Agon Mehmeti | Podujevo | Podujevo | MF | 3 | 0 | 2013 | 2013 |
| Enis Gavazaj | Prizren | Prizren | FW | 3 | 0 | 2018 | 2018* |
| Adrian Bajrami | Langenthal | Ohrid | DF | 3 | 0 | 2022 | 2022* |
| Anis Mehmeti | Islington | Burrel | MF | 3 | 0 | 2023 | 2023* |
| Medon Berisha | Münsingen | Kaçanik | MF | 3 | 0 | 2024 | 2024* |
| Bekim Kastrati | Peja | Peja | FW | 2 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 |
| Fidan Aliti | Binningen | Preševo | DF | 2 | 0 | 2014 | 2014 |
| Amir Rrahmani | Pristina | Skenderaj | DF | 2 | 1 | 2014 | 2015 |
| Milot Rashica | Vushtrri | Vushtrri | MF | 2 | 0 | 2016 | 2016 |
| Valon Ahmedi | Ohrid | Ohrid | MF | 2 | 0 | 2017 | 2017* |
| Bujar Lika | Ferizaj | Ferizaj | MF | 2 | 0 | 2018 | 2018* |
| Herdi Prenga | Zadar | Mirditë | DF | 2 | 0 | 2018 | 2018* |
| Stivian Janku | Ioannina | | DF | 2 | 0 | 2022 | 2022* |
| Agonit Sallaj | Gjakova | Gjakova | DF | 1 | 0 | 2011 | 2011 |
| Mërgim Brahimi | Istog | Istog | MF | 1 | 0 | 2012 | 2012 |
| Vullnet Basha | Lausanne | Suva Reka | MF | 1 | 0 | 2013 | 2013 |
| Arbnor Fejzullahu | Preševo | Preševo | DF | 1 | 0 | 2015 | 2015 |
| Astrit Ajdarević | Pristina | Medveđa | MF | 1 | 0 | 2017 | 2017* |
| Ramën Çepele | Conegliano | Fier | DF | 1 | 0 | 2020 | 2020* |
| Esat Mala | Prizren | Prizren | MF | 1 | 0 | 2022 | 2022* |
| Ardit Toli | Ioannina | | DF | 1 | 0 | 2022 | 2022* |
| Sebastjan Spahiu | Mouscron | Shkodër | MF | 1 | 0 | 2024 | 2024* |

### By country of birth

| Country | Total |
| Kosovo | 33 |
| Switzerland | 12 |
| Greece | 6 |
| Italy | 5 |
| North Macedonia | 4 |
| Germany | 3 |
| Belgium | 2 |
| England | 2 |
| Croatia | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 |
| Norway | 1 |
| Serbia | 1 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Sweden | 1 |