Bujar Pllana (born 29 October 2001) is a professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Polish Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdaà Âsk and the Albania national team.
He spent part of his youth career in Australia before joining the youth team of Trepça '89 in 2019. He later played for Feronikeli and Prishtina in the Kosovo Superleague. In 2023, he moved abroad to join Slaven Belupo in the Croatian League, before transferring to Lechia Gdaà Âsk in 2024.
At international level, Pllana represented Kosovo at under-19 and under-21 levels, but in 2026 he switched to play for the Albania national team at senior level.
Pllana began his youth career in Australia, where he developed his foundational skills and remained until 2019. In the same year, he joined Trepça '89, initially as part of the club's youth setup for the 2019âÂÂ20 season.
On 8 September 2020, Pllana signed with Feronikeli, where he played for two seasons and during his time at the club, he made 35 appearances. In January 2022, he moved to Prishtina, recording 40 appearances and scoring four goals during the 2022âÂÂ23 season.
On 9 August 2024, Pllana signed a four-year contract with Polish Ekstraklasa club Lechia Gdaà Âsk. His debut with Lechia Gdaà Âsk came seven days later against Puszcza Niepoà Âomice after being named in the starting line-up.
From 2019, until 2021, Pllana has been part of Kosovo at youth international level, respectively has been part of the U19 and U21 teams and he with these teams played seven matches.
In February 2026, after five years away from international football, reports emerged that Pllana might switch his international allegiance to the Albania. Shortly afterward, he obtained an Albanian passport, making him eligible to represent Albania. On 9 March 2026, his request to change international allegiance to Albania was approved by FIFA. Twelve days later, Pllana received his first call-up from Albania for the 2026 World Cup qualification play-offs.
Pllana was born in Mitrovica, Kosovo under UN administration and is the younger brother of former Kosovo under-21 international Leonard Pllana.