Kristi Qose (born 10 June 1995) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder, currently for Albanian club AF Elbasani. Prior his arrival to Elbasani he played for Czech club Viktoria Plzeà  and Slovak ZemplÃÂn Michalovce.
Qose born in Korçë, Albania and his family moved to Greece when he was young. He grow up at academies of PAOK among Ergys Kaçe, another Albanian expatriate footballer.
He made his debut on 13 April 2014 playing the full 90-minutes match against Levadiakos, finished in the 3âÂÂ2 loss.
In August 2014 he was loaned out to Apollon Pontus to gain more experience.
Before the 2022âÂÂ23 season, Qose transferred to Viktoria Plzeà Â, with whom he qualified for the UEFA Champions League. Shortly after, in a match in the third Czech league for Viktoria Plzeà  B, he reacted to the awarding of a red card by insulting the referee. In response, he received a four-month ban from the Football Association of the Czech Republic and the club released him. He appeared in only one Czech First League match for Viktoria Plzeà Â.
He made it his first international debut with Albania national under-19 football team in the 2014 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualifying round in a 1âÂÂ0 loss against Greece U19 in the opening match. He played the full 90-minutes match and received a yellow card in the 57th minute. He played another full 90-minutes match against Slovakia U19 match finished in a 1âÂÂ1 draw and played as a starter for 86 minutes in the closing match against Bulgaria U19 when he was substituted off for Mario Kame in another 1âÂÂ1 draw.
Qose advanced higherly at international level as he was called up for the first time with Albania national under-21 football team by coach Skënder Gega for the friendly match against Italy U21 on 6 May 2014.
Qose was called up for the 2017 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification opening match against Liechtenstein on 28 March 2015. He made it his competitive debut for under-21 side against Liechtenstein playing as a starter in the 0âÂÂ2 away victory where he was substituted off in the 77th minute for Klaudio Hyseni. He managed to play another two matches as a starter during campaign but were substituted off in the second half and one other as a substitute.
He was called up by Albania national football team coach Gianni De Biasi for the match against San Marino on 8 June 2014. He debuted for senior team against San Marino, coming on as a substitute in the 73rd minute in place of Andi Lila.