Valdet Rama

Valdet Skënder Rama (born 20 November 1987) is an Albanian professional footballer who most recently played as a midfielder for German club Wuppertaler SV.

[1] There he spent his youth in the Ruhr district and went through the ranks of three local clubs before joining former German champions Rot-Weiss Essen in 2004.

[6] This caused his agent to lash out against the club, claiming that Rama was one of the best players in the league and that he had been humiliated by the managers comments.

[8] He made his debut on 9 March 2013, in a match against Málaga which finished 1–1 and he came on as a substitute in the 71st minute in place of Daniel Larsson.

[19] He was on the scoresheet also in the DFB-Pokal round 2 tie against SC Freiburg which gave his side the temporary lead as the opponents bounced back to win 5–2, much to 1860 Munich elimination.

[23] Rama transferred to Chinese Super League side Yanbian Funde on a two-year contract in July 2017.

[24] He made his debut on 13 August in a 1–1 draw against Changchun Yatai On 31 January 2019, after more than a year without a club, Rama joined Albanian Superliga side Kukësi on a six-month contract with an option to renew for one more year;[25] his monthly wage was reportedly €9,000, excluding bonuses.

[26] He won his first trophy with Kukësi on 2 June following the 2–1 win at Elbasan Arena against Tirana in the Albanian Cup final.

[27][28] On 20 August 2019, SV Meppen announced the signing of Rama on a two-year deal with an option for a third year.

[33] He made his international debut on 26 March 2013 in a friendly match against Lithuania finished in the victory 4–1, where Rama played as a starter and substituted off in the 64th minute with Armando Vajushi.