Keidi Bare

Keidi Bare

File:BHA 5 v Espanyol 1 pre season 30 07 2022 49 (cropped).jpg Bare with Espanyol in 2022
Personal information
Date of birth	(1997-08-28) 28 August 1997
Place of birth	Fier, Albania
Height	1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Zaragoza
Number	6
Youth career
2010–2013	Olimpic
2013–2014	Apolonia
2014–2016	Atlético Madrid
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2014	Apolonia	2	(0)
2016–2018	Atlético Madrid B	66	(4)
2018–2019	Málaga B	11	(0)
2018–2020	Málaga	48	(1)
2020–2024	Espanyol	105	(1)
2024–	Zaragoza	27	(0)
International career‡
2013–2014	Albania U17	6	(1)
2014–2015	Albania U19	2	(0)
2015–2019	Albania U21	11	(0)
2018–	Albania	29	(2)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 November 2025 ‡ National team caps and goals as of 21:25, 8 September 2021 (UTC)

Keidi Bare (born 28 August 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Spanish club Zaragoza.

Club career

Apolonia

Born in Fier, Bare started his youth career for Olimpic CF in January 2010 and after 2+1⁄2 seasons there he moved to his hometown's club Apolonia. He progressed through ranks and in the 2013–14 season he played with the under-19 team making 18 appearances in which he scored 4 goals. He was brought at the senior squad for the first time at the age of 16 for the cup match against Tërbuni in which he didn't play. He debuted professionally on 9 November 2013 in the away win over Pogradeci, entering in the second half. In December 2013 he had a trial at Spanish giants Atlético Madrid.

Atlético Madrid

On 26 December 2013, Bare successfully become an Atlético Madrid player after passing the trial at mini-tournament at Tbilisi, Georgia where was also named the best midfielder.

He was brought for the first time to senior squad by manager Diego Simeone in January 2014 for the Copa del Rey match against Las Palmas, where he also debuted by playing in the last minutes in place of Ángel Correa. While at Atlético Madrid B, Bare helped the team's promotion to Segunda División B after beating in a two-legged match Gimnástica de Torrelavega 3–0 on aggregate, with Bare scoring in the second leg.

Bare was assigned to first squad after they were banned from signing new players. He made his first appearance for the 2017–18 season on 25 October by playing as a starter in the 1–1 draw at Elche in the 2017–18 Copa del Rey round of 32.

Málaga

On 31 August 2018, Bare was transferred to Málaga CF and joined their reserve team in the third division. While at Málaga B, Bare was an undisputed starter, playing every match full 90 minutes. However, shortly after, he was promoted to the senior squad, making his debut in the Segunda División on 11 November in the 2–2 away draw against Sporting de Gijón.

Bare established himself as a regular starter for the main squad from January 2019, and featured in both matches of the promotion play-offs as his side was knocked out by Deportivo de La Coruña. On 13 July 2020, he scored his first professional goal in a 2–1 loss at Sporting Gijón.

Espanyol

On 22 September 2020, Bare signed a four-year deal with RCD Espanyol, recently relegated to the second division.

Zaragoza

On 26 July 2024, free agent Bare joined fellow second division side Real Zaragoza on a three-year contract.

International career

Albania U17

Bare received his first Albania under-17 call up by manager Džemal Mustedanagić for the qualifying round of 2014 UEFA European Under-17 Championship. He played in all three Group A matches as Albania reached elite round.

He was also part of the team in the elite, where Albania was placed in Group 4. He scored his first under-17 goal on 26 March 2014 in the match against Italy which was lost 1–2 where Bare also served as captain. Albania was eliminated after losing the remaining two matches.

Albania U19

In November 2014, he was brought at under-19 squad by manager Altin Lala for the qualifying campaign of 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship. He played full-90 minutes in the first two matches against Denmark and Portugal, receiving a yellow card in both matches and reaching completing the number of cards for suspension, and thereby missing the closing match against Wales. Albania was eliminated after losing all three matches.

Albania U21

Bare was called up at the Albania under-21 by manager Redi Jupi for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification match against Hungary on 13 October 2015. He made his competitive debut on 12 November 2015 in the match against Portugal by replacing Rron Broja. He went on to play another 5 matches as Albania finished 4th in Group 4.

Bare continued to be part of the under-21 squad as he was called up in June for the friendly against France and the opening qualifying match of 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship against Estonia.

Senior team

Bare a received call up by manager Gianni De Biasi for the friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina on 28 March 2017. He finally made a debut on 26 March 2018 in a 1–0 loss against Norway, after coming on as a second-half replacement for Kamer Qaka.

Career statistics

Club

As of match played 9 June 2024

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			National cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Apolonia	2013–14	Kategoria e Parë	2	0	1	0	—		3	0
Atlético Madrid B	2015–16	Tercera División	1	0	—		—		1	0
	2016–17	Tercera División	35	2	—		2	1	37	3
	2017–18	Segunda División B	30	2	—		—		30	2
	Total		66	4	—		2	1	68	5
Atlético Madrid	2016–17	La Liga	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	2017–18	La Liga	0	0	1	0	—		1	0
	Total		0	0	2	0	—		2	0
Málaga B	2018–19	Segunda División B	11	0	—		—		11	0
Málaga	2018–19	Segunda División	16	0	0	0	2	0	18	0
	2019–20	Segunda División	30	1	0	0	—		30	1
	Total		46	1	0	0	2	0	48	1
Espanyol	2020–21	Segunda División	27	0	2	0	—		29	0
	2021–22	La Liga	25	1	3	0	—		28	1
	2022–23	La Liga	18	0	2	0	—		20	0
	2023–24	Segunda División	35	0	3	0	1	0	39	0
	Total		105	1	10	0	1	0	116	1
Career total			230	6	13	0	5	1	248	7

International

As of 9 October 2023

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Albania	2018	1	0
	2019	6	1
	2020	3	1
	2021	10	0
	2022	3	0
	2023	4	0
Total		27	2

List of international goals scored by Keidi Bare
^{Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bare goal.}

No.	Date	Venue	Cap	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 October 2019	Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova	5	Moldova	2–0	4–0	UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying
2	4 September 2020	Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus	8	Belarus	2–0	2–0	2020–21 UEFA Nations League C

Honours

Espanyol

• Segunda Division: 2020–21

External links

• Profile Archived 14 August 2022 at the Wayback Machine at the RCD Espanyol website
• Keidi Bare at BDFutbol
• Keidi Bare at Soccerway
• Keidi Bare – UEFA competition record (archive)