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Denis Markaj

Denis Markaj

Defender - Right-Back  at Retired
Age35
CitizenshipKosovo Switzerland
Height1.80 m
Footright
BornFebruary 20, 1991
👕200+ Apps ⏳Veteran
Market value —
Rating · 24/25 5.2 Average
Right-Back Defender

Career snapshot

12
clubs played for
07/08
debut season
0.04
goals / match
FC Baden 1897
top club · 111 apps

Position rank · 24/25

#630
goals rank
#1016
assists rank
19
season goals
10
season assists

Among 1,231 Defender - Right-Backs · ≥200 mins

Career highs

€600k
peak value · 2015
—
top transfer fee
3
best season · 10/11
—
int'l / penalties

Born the same day

Peniel Mlapa
Attack - Centre-Forward · Lamphun Warriors
€250k
Robert Gucher
Midfield - Defensive Midfield · Treviso FBC 1993
€200k
Giovanni Kyeremateng
Attack - Centre-Forward · Without Club
Antonio Pedroza
Attack - Centre-Forward · Without Club

Shares 1991-02-20 · 6 players total

452Appearances
19Goals
10Assists
64Yellow cards
1Red cards
192Full matches (90′)
Full nameDenis Markaj
Date of birth1991-02-20 (35 yrs)
Place of birthGjakova, Kosovo
CitizenshipKosovo Switzerland
PositionDefender - Right-Back (main: Defender)
Footright
Height180.00 m
Current clubRetired
Joined2025-07-01
Contract expires—
AgentFüglister Sports ...
Outfitteradidas
Jul 2025
Transfer: FC Kosova → Retired
25/26 · Transfer
Jul 2024
24/25 — FC Kosova Zurich
26 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2023
23/24 — FC Kosova Zurich
29 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jan 2023
Transfer: Rapperswil-Jona → FC Kosova
22/23 · Transfer
Jul 2022
22/23 — FC Kosova Zurich, FC Rapperswil-Jona
18 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2021
21/22 — FC Rapperswil-Jona
28 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2020
20/21 — FC Rapperswil-Jona
16 matches · 0 G · 1 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2019
Transfer: FC Winterthur → Rapperswil-Jona
19/20 · Transfer
Jul 2019
19/20 — FC Rapperswil-Jona
13 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2018
Injury: unknown
4 games missed
Jul 2018
18/19 — FC Winterthur U21, FC Winterthur
28 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2017
Transfer: FC Aarau → FC Winterthur
17/18 · Transfer
Jul 2017
17/18 — FC Winterthur
31 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Sep 2016
Injury: unknown
5 games missed
Jul 2016
16/17 — Team Aargau U21, FC Aarau
25 matches · 0 G · 4 A · across 3 competitions
Jun 2016
Transfer: Le Mont LS → FC Aarau
15/16 · Return from loan
May 2016
Injury: unknown
8 games missed
Feb 2016
Transfer: FC Aarau → Le Mont LS
15/16 · Loan
Feb 2016
Transfer: FC Lugano → FC Aarau
15/16 · Return from loan
Jul 2015
Transfer: FC Aarau → FC Lugano
15/16 · Loan
Jul 2015
15/16 — FC Le Mont LS, FC Lugano
23 matches · 0 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2015
Transfer: FC Lugano → FC Aarau
15/16 · Transfer
Jul 2014
14/15 — FC Lugano
38 matches · 1 G · 3 A · across 2 competitions
Oct 2013
Transfer: AC Bellinzona → FC Lugano
13/14 · Transfer
Jul 2013
13/14 — FC Lugano, AC Bellinzona
25 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jun 2013
Transfer: FC Lugano → AC Bellinzona
12/13 · Return from loan
Jan 2013
Transfer: AC Bellinzona → FC Lugano
12/13 · Loan
Jul 2012
12/13 — FC Lugano, AC Bellinzona
25 matches · 1 G · 2 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2012
Transfer: FC Baden 1897 → AC Bellinzona
12/13 · Transfer
Jun 2012
Transfer: FC Chiasso → FC Baden 1897
11/12 · Return from loan
Feb 2012
Transfer: FC Baden 1897 → FC Chiasso
11/12 · Loan
Jul 2011
11/12 — SC Zofingen, FC Baden 1897, FC Chiasso
32 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 4 competitions
Jul 2010
10/11 — FC Baden 1897
34 matches · 3 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2009
09/10 — FC Baden 1897
31 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 3 competitions
Jul 2008
08/09 — FC Baden 1897
21 matches · 2 G · 0 A · across 1 competition
Jul 2007
07/08 — FC Baden 1897
9 matches · 1 G · 0 A · across 2 competitions
Jul 2006
Transfer: FC Baden Yth. → FC Baden 1897
06/07 · Transfer
Jan 1970
Peak market value: €600k
Highest valuation recorded in dataset

Percentile rank vs 1030 other Defender - Right-Backs with ≥500 minutes in 24/25. Higher = better (except cards, where lower = better — inverted automatically).

Goals1 total · 0.04/90
13
Assists0 total · 0.00/90
0
G+A1 total · 0.04/90
3
Yellow cards6 total · 0.25/90
57
17,303 min
Minutes played by club
FC Kosova Zurich 18.6%
FC Rapperswil-Jona 9.0%
FC Winterthur 15.0%
FC Winterthur U21 0.0%
FC Aarau 0.0%
Team Aargau U21 0.0%
FC Lugano 30.5%
FC Le Mont LS 0.0%
AC Bellinzona 0.0%
FC Chiasso 3.8%
FC Baden 1897 23.1%
SC Zofingen 0.0%
ClubSeasonsFirstLastMatchesGoalsAssistsMinutes
FC Kosova Zurich 3 22/23 24/25 68 2 0 3,223
FC Rapperswil-Jona 4 19/20 22/23 62 1 1 1,554
FC Winterthur 2 17/18 18/19 58 1 0 2,595
FC Winterthur U21 1 18/19 18/19 1 0 0 0
FC Aarau 1 16/17 16/17 23 0 4 0
Team Aargau U21 1 16/17 16/17 2 0 0 0
FC Lugano 4 12/13 15/16 92 5 4 5,279
FC Le Mont LS 1 15/16 15/16 11 0 0 0
AC Bellinzona 2 12/13 13/14 8 0 1 0
FC Chiasso 1 11/12 11/12 15 2 0 663
FC Baden 1897 5 07/08 11/12 111 8 0 3,989
SC Zofingen 1 11/12 11/12 1 0 0 0

Career trajectory — goals, assists & market value

1€150K2€300K3€450K4€600K07/08 — 1 goals (FC Baden 1897)107/0808/09 — 2 goals (FC Baden 1897)208/0909/10 — 1 goals (FC Baden 1897)109/1010/11 — 3 goals (FC Baden 1897)310/1111/12 — 3 goals (FC Chiasso)311/1212/13 — 1 goals (FC Lugano)12/13 — 2 assists312/1313/14 — 3 goals (FC Lugano)313/1414/15 — 1 goals (FC Lugano)14/15 — 3 assists414/1515/1616/17 — 4 assists416/1717/18 — 1 goals (FC Winterthur)117/1818/1919/2020/21 — 1 assists120/2121/22 — 1 goals (FC Rapperswil-Jona)121/2222/23 — 1 goals (FC Kosova Zurich)122/2324/25 — 1 goals (FC Kosova Zurich)124/2512/13 — €300K13/14 — €275K14/15 — €350K15/16 — €600K16/17 — €500K18/19 — €275K19/20 — €275K20/21 — €275K21/22 — €150K22/23 — €150KGoalsAssistsMarket value

Goals by season

07/08: 1107/0808/09: 2208/0909/10: 1109/1010/11: 3310/1111/12: 3311/1212/13: 1112/1313/14: 3313/1414/15: 1114/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 0016/1717/18: 1117/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 0020/2121/22: 1121/2222/23: 1122/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 1124/25

Assists by season

07/08: 0007/0808/09: 0008/0909/10: 0009/1010/11: 0010/1111/12: 0011/1212/13: 2212/1313/14: 0013/1414/15: 3314/1515/16: 0015/1616/17: 4416/1717/18: 0017/1818/19: 0018/1919/20: 0019/2020/21: 1120/2121/22: 0021/2222/23: 0022/2323/24: 0023/2424/25: 0024/25
SeasonCompetitionClubMatchesGoalsAssistsYCRCMinutes
24/25 1. Liga gr. 3 FC Kosova Zurich 25 1 0 6 0 2,143
24/25 Swiss Cup qualifiers FC Kosova Zurich 1 0 0 0 0 0
23/24 1. Liga gr. 3 FC Kosova Zurich 27 0 0 6 1 0
23/24 Swiss Cup qualifiers FC Kosova Zurich 2 0 0 1 0 0
22/23 1.Liga Cl. Gr. 3 FC Kosova Zurich 12 1 0 5 0 1,080
22/23 Promotion League FC Rapperswil-Jona 4 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Swiss Cup FC Rapperswil-Jona 1 0 0 0 0 0
22/23 Swiss Cup qualifiers FC Kosova Zurich 1 0 0 0 0 0
21/22 Promotion League FC Rapperswil-Jona 24 1 0 3 0 1,554
21/22 Promotion League - Qualif. FC Rapperswil-Jona 4 0 0 2 0 0
21/22 Swiss Cup FC Rapperswil-Jona 0 0 0 0 0 0
20/21 Promotion League FC Rapperswil-Jona 9 0 1 2 0 0
20/21 Promotion League - Aufstiegsr. FC Rapperswil-Jona 7 0 0 0 0 0
19/20 Promotion League FC Rapperswil-Jona 11 0 0 4 0 0
19/20 Schweizer Cup FC Rapperswil-Jona 2 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 1. Liga Gr. 3 FC Winterthur U21 1 0 0 0 0 0
18/19 Challenge League FC Winterthur 25 0 0 3 0 0
18/19 Schweizer Cup FC Winterthur 2 0 0 0 0 0
17/18 Challenge League FC Winterthur 30 1 0 5 0 2,595
17/18 Schweizer Cup FC Winterthur 1 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 2. Liga Inter - Gr. 5 Team Aargau U21 2 0 0 0 0 0
16/17 Challenge League FC Aarau 22 0 4 4 0 0
16/17 Schweizer Cup FC Aarau 1 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Challenge League FC Le Mont LS 11 0 0 1 0 0
15/16 Schweizer Cup FC Lugano 1 0 0 0 0 0
15/16 Super League FC Lugano 11 0 0 2 0 0
14/15 Challenge League FC Lugano 35 1 3 1 0 3,150
14/15 Schweizer Cup FC Lugano 3 0 0 0 0 0
13/14 Challenge League FC Lugano 24 3 0 4 0 667
13/14 Schweizer Cup AC Bellinzona 1 0 0 0 0 0
12/13 Challenge League FC Lugano 18 1 1 2 0 1,462
12/13 Challenge League AC Bellinzona 6 0 1 1 0 0
12/13 Swiss Cup AC Bellinzona 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12) SC Zofingen 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12) FC Baden 1897 14 0 0 1 0 0
11/12 Challenge League FC Chiasso 15 2 0 1 0 663
11/12 Swiss Cup FC Baden 1897 1 0 0 0 0 0
11/12 Swiss Cup qualifiers FC Baden 1897 1 1 0 0 0 90
10/11 1. Liga Gr. 3 (- 11/12) FC Baden 1897 29 3 0 2 0 870
10/11 1. Liga Playoff FC Baden 1897 4 0 0 1 0 0
10/11 Swiss Cup qualifiers FC Baden 1897 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 1. Liga Gr. 3 (- 11/12) FC Baden 1897 28 1 0 3 0 2,455
09/10 Swiss Cup FC Baden 1897 1 0 0 0 0 0
09/10 Swiss Cup qualifiers FC Baden 1897 2 0 0 0 0 0
08/09 1. Liga Gr. 3 (- 11/12) FC Baden 1897 21 2 0 2 0 469
07/08 1. Liga Gr. 3 (- 11/12) FC Baden 1897 6 1 0 0 0 105
07/08 1. Liga Playoff FC Baden 1897 3 0 0 1 0 0
SeasonDateFromToTypeMarket valueFee
06/07 2006-07-01 FC Baden Yth. FC Baden 1897 Transfer 0 —
11/12 2012-02-03 FC Baden 1897 FC Chiasso Loan 0 —
11/12 2012-06-30 FC Chiasso FC Baden 1897 Return from loan 300000 —
12/13 2012-07-01 FC Baden 1897 AC Bellinzona Transfer 300000 —
12/13 2013-01-16 AC Bellinzona FC Lugano Loan 300000 —
12/13 2013-06-30 FC Lugano AC Bellinzona Return from loan 275000 —
13/14 2013-10-01 AC Bellinzona FC Lugano Transfer 275000 —
15/16 2015-07-01 FC Lugano FC Aarau Transfer 350000 —
15/16 2015-07-02 FC Aarau FC Lugano Loan 350000 —
15/16 2016-02-02 FC Lugano FC Aarau Return from loan 600000 —
15/16 2016-02-03 FC Aarau Le Mont LS Loan 600000 —
15/16 2016-06-30 Le Mont LS FC Aarau Return from loan 600000 —
17/18 2017-07-17 FC Aarau FC Winterthur Transfer 350000 —
19/20 2019-07-21 FC Winterthur Rapperswil-Jona Transfer 275000 —
22/23 2023-01-08 Rapperswil-Jona FC Kosova Transfer 25000 —
25/26 2025-07-01 FC Kosova Retired Transfer 0 —
SeasonInjuryFromToDays missedGames missed
15/16 Meniscus injury 2016-05-06 2016-08-12 99 8
16/17 Acromioclavicular joint dislocation 2016-09-09 2016-10-10 32 5
18/19 Torn ankle ligaments 2018-09-25 2018-10-25 31 4
Current—
Peak€600k
Low—
Δ since start−€100k
—€150k€300k€450k€600k197019701970
DateValue
Jan 1, 1970 —
Jan 1, 1970 €25k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €150k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €500k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €600k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €350k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €275k
Jan 1, 1970 €300k
Jan 1, 1970 €100k

No national team data.

TeammatePPG played withJoint goalsMinutes
Francesco Russo 2 0 0
Jonathan Sabbatini 2 0 0
Antoine Rey 2 1 0
Nicolas Stettler 1 0 0
Matteo Tosetti 2 1 0
Jeton Dushi 1 0 0
Ruhan Foniqi 1 0 0
Simon Rohrbach 2 0 0
Rijad Saliji 1 0 0
Mattia Bottani 2 0 0
Arben Buqaj 1 0 0
Gianluca Calbucci 1 0 0
Jordan Gele 2 0 0
Luka Sliskovic 1 0 0

Single-season peaks across competitions in this player's career.

Top goalscoring seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubGoalsMatches
13/14 Challenge League FC Lugano 3 24
10/11 1. Liga Gr. 3 (- 11/12) FC Baden 1897 3 29
08/09 1. Liga Gr. 3 (- 11/12) FC Baden 1897 2 21

Top assist seasons

SeasonCompetitionClubAssistsMatches
16/17 Challenge League FC Aarau 4 22
14/15 Challenge League FC Lugano 3 35
12/13 Challenge League FC Lugano 2 24

Every loan spell across this player's career.

SeasonDateFromToTypeFeeValue at transfer
15/16 2016-06-30 Le Mont LS FC Aarau Return from loan — €600k
15/16 2016-02-03 FC Aarau Le Mont LS Loan — €600k
15/16 2016-02-02 FC Lugano FC Aarau Return from loan — €600k
15/16 2015-07-02 FC Aarau FC Lugano Loan — €350k
12/13 2013-06-30 FC Lugano AC Bellinzona Return from loan — €275k
12/13 2013-01-16 AC Bellinzona FC Lugano Loan — €300k
11/12 2012-06-30 FC Chiasso FC Baden 1897 Return from loan — €300k
11/12 2012-02-03 FC Baden 1897 FC Chiasso Loan — —

Teams faced most often by Denis Markaj's clubs during seasons he played in those competitions (team-level results, not personal head-to-head goals — see disclaimer above).

OpponentPWDLGFGAGDWin %
BSC Young Boys 11 4 4 3 10 9 +1 36%
FC Zürich 11 2 4 5 13 20 -7 18%
FC St. Gallen 11 3 6 2 18 13 +5 27%
FC Luzern 11 4 2 5 20 22 -2 36%
FC Lausanne-Sport 7 3 1 3 6 10 -4 43%
FC Basel 1893 7 1 1 5 7 23 -16 14%
Yverdon Sport FC 7 2 2 3 7 9 -2 29%
Servette FC 7 1 1 5 6 15 -9 14%
Grasshopper Club Zürich 7 4 3 0 9 4 +5 57%
FC Sion 7 3 1 3 9 10 -1 43%
SC Cham 4 2 2 0 5 1 +4 50%
SC Brühl 4 1 3 0 4 3 +1 25%

Auto-detected milestones based on cumulative career totals.

Season / YearMilestoneDate
07/08 Senior debut season
07/08 First senior goal

Yellow / second-yellow / red cards per season. Only seasons with at least one card are shown.

SeasonMatchesMinsYC2nd YCRCCards / 90′
24/25 26 2,143 6 0 0 0.25
23/24 29 0 7 0 1 0
22/23 18 1,080 5 0 0 0.42
21/22 28 1,554 5 0 0 0.29
20/21 16 0 2 0 0 0
19/20 13 0 4 0 0 0
18/19 28 0 3 0 0 0
17/18 31 2,595 5 1 0 0.21
16/17 25 0 5 0 0 0
15/16 23 0 3 0 0 0
14/15 38 3,150 1 0 0 0.03
13/14 25 667 4 0 0 0.54
12/13 25 1,462 3 0 0 0.18
11/12 32 753 2 1 0 0.36
10/11 34 870 3 0 0 0.31
09/10 31 2,455 3 0 0 0.11
08/09 21 469 2 0 0 0.38
07/08 9 105 1 0 0 0.86

Output by competition

Career goals and assists broken down by tournament.

Challenge League
186 apps
8 G
9 A
1. Liga Gr. 3 (- 11/12)
84 apps
7 G
0 A
1.Liga Cl. Gr. 3
65 apps
2 G
0 A
Promotion League
48 apps
1 G
1 A
Swiss Cup qualifiers
8 apps
1 G
0 A
Swiss Cup
15 apps
0 G
0 A
Promotion League - Aufstiegsr.
7 apps
0 G
0 A
Super League
11 apps
0 G
0 A
1. Liga Gr. 2 (- 11/12)
15 apps
0 G
0 A
1. Liga Playoff
7 apps
0 G
0 A

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Frequently asked about Denis Markaj

Who is Denis Markaj?

Denis Markaj is a Kosovo professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Retired.

How old is Denis Markaj?

Denis Markaj is 35 years old. He was born on February 20, 1991 in Gjakova.

What position does Denis Markaj play?

Denis Markaj plays as a right-back (Defender - Right-Back).

What club does Denis Markaj play for?

Denis Markaj currently plays for Retired.

How many career goals has Denis Markaj scored?

Across all senior club competitions in our dataset, Denis Markaj has scored 19 goals in 452 appearances.