Albert Vallçi

Albert Vallçi (born 2 July 1995) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Swiss Super League club St. Gallen.

Early career
Vallçi at the age of 6, he started playing football in FC Lankowitz, where after eight years it was transferred to Kapfenberger SV. On 9 March 2013, he made his debut with Kapfenberger SV II in Matchday 16 of Austrian Regionalliga Central against Villacher SV after coming on as a substitute at 63rd minute in place of Michael Vollmann. After one year, Vallçi made his debut on 13 May as professional footballer in a 1–0 away defeat against Liefering after being named in the starting line-up. In January 2015, he joined Austrian Regionalliga Central side SV Lafnitz.

SV Horn
On 10 June 2016, Vallçi signed a two-year contract with Austrian Second League club SV Horn. On 16 July 2016, he made his debut with SV Horn in the 2016–17 Austrian Cup first round against FCM Traiskirchen after coming on as a substitute at 62nd minute in place of Milan Bortel.

Wacker Innsbruck
On 2 June 2017, Vallçi signed a one-year contract with Austrian Second League club Wacker Innsbruck. On 19 September 2017, he made his debut with Wacker Innsbruck in the 2017–18 Austrian Cup second round against SKU Amstetten after being named in the starting line-up.

Red Bull Salzburg
On 18 January 2019, Vallçi signed a three-year contract with Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg. On 21 February 2019, he made his debut with Red Bull Salzburg in the 2018–19 UEFA Europa League round of 32 against the Belgian side Club Brugge after coming on as a substitute at 77th minute in place of injured Marin Pongračić.

St. Gallen
On 4 August 2022, Vallçi signed a three-year contract with Swiss Super League club St. Gallen and receiving squad number 20. Two days later, he was named as a St. Gallen substitute for the first time in a league match against Grasshoppers.

International career
On 28 May 2019, Vallçi received a call-up from Austria for the UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying matches against Slovenia and North Macedonia, he was an unused substitute in these matches. In addition to Austria, he has the right to represent his father's homeland, Kosovo and his mother's homeland, Romania at the international level.

Personal life
Vallçi was born in Voitsberg, Austria by Kosovo Albanian father from Mitrovica, and a Romanian mother.

Honours

 * Red Bull Salzburg
 * Austrian Champion: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
 * Austrian Cup: 2019, 2020, 2021