| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1998-12-23)23 December 1998 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Kavajë, Albania | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Egnatia | ||
| Number | 98 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2012–2015 | Besa Kavajë | ||
| 2016–2017 | Partizani | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2012–2015 | Besa | 30 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Partizani B | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2017 | Partizani | 0 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Skënderbeu | 44 | (0) |
| 2017–2018 | →Erzeni (loan) | 11 | (0) |
| 2021–2024 | Laci | 108 | (0) |
| 2025– | Egnatia | 1 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2016 | Albania U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2020 | Albania U20 | 1 | (0) |
| 2017–2021 | Albania U21 | 2 | (0) |
| 2022– | Albania | 1 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 June 2024 ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 28 April 2023 | |||
Mario Dajsinani (born 23 December 1998) is an Albanian professionalfootballer who plays as agoalkeeper for Albanian clubEgnatia and theAlbania national football team.[1]
Dajsinani made his professional debut for hometown clubBesa Kavajë during the 2014–15 season at just the age of 16. He played his first match as a professional on 6 December 2014 in an away match againstVeleçiku Koplik, keeping a clean sheet.[2] During this season, he played 17 league matches and slowly developed as a talent within Besa's youth system and was later added to the roster of the U-17 national team. He kept his spot even for the 2015–16 season where he made 13 appearances in the first part of the season before leaving the team in January.
On 21 January 2016, Dajsinani signed a three-year contract withPartizani Tirana as the team's third choice keeper.[3][4]
On 19 June 2017, Dajsinani suddenly joinedSkënderbeu Korçë and was included in team'sUEFA Europa League squad.[5] His transfer was made official two days later where he signed a four-year contract, his first as a professional.[6] He made his league debut for the club on 19 May 2018 in a 3–1 away loss toLuftëtari Gjirokastër. He was subbed on in the 55th minute forAldo Teqja.[7]
Dajsinani received his first international level call up atAlbania national under-19 football team by coachArjan Bellaj for a 7 days gathering inDurrës,Albania from 29 August to 5 September 2015.[8]
He was called up to participate in the2016 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification from 12 to 17 November 2015.[9] However, he was considered as a third choice behindElhan Kastrati &Gentian Selmani and therefore wasn't included in the 18-man squad which participated in theGroup 1 matches.
He then received a call up to the Albania under-19 by same coach Arjan Bellaj for the friendly tournament Roma Caput Mundi from 29 February–4 March 2016.[10]
Dajsinani was called up atAlbania national under-21 football team by coachAlban Bushi for a gathering inDurrës,Albania from 18 to 25 January 2017.[11]
He received his first call up for theAlbania under-20 side by same coach of the under-21 team Alban Bushi for thefriendly match againstGeorgia U20 on 14 November 2017.[12] He debuted for under-20 team against Georgia by playing as a starter for 75 minutes in a 3–0 loss, where all 3 goals were conceded with him at goalie.[13]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | Europe[a] | Other[b] | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Besa Kavajë | 2014–15 | Albanian First Division | 17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 18 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 13 | 0 | — | — | — | 13 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 30 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 31 | 0 | ||||
| Partizani Tirana B | 2015–16 | Albanian Superliga | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 3 | 0 | — | — | — | 3 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | |||||
| Partizani Tirana | 2015–16 | Albanian Superliga | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2016–17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| Skënderbeu Korçë | 2017–18 | Albanian Superliga | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | |||
| Erzeni Shijak | 2017–18 | Albanian First Division | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 47 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | — | 50 | 0 | ||||