Qazim Laçi

Early career

Laçi was born in Peshkopi, Albania, and is of origin from Laç, reflected in his surname, before moving with his family to Greece at a young age. His family was placed in Galatsi and he began his youth career in with Olympiacos, where he progressed through the academy system. Laçi was part of the Olympiacos U19 squad that competed in the inaugural 2013–14 UEFA Youth League, making five appearances as the team was eliminated in the group stage. In the 2014–15 UEFA Youth League, he became a regular starter, scoring four goals in the group stage, including against Malmö and Juventus, and converted a penalty in the shoot-out against Shakhtar Donetsk as Olympiacos were eliminated after a 1–1 draw. He also featured in the 2015–16 UEFA Youth League as one of three overaged players, making five appearances as Olympiacos finished level on points with Arsenal and Bayern Munich but placed third on head-to-head record.

Olympiacos

For the first time Laçi was included in the Olympiacos first team squad for the 2014–15 Greek Cup semi-final against Apollon Smyrnis on 8 April 2015 by coach Vítor Pereira, but did not feature in the match. He was again included in the squad for the second leg three weeks later, but remained unused as Olympiacos progressed with a 4–1 aggregate victory after a 1–1 draw. In the 2015–16 season, Laçi was included in the matchday squad for a 2015–16 UEFA Champions League group stage fixture against Dinamo Zagreb on 20 October 2015,…

Laçi first represented the Albania U17 in the 2013 UEFA European Under-17 Championship qualifying round in October 2012, before joining the Albania U19 and playing every minute of their three matches in the 2015 UEFA European Under-19 Championship qualification in November 2014, as Albania lost all three and finished bottom of the group. Laçi continued with the Albania U21, featuring in the 2017 and 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship qualification campaigns, scoring once and earning 15 competitive caps and 21 appearances overall, making him one of the team's most-capped players.

Senior

On 7 September 2020, Laçi made his debut for the Albanian senior team in a 2020–21 UEFA Nations League C match against Lithuania. He made two further appearances in October, featuring in goalless draws against Kazakhstan and Lithuania, before playing the full 90 minutes in a 3–2 victory over Belarus on 18 November, as Albania finished top of the group and secured promotion to UEFA Nations League B. He scored his first senior international goal on 8 September 2021 in a 5–0 victory over San Marino during the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification. Laçi made seven appearances in ten matches during the campaign, mostly as a starter, as Albania won all but two of its matches, both against England, and kept clean sheets in the remaining fixtures. Albania finished third in the group, two points behind Poland, and missed out on the play-off round. During the UEFA Euro 2024 qualifying…

Club

As of match played 15 August 2026

International

As of match played 6 June 2026

Scores and results list Albania's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Laçi goal.

Olympiacos

Super League Greece: 2015–16 Greek Cup: 2014–15 Sparta Prague

Czech First League: 2022–23, 2023–24 Czech Cup: 2023–24