Rezart Rama (born 4 December 2000) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Canadian club Forge FC. Born in Greece, he has represented Albania at youth international levels.
Rama was born in Athens, Greece, and grew up in neighbouring Piraeus.[1] He developed in the academy of Olympiacos from 2010 to 2019.[2] where he scored two goals in 23 appearances for the Olympiacos U19 in 2018–19.[3]
In 2019, Rama joined the Nottingham Forest youth system,[4] featuring extensively with the U19 team in 2019,[5] before moving up to the U23 team in the Premier League 2.[6] He made his first team debut for Nottingham Forest in a 2021 pre-season friendly on 10 July against Alfreton Town.[7] In September 2021, he went on loan to Southern Premier League South side Truro City.[8][9] After returning to Forest that season, he went on to make fifteen appearances in Premier League 2, before being released.[10]
On 19 May 2022, Rama signed with Canadian Premier League side Forge FC.[11] He made his professional debut as a starter the following day in a 4–0 win over HFX Wanderers.[12]
On 23 September 2023, he scored his first goal for the club in a 3–1 victory over Pacific FC.[13] In October of the same year, he helped Forge win their fourth league title, following a 2–1 win over Cavalry FC in the play-off final.[14][15]
On 17 January 2024, Rama joined Albanian side Egnatia on a free transfer, signing a two-year-and-a-half contract with the club.[16][17]
On 28 January 2025, Rama returned to Canada, signing a multi-year contract with Forge FC.[18]
Rama played for the Albanian U17 team in 2015 and 2016 and the U19 team in 2017 and 2018.[19] He also served as captain of both teams.[20]
| Club | Season | League | Playoffs | Domestic Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Nottingham Forest | 2021–22 | EFL Championship | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| Truro City (loan) | 2021–22 | Southern Football League | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Forge FC | 2022 | Canadian Premier League | 19 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2[a] | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | |
| 2023 | 26 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | — | — | 30 | 1 | ||||
| Total | 45 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 1 | ||
| Egnatia | 2023–24 | Kategoria Superiore | 11 | 0 | — | 2 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 14 | 0 | ||
| 2024–25 | 7 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | |||
| Total | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 23 | 0 | ||
| Career total | 64 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 78 | 1 | ||
