Marvin Turtulli

Marvin Turtulli (born 17 October 1994) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Skënderbeu Korçë in the Albanian Superliga.[1]

Marvin Turtulli
Personal information
Full name Marvin Turtulli
Date of birth (1994-10-17) 17 October 1994
Place of birth Lezhë, Albania
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Playing position(s) Centre-back
Club information
Current team
 Skënderbeu
Number 4
Youth career
2011–2013 Dinamo Tirana
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2013–2014 Dinamo Tirana 32 (6)
2014 Teuta Durrës 3 (0)
2015–2016 Dinamo Tirana 19 (0)
2016 Kukësi 0 (0)
2016 Kukësi B 1 (0)
2016 Dinamo Tirana 11 (0)
2016–2019 Tirana 53 (3)
2019– Skënderbeu 6 (0)
National team‡
2012–2013 Albania U19 1 (0)
2013 Albania U20 5 (1)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 17 November 2019
‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 26 June 2013

Club career

Early career

Turtulli started his youth career at FK Dinamo Tirana academies in 2011 and was placed immediately in the under-19 team. In the 2011–12 U-19 championship he played 18 matches mostly as a starter. He retained his place at under-19 side in the next season 2012–13 and in March 2013 he became part of the first team in the 2012–13 Albanian First Division.[2]

Turtulli enjoyed a prolific form during 2013–14 season, scoring 5 times in 26 league appearances.[3]

Teuta Durrës

Turtulli left Dinamo in June 2014 to sign with Albanian Superliga side Teuta Durrës.[4] He made his Teuta debut on 1 October in the first leg of 2014–15 Albanian Cup first round against Besëlidhja Lezhë which finished 2–0 for Turtulli's side.[5] He made his first Albanian Superliga appearance four days later by playing in the last 5 minutes of the 1–0 away loss to Kukësi.[6] During the first part of season, Turtulli played only 32 minutes from 3 appearances as substitute in league before leaving the club in January 2015.

Dinamo Tirana

On 31 January 2015, Turtulli returned to his first club Dinamo on a one-year contract.[7] He managed to play 7 league matches during the second part of 2014–15 season, as Dinamo once again avoided relegation. He continued to play as starter in the next season, making 23 league appearances, scoring no goals.

Kukësi

Turtulli joined top flight side Kukësi on 22 January 2016 for an undisclosed fee.[8] He featured as an unused substitute in Kukësi's 2015–16 Albanian Cup quarter-final match against Teuta Durrës just one day later.[9] He also played one match for the reserve squad on 25 January in the 2–3 loss to Vllaznia Shkodër B in the Albanian Third Division.[10] Turtulli terminated his contract with the club unilaterally on 5 February 2016, just less than 2 weeks after joining due to limited playing time.[11]

Tirana

On 9 July 2016, Turtulli completed a transfer to fellow capital side Tirana by penning a contract until June 2019.[12] He spent 2016–17 season mostly on the bench, making only 13 league appearances as Tirana was relegated for the first time in history after finishing 9th.[13] He also played 6 matches in team's successful cup campaign as Tirana won it for 16th time after defeating KF Skënderbeu Korçë 3–1 in final.[14] It was Turtulli's first career silverware.

Turtulli started his second Tirana season in July 2017 by playing in the 2017–18 UEFA Europa League first qualifying round against Maccabi Tel Aviv. He played full-90 minutes in both legs as Tirana was eliminated 5–0 on aggregate.[15] Later on 6 September, Turtulli played full-90 minutes as Tirana won Albanian Supercup for the 11th time after beating Kukësi 1–0 at Selman Stërmasi Stadium.[16] Later that month, Turtulli confirmed that he will stay at Tirana to help the club return to top flight.[17]

International career

Albania U20

Turtulli was called up at Albania national under-20 football team by coach Skënder Gega to participate in the 2013 Mediterranean Games football tournament which began on 19 June 2013 in Mersin, Turkey.[18][19] He played in all 5 Albania U20s matches as a starter, 4 of them for full 90-minutes. He scored 1 goal in the Preliminary round group A matchday 2 against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 21 June to help Albania to take a 2–2 draw. Albania U20 was ranked in the last place out of 8 teams.[20][21][22][23][24]

Style of play

Apart from his natural position as centre-back, Turtulli can also be deployed as right-back.[25]

Career statistics
As of 4 November 2017[26]
Club statistics
Club Season League Cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Dinamo Tirana 2012–13 Albanian First Division 6100——61
2013–14 26500——255
Total 32600——326
Teuta Durrës 2014–15 Albanian Superliga 3020——50
Dinamo Tirana 2014–15 Albanian First Division 7000——70
2015–16 23000——230
Total 30000——300
Kukësi 2015–16 Albanian Superliga 0000——00
Kukësi B 2015–16 Albanian Third Division 1000——10
Tirana 2016–17 Albanian Superliga 13160——191
2017–18 Albanian First Division 60102[lower-alpha 1]01[lower-alpha 2]0100
Total 191702010291
Career total 857902010977
  1. All appearance(s) in UEFA Europa League
  2. Appearance in Albanian Supercup

Honours
Tirana[26]
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References
  1. Turneu i Shpresave në Turqi, 13 lojtarë nuk lejohen në grumbullim nga klubet e tyre Archived 2015-01-24 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Marvin Turtulli profile" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  3. "Turtulli, mbrojtësi që shënon për Dinamon" [Turtulli, the defender who scores for Dinamo] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 9 April 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  4. "Oferta nga Superiorja, Turtulli drejt largimit" [Offers from Superliga, Turtulli towards departure] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  5. "Besëlidhja Lezhë vs. Teuta Durrës 0 – 2". Soccerway. 1 October 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  6. "Kukësi vs. Teuta Durrës 1 – 0". Soccerway. 5 October 2014. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  7. "Ja si do të jetë Dinamo e re" [Here's how the new DInamo is going to be] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 3 February 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  8. "Eni Imami dhe Marvin Turtulli firmosin me Kukësin" [Eni Imami and Marvin Turtulli signs with Kukësi] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 22 January 2016. Retrieved 24 November 2017.
  9. "KF Teuta 1 – 1 FK Kukësi" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 23 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  10. "Kukësi B 2 – 3 Vllaznia B" (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 25 January 2016. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  11. "Mbrojtësi lë Kukësin" [Defender leaves Kukësi] (in Albanian). Sportal.al. 5 February 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  12. "Marvin Turtulli firmos 3 vite për Tiranën" [Marvin Turtulli signs for 3 years with Tirana] (in Albanian). KF Tirana. 9 July 2016. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
  13. "Tirana bie nga kategoria, shpëton Vllaznia" [Tirana relegated, Vllaznia survives] (in Albanian). Top-Channel.tv. 27 May 2017. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  14. "Tirana fiton Kupën e Shqipërisë, sezoni 2016-2017" [Tirana wins Albanian Cup, 2016-2017 season] (in Albanian). FSHF.org. 31 May 2017. Archived from the original on 6 June 2017. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
  15. "Tirana eliminohet nga Europa League" [Tirana eliminated from Europa League] (in Albanian). TV Klan. 6 July 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  16. "Hoxhallari mposht Kukësin, Tirana fiton Superkupën" [Hoxhallari defeats Kukësi, Tirana wins Supercup] (in Albanian). Top-Channel.tv. 6 September 2017. Retrieved 7 September 2017.
  17. "Turtulli: Respekt, por Tirana i mund të gjithë" [Turtulli: Respect, but Tirana beats everyone] (in Albanian). Sport Ekspres. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 20 September 2017.
  18. Lojërat Mesdhetare: Shqipëria merr pjesë me 75 sportistë (Lista e plotë) Archived 2016-05-13 at the Wayback Machine aSport.al
  19. "Lojërat Mesdhetare, Shqipëria debuton me futbollin" (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 19 June 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  20. Info Mersin 2013 Wayback Machine
  21. Info Mersin 2013 Wayback Machine
  22. Info Mersin 2013 Wayback Machine
  23. Info Mersin 2013 Wayback Machine
  24. Info Mersin 2013 Wayback Machine
  25. "Turtulli firmos me Dinamon, pritet Shazivari" [Turtulli signs with Dinamo, Shazivari is expected] (in Albanian). Panorama Sport. 20 January 2015. Retrieved 26 November 2017.
  26. "Albania - M. Turtulli - Profile with news, career statistics and history". Soccerway. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
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