Keidi Bare (born 28 August 1997) is an Albanian professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Super League Greece club Volos.

Club career

Apolonia Born in Fier, Bare started his youth career for Olimpic CF in January 2010 and after 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.

Volos On 12 August 2026, Bare signed for Super League Greece club Volos on a free transfer.

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 Keidi Bare - Atlético - profile Resultados de Fútbol

+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupOtherTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsApolonia2013–14Kategoria e Parë 2010—30Atlético Madrid B2015–16Tercera División 10——102016–17 Tercera División352—213732017–18Segunda División B 302——302Total664—21685Atlético Madrid2016–17La Liga 0010—102017–18 La Liga0010—10Total0020—20Málaga B2018–19Segunda División B110——110Málaga2018–19Segunda División16000201802019–20Segunda División30100—301Total4610020481Espanyol2020–21Segunda División27020—2902021–22La Liga25130—2812022–23La Liga18020—2002023–24Segunda División3503010390Total1051100101161Career total2306130512487

International

+ Appearances and goals by national team and yearNational teamYearAppsGoalsAlbania2018102019612020312021100202230202340Total272 + List of international goals scored by Keidi BareScores and results list Albania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Bare goal.No.DateVenueCapOpponentScoreResultCompetition114 October 2019Zimbru Stadium, Chișinău, Moldova52–04–0UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying24 September 2020Dinamo Stadium, Minsk, Belarus82–02–02020–21 UEFA Nations League C

Honours Espanyol

Segunda Division: 2020–21

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