Kristi Qose

Kristi Qose (born 10 June 1995) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, currently for Albanian club AF Elbasani Prior his arrival to Elbasani he played for Czech club Viktoria Plzeň and Slovak Zemplín Michalovce.

Early career
Qose born in Korçë, Albania and his family moved to Greece when he was young. He grow up at academies of PAOK among Ergys Kaçe, another Albanian expatriate footballer.

PAOK
He made his debut on 13 April 2014 playing the full 90-minutes match against Levadiakos, finished in the 3–2 loss.

Loan to Apollon 1926
In August 2014 he was loaned out to Apollon Pontou to gain more experience.

Viktoria Plzeň
Before the 2022–23 season, Qose transferred to Viktoria Plzeň, with whom he qualified for the UEFA Champions League. Shortly after, in a match in the third Czech league for Viktoria Plzeň B, he reacted to the awarding of a red card by insulting the referee. In response, he received a four-month ban from the Football Association of the Czech Republic and the club released him. He appeared in only one Czech First League match for Viktoria Plzeň.

Albania U19
He made it his first international debut with Albania national under-19 football team in the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round in a 1–0 loss against Greece U19 in the opening match. He played the full 90-minutes match and received a yellow card in the 57th minute. He played another full 90-minutes match against Slovakia U19 match finished in a 1–1 draw and played as a starter for 86 minutes in the closing match against Bulgaria U19 when he was substituted off for Mario Kame in another 1–1 draw.

Albania U21
Qose advanced higherly at international level as he was called up for the first time with Albania national under-21 football team by coach Skënder Gega for the friendly match against Italy U21 on 6 May 2014.

2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification
Qose was called up for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Liechtenstein on 28 March 2015. He made it his competitive debut for under-21 side against Liechtenstein playing as a starter in the 0–2 away victory where he was substituted off in the 77th minute for Klaudio Hyseni. He managed to play another two matches as a starter during campaign but were substituted off in the second half and one other as a substitute.

Albania senior team
He was called up by Albania national football team coach Gianni De Biasi for the match against San Marino on 8 June 2014. He debuted for senior team against San Marino, coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute in place of Andi Lila.

Honours

 * PAOK
 * Superleague Greece Runner-up: 2013–14
 * Greek Football Cup Runner-up: 2013–14