Joi Nuredini

Joi Nuredini
Personal information
Full name Joi Xheto Nuredini[1]
Date of birth (2007-08-05) 5 August 2007
Place of birth Rome, Italy
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 Genoa
Number 86
Youth career
2023– Genoa
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2025– Genoa 1 (0)
International career‡
2022–2023 Albania U16 4 (1)
2023 Albania U17 4 (1)
2024–2025 Albania U19 13 (4)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 22 August 2026
‡ National team caps and goals as of 12 October 2025

Xheto Joi Nuredini (born 5 August 2007) is a professional footballer who plays as a forward for Serie A club Genoa.[2][3] Born in Italy, he is an Albanian youth international.

Developed through the Genoa youth system, he debuted for the first team in Serie A in January 2025 at the age of 17.

Club career

Early career

Nuredini was born in Rome, Italy.[1] Nuredini joined the Genoa youth setup and first came to prominence during the 2023–24 campaign, scoring 13 goals with the club's under-17 side.[4]

He progressed to the Primavera squad the following season, where he made 30 appearances across league and cup competitions, recording 7 goals and 11 assists. In 2025, he signed his first professional contract with the club, running until 30 June 2026.[4]

In November 2025, was reported that several clubs, including Juventus and Anderlecht, had scouted Nuredini following his performances for Genoa Primavera, where he had scored four goals in seven league matches.[5]

Nuredini received his first senior call-ups during the 2025–26 season,[6] and made his Serie A debut in January 2025, appearing for Genoa in a league match at age 17.[7][8][9][10]

International career

Nuredini has represented Albania at youth international levels, including U16,[11] U17,[12] and U19,[13][14] appearing in both friendly matches and UEFA European Championship qualifiers, and scoring in some friendly games.[15]

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 18 January 2026[16][6]
Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National cup League cup Continental Other Total
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Genoa 2025–26 Serie A 10————10
Career total 10————10

References

  1. 1 2 Joi Nuredini at the Albanian Football Federation (in Albanian and English)
  2. ↑ "Joi Xheto Nuredini Club & International Career Record". Goal.com. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  3. ↑ "Joi Nuredini: statistiche, profilo del giocatore e ultime news". La Gazzetta dello Sport. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  4. 1 2 "Genoa, chi è Joi Nuredini: dall'Albania al sogno di essere protagonista col grifone". MondoPrimavera. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  5. ↑ "Genoa, diversi club su Nuredini. Juventus e Anderlecht lo hanno visionato". TuttoMercatoWeb. 21 November 2025. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  6. 1 2 Joi Nuredini at Soccerway. Retrieved 19 January 2026.
  7. ↑ "Talenti i Kombëtares bën debutimin në Serinë A". TV Klan. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  8. ↑ "Vetëm 18 vjeç, talenti shqiptar debuton në Serinë A". A2 News. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  9. ↑ "Talenti i Kombëtares shqiptare debuton në Serinë A". Shqiptarja. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  10. ↑ "Nuredini esordio in Serie A". MondoPrimavera. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  11. ↑ "Shqiperia U‑16 fiton miqësoren e parë me Malin e Zi U‑16 në Podgoricë". Albanian Football Association. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  12. ↑ "U‑17, Shqipëria fiton edhe miqësoren e dytë me Kosovën". Albanian Football Association. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  13. ↑ "Shqipëria U‑19 fiton miqësoren e parë ndaj Irlandës, 2–1, në "Shtëpinë e Futbollit"". Albanian Football Association. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  14. ↑ "Miqësorja e dytë, Kombëtarja U‑19 barazon 2–2 me Irlandën". Albanian Football Association. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  15. ↑ "Joi Nuredini » Statistics: International Matches". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  16. ↑ Joi Nuredini at WorldFootball.net
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